Based on your experience...

[Nicky]

Thanks Morgan.

I don't consider myself a "HQ manager" as many people is in this forum (es July, Adel and many others).
For this reason, while doing experience, if I face a very weak team I place on the field the formation I like more (ex. 4-4-2 narrow diamond) otherwise I use the adviced counter-formations.

If the table of counter formation doesn't help me, I always try to counter the other team starting from his formation.

For example, in few hours I'll play the cup's 1/8 first leg at home against a 3N-1-3W-3, my avg quality is 32.3, his is 27.3
What I'm going to do is (mmm...I hope my opponent is not on the forum ) to use a 3-2-2-2-1 formation:
- 3 DCs to counter his 3 ST
- 2 DMR/L to counter his ML/R
- 2 MC against his only MC
- 2 AMR/L to attack him on the flanks without DR/L and leave his DMC alone
- 2 ST

I'll note place arrows while orders will be:
Mentality: defensive with hard tackling as I don't want to concede goals at home
Passing: mixed, through both flanks
Pressing: my half with counterattack

That's how I manage most of my matches.
It works in cup and champions but is completely useless in league

[Nicky]

As I said, it works in cup



Luckily this time I managed to win in league too

[Nicky]

what the f**ing hell! it happened again! this is the 6th time in 15 matches.

I lost 1-3 with this team!



I played at home, no opposite manager, 3w-4-3 as suggested against 4-1-4-1.



DC and DR are from scout list, the two non-scout are 5*39.
In the second half, on 1-2, I changed the MC by a AMR 6*39 shadow striker.
He scored a further gol.

Few hours later, in champions, I won 4-1 a stronger (24.9 avg).

Now I'm pretty sure that I'm not supposed to win any league this season.

[CarlTaut]

I had 3d and 1 loss so far in league versus ****ty teams and i think it's still nothing compared what happened to you... I understand you... I'm pretty sure some season the game doesn't allow good teams to win

[jayjay1515]

Happens to me every year.

Always have the best quality team and havent won the league in 4 seasons. I last night lost at home to the guy who is top. I have lost home and away against the same team even though I am higher quality.

Nordeus havent basically got a clue about how football really works. I had an extra midfielder so I had 4 and he had 3 an extra player at the back, but he still had more possession and basically seemed to just walk through my defence as if it wasnt there.

No point telling Noredus, there customer support team are a waste of space.

Get used to it mate, what ever you do dont waste loads of money on scouted players etc, doesnt make a blind piece of difference.

[Nicky]

I'm not just complaining about the defeats.
I don't pretend to win every match where my team is the best.

I just want to confirm the sensation I expressed at the beginning of the thread.
In Cup and Champions I can win, draw or lose with everyone but all the matchs are coherent with the contest.

In league simply not.
I keep on loosing\drawing with teams which are 12-15 avg points less, without a manager.
In the meantime, the first 2 teams in table keep on winning every match very easily though they both have more than 10 avg points less than me.

Today I'm going to try something new (also because of the cup match starting 5 minutes later): my line up will be made just by benchwarmers, so my avg will be just 3-4 points higher than its.

Let see what happen..

[essokimo]

for me i notice when i renew my team the players need time to be in harmony!!!

this is wierd beqz its a game depend on numbers but this what happen to me until now iam in the 3 rd level and iam the first and finish first 2nd league but always need time after i buy new players for my team to take his best shape
iam dreaming or understand wrong ?!!

[essokimo]

try to make good plan make palance etween deffence and attack
for me i have good team and i still play usually 4141 and it works with me perfect!!!

[Bluebird Hewitt]

Mine was a strange one last season, as I only lost 2 games (least in the league, but drew almost as many games as I won despite the average team gap.

This season so far I went out of the cup fairly to a team that, at the time, was on equal footing with me (two draws, but lost on away goals). My only league loss so far was against a team that I battered but just couldn't score. Yet I drew 2-2 away to a team that is predominently scout bought and that was after I went 2-0 up. Also beat and drew to the same team last season.

Seems all about the luck of the game at times.

[cracicot]

what the f**ing hell! it happened again! this is the 6th time in 15 matches.

I lost 1-3 with this team!



I played at home, no opposite manager, 3w-4-3 as suggested against 4-1-4-1.



DC and DR are from scout list, the two non-scout are 5*39.
In the second half, on 1-2, I changed the MC by a AMR 6*39 shadow striker.
He scored a further gol.

Few hours later, in champions, I won 4-1 a stronger (24.9 avg).

Now I'm pretty sure that I'm not supposed to win any league this season.

Ummmm, I was of the opinion that 3-5-2 Vstyle is a more effective counter for 4-1-4-1. I have tried both 3W-4-3 and found the 3-5-2 produced better results. try that next time.