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Really relieved to get this lead after the 1st leg in the Cup against this opponent.

I beat him in the final of last year's Cup and we became friends afterwards. He has played friendlies against me all season, I would guess at like 10 games at least. Didn't know we were in the same Cup again, so when I saw that he was the opponent I got a bit afraid. Had he figured me out?

But I think sometimes it can be a bit of a curse to have a really good team. Especially if you don't compete that much in FA games. He started with this formation:
AML-AMC-AMR
MC-MC-MC
DMC
DC-DC-DC

IE a fake 3-4-3 with no striker. He took the lead 1-0, and held it quite long. But I moved out my AMC to get both a AML and AMR, and by using the Possession Bonus plus his possession penalty from having no striker, it paid of and I went from 1-0 to 1-2. Then he came back and made it 2-2 in the 54th. But after I made it 2-3 I think he tilted a bit, He went with a formation with no wing players (DL/DR/MR/ML/AML/AMR), and the goals just kept coming for me. I have thought about some of these formations my self and experimented with them, I am not saying that all illigal or odd formations are worthless, but they are only the best in certain very specific situations. Like against a red card team if you combine it late with high pressure. If you have a really good team, there is a risk that you get away with a bit too much on an every day basis, and when you face a tougher opponent you don't know what will work and what won't.

Very exciting game though! This kid had certainly prepared tremendously for it, and the score lie a bit. Shots were 11-22. Was a bit scary at times.