Cup final

[smk fc]

No problem. What do you think of my tactics and orders?

Mentality: Normal
Passing Mentality: Mixed
Passing Style: Short
Force Counter Attacks: On/Off (variable)

Pressing Style: Low (probably high for the game)
Tackling Style: Normal
Marking Style: Zonal (probably Man Marking for the game)
Play Offside Trap: No

[Tactician]

No problem. What do you think of my tactics and orders?

Mentality: Normal
Passing Mentality: Mixed
Passing Style: Short
Force Counter Attacks: On/Off (variable)

Pressing Style: Low (probably high for the game)
Tackling Style: Normal
Marking Style: Zonal (probably Man Marking for the game)
Play Offside Trap: No

Orders and the formation will depend on what you have in your team and what the opponent will be using as formation, orders, arrows, and what is being favoured by the game. Some of it you can find out during the match itself, but you said you won't attend the match. There is also that decision of game taking the side of one team for other reasons other than tactics. If this one goes much against you, nothing much would seem to work during the game. These days, it seems that formation itself on its own or even formation and quality do not matter much (unless it is the case of large difference in quality). So, many formations will beat many formations, including going against those compilations of counters here and there on the forum and elsewhere. Not that many of the counter formations are not good, just that the game seems different these days where others things can make a difference. A possible good advice would be to use something that would make use of most of the best performers in your team but still would counter the opponent. So this does not have to be just a formation selected just because of the opponent's formation only, but a formation selected because you can fit in it most if not all your best performers and can still be used together with orders and arrows to counter the opponent's formation, orders and arrows.