Quote Originally Posted by Flow View Post
Maybe im gonna put the SS, but my opponent tactic is 4312 with ml mr amc, yeah i already try 41212 but no luck so this morning i try 41131 since i know he attack from wing and he play normal mentality with aggresive on (dont know about the tackle) try to launch some long surprise pass but meh

since im down 1-0 i change to 343 (the am said i need to add more attacker) try to lock his winger and his mc (since he only have 1 average mc) with mixed pass, but damn my ml red carded lol, used to win against that kind of formation with 343.

But what surprise me is what AM said after the match, their team is far stronger than my team (his 115%, mine 122%), first leg against his team, AM said that too.
So if the engine choose my side as a weaker side, far weaker side from the start, how the hell im gonna win the match?

My statistic quite good maybe even with 5 shoot on target same as him, and my defender rating better than him and my keepr saves 2 and his keeper saves 1, the rest of my shoot on target maybe landing on the moon or hit some invisible wall, since he scores 3 with 5 on target and my GK saves twice and my team also 5 but score only 1 and his gk saves 1 , the other 4 shot maybe bugged since his defender rating is meh.

Im gonna add ss later
Ok, thank you. From what I have read I would say this- don't listen to the AM. You changed formation midway through the match which I have never done in response to anything during a game. I don't know if that worked for you or anyone else here in the post but I don't do that since I always imagine how the players, if they were real, would most likely react. And a sudden change to formation could require your team to find its groove all over again before really getting the ball rolling. Again, no fact to this this is just my opinion and thought process on the matter.

The first problem I can tell is the formations. Yes, you are stronger, but stronger is just what kind of players you have at your disposal. And any player can be poor if the formation doesn't suit their play style or is not effective in transition. Your formation, to me, is the later. 4-1-2-1-2 is solid and I would have stuck with that formation especially if you are going against a 4-3-1-2 as both are good for transitioning from defense to attack. You may have been desperate but changing to a 3-4-3 and a crooked one I would assume as you are setting the formation mid-match is solid for parking-the-bus, but is not the best formation if you are trying to get a goal in my opinion. You crowd your midfield which is great in terms of passing options but not always the best in preventing counter attacks if your midfield is not defensive or sparking an attack if your midfield is not attacking. Basically with a 3-4-3 that I am assuming was ran with a high line is more effective if you are already in the lead and trying to make life tough for the opponent.

I still feel for you as it is frustrating to lose to someone who is worse than you on paper and its salt in the wounds when the AM claims they were the better side (this has happened to me a few times in my career on this game), but gameplay wise I can see how the result is possible. What helps me, when I am losing, working on forming a more precise approach to attack. I always play with Mixed pass focus and Mixed pass style with a Very Hard Attacking mentality, when I lose a goal I switch to Down Both Flanks in order to quickly move the ball down field. If I go up a goal, I always switch to short passing to keep possession and capitalize on mistakes for counter attacks. I would like to see a picture of your current formation, it could be crooked. That could also affect your transitional play or coping with counter attacks. For example, I run a 2-3-4-1 that is very compact and every player on the field has 2 options to pass so my transition and possession play is usually excellent. So when I lose, it's easy to see a troll result as I usually hold 60-70% possession with multiple shot attempts but no goals while they barely have the ball and have like 1 shot on target that ended up being the goal they needed. I can attach a picture for you if you would like to see what I am talking about.