How come when I play Away and watch the game, I don't get most of the possession?

[Skidz]

This is the first match I lost Yesterday. Trust me, everyone is in the appropriate Position
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Today's Game:
This is the squad that suffered only 20% position. Usually, I have 2 CM and have 1 AML and 1 AMR. But since my AMR is injured, I put an extra CM. I could've added another ST, but I thought the extra CM would balance out possession, but it clearly didnt.
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Everything look fine so I dont know then? all your players had full condition at the start of the match? they are young players? I assume! the only other thing I can think of is your playing close down whole pitch! which would cause your players to tire quickly or you trained them before the match or played a match shortly before that one!

[Dman2pt]

You dont have any player on the right, so you are playing a ilegal formation.

At least one player in each flank, but not more then 2.

[Mo Meow Odom]

This is the first match I lost Yesterday. Trust me, everyone is in the appropriate Position
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Today's Game:
This is the squad that suffered only 20% position. Usually, I have 2 CM and have 1 AML and 1 AMR. But since my AMR is injured, I put an extra CM. I could've added another ST, but I thought the extra CM would balance out possession, but it clearly didnt.
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Your second game hun you had no one on the right flank it's an ilegal formation you will only get 20% check out the ilegal formation thread !!!!!

http://forum.topeleven.com/formation...ion-rules.html

[Jomel Dimasuay]

Your second game hun you had no one on the right flank it's an ilegal formation you will only get 20% check out the ilegal formation thread !!!!!

http://forum.topeleven.com/formation...ion-rules.html

Thanks! I sort of understand it now. I have another away game also and I'm gonna have to start my lower ranked AMR. I'll see if the possession changes. I'm wondering is it ok if I play a MR instead of AMR?

---St---St---
AML---------
---CM--CM--MR--
DL--DC--DC--DC
------GK-------

Or would it be considered an illegal formation?

[Pete Cresswell]

An MR would be fine. There's no rule saying formations have to be symmetrical

[Mo Meow Odom]

am MR would be fine Jomel and even for some games its ok to put a high quality mc in mr position I find that can work too !!!

[Qambu Yaasi]

Chill on the arrows mate! Tiring ur players fairly fast & risking injuries I figure

[Jomel Dimasuay]

Chill on the arrows mate! Tiring ur players fairly fast & risking injuries I figure

Really? The arrows determine how hard your players work? I would've thought that the arrows are for attacking pressure and staying back to defend. 1/3 of my team is injured and now I have to go out and buy and I have to start some of my not so good bench players. Thanks for the clarification!

[Jomel Dimasuay]

am MR would be fine Jomel and even for some games its ok to put a high quality mc in mr position I find that can work too !!!

on my last game, I started with a 4-3-3 fomation
--ST--ST--ST--
--CM--CM--CM--
DL--DC--DC--DC--
and noticed that after about 20 minutes in the game, my opponent was having more possession than me even though I was watching the game as the home side, 5+ because of my fans, and on his side he had no bonus. So I quickly subbed a DC for a DR and I got back all the possession, but barely won 1-0. Does not having a DR count as an illegal formation if you play 4 defenders in the back?

[DiZZee]

There is a difference btwn playing a PLYER out of position and playing an illegal formation. Lookup illegal formation . The 2 pic is illegal. I am not sure about the 1 pic. Illegal formation will give you 20 % possession, not out of position.