Have an Impt League game against League Lead on this Fri

Dear all

Trying to seek advice against my league lead which is undefeated just like me. I am 111% and my opponent is 112.2% and has a super mutant amr. Can someone provide me tips and advice. My opponent has not conceded a goal using a 4-3n-1-2 formation so far which is amazing and I think I will need to beat him in order to top the league. I normally use a 4-5-1v and my team is called Winchester. Please provide the tactics and formation that would really help me a lot :)

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It looks like its gonna be a hard game but i would bet on you

I think he is slightly favorite to win against you due to his attack mainly.
I would play defensive+ counters against him. The formation depends on your players.

On the picture it looks like he is playing 4-3W-1-2 and not 4-3N-1-2 like you said above.

Formations with 1 MC normally pretty weak in my opinion when you have 2 MC and play through the middle. It's how I would do it anyways.

use 451v

I think it will be a draw (if nothing goes wrong). The subs will change the gameplay. So, make sure to subs at the right time and right player (if needed).

Hi SuperDunk

Thanks for yr suggestions

May I know if I should change to hard press + defensive instead as I think most of the time the counter option is broken, maybe should i switch my passing to default mixed or both flanks too

I think I will switch to my favoured 4-5-1v formation

i think i will use defensive, mixed passing (Centre and both flanks), Mixed passing (long and short), no counter and offside, High pressing, normal tackling and zonal marking so would this setting be good against such a tough opponent

Hi Club of wins

Thanks, I think I would use 4-5-1v, is there a setting I would amend as normally i use defensive, mixed passing (Centre and both flanks), Mixed passing (long and short), no counter and offside, High pressing, normal tackling and zonal marking

hi ryan

what formation would u suggest and the settings to be focus in the middle passing, could u elaborate further as i am curious and keen to know more.

@SuperDunk - Think he is spot on that you may want to go for defence and counter when opponent is pretty strong in attack
@Ryan - He is also correct that the safest option is to go for MC and dominate the midfield

If you are comfortable with a draw, try a defensive 4-1DM-4M-1 (4-1-4-1). Could pull the fullbacks to a bit closer to central and also DMC closer to the DCs to limit the space of his mutant ST when oppnent has no wingers and both his ML & MR are not too outwide enough to cause troubles from the wings. If that’s a 4-way competition tie for the league, a draw does not do much harm:

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Long/mixed, middle (can change to flank if ML & MR ratings are high), counter off (can be on if your DMC has playmaker SA); defensive; high press (try to stop attack in midfield to his mutant ST)

If you rather draw but are willing to take a bit of risk for quite a better chance of winning, you may consider 4-1DM-3-1AMR-1. Your opponent’s DL is a makeshift ML/DL, so defensive skills of that DL could be at most a 90% defender even when his ML skills on paper make him a 6.5*, and his DR is a proper 7* and his strongest defender. And you have a 7* AMR/ST. So the most logical setup is to only attack via right flank when: 1) 6* AML vs 7* DR does not seem useful; 2) have 3MC to match with his 3 MCs:

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Long/mixed, right flank (most attacks via 3vs2 built from the back), counter on; defensive, high press

Can also play 4-1DM-3-1AMC-1, but that wasted your other ST ability as your ST is slightly better than AMC, and also opponents DCs are better than his DL.

All the best and best of luck with your match!

I think your 4-5-1v is well suited to tackle the opponent. I also like your orders which you mentioned previously.

The only order I would probably play differently is man to man instead of zonal for the defensive boost.

Other than that. Max morale/condition/training bonuses/win bonus and you should be all set.

Let us know the outcome and good luck :)

Try to get a draw.. and train your team hard for the next match in lthe league against him

Hi Heavens

Thanks for your detailed formation and tactics and will definitely consider your options above. My league lead had a draw surprisingly with one of the league teams that is only rated 85% and used a 4-5-1v formation so now I am leading by 2 points at the moment. For my current season, only my above opponent can challenge me i think as I have beaten all my closest rated rivals.

Hi Sillybq

Thanks for yr order settings. I am just curious whether I should use man-to-man option as this team is stronger than me as I think I see in the forum previously that man-to-man is more for playing against weaker teams unless I am unaware of the changes in te2020.

By the way, My league lead had a draw surprisingly with one of the league teams that is only rated 85% last nite and used a 4-5-1v formation so now I am leading by 2 points at the moment. I will probably use a similar 4-5-1v and also consider heaven's option as well.

Hi Malou

I will try my best to try and beat my opponent hopefully my settings, formation and luck will play a part in beating this tough opponent

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Try to get a draw.. and train your team hard for the next match in lthe league against him

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Hi Sillybq

Thanks for yr order settings. I am just curious whether I should use man-to-man option as this team is stronger than me as I think I see in the forum previously that man-to-man is more for playing against weaker teams unless I am unaware of the changes in te2020.

By the way, My league lead had a draw surprisingly with one of the league teams that is only rated 85% last nite and used a 4-5-1v formation so now I am leading by 2 points at the moment. I will probably use a similar 4-5-1v and also consider heaven's option as well.

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The reason why I use MTM for tough matches is only because of the defensive boost.
I am not a very experienced player but from what I read. This is my opinion.

MTM = Defensive boost at a cost of 6 condition per player per match = Fact
Zonal = Used against stronger opponents especially fast attackers = Not proven

I think the game differs from reality for this order and the additional 6 condition gives me the impression it is better. Also speed is a grey skill for DMC and DC relying on positioning to decide if a fast attacker can pass a slow defender. This shouldn’t be the case for the zonal over MTM debate to be valid imo.

Good news for you to hear about his draw with a much weaker opponent, I faced it too recently. For my case, I am thankful for the draw even though I was around 40 plus quality better. The equaliser came later in the game when I was beginning to lose hope.

4-5-1v is used by some of the best players in the game throughout many seasons so definitely gets the thumbs up.

Good luck

Hi SillyBQ

My match with my opponent just ended. I managed to beat my opponent 2-1 using a 4-5-1v formation that I commonly used as my opponent ML was red carded in an earlier game so I decided to focus on attacking both flanks. I also used settings from Heaven and the rest of everyone's opinions to use defensive with counter and high pressing and used man to man at the end as I cannot afford to waste too much energy using both high pressing and man to man lol.

The mutant amr managed to score that only goal above in the 80th min which was a nail biting ending right after my 2 goal lead but in the end i am still happy as it is still a win, there is a high chance that I will get my 8th league trophy after 3-4 seasons of dry run and sadness by opening up a 5 point lead. This is my 15th season without any real mutant teams in a season so all in all a nice win thanks to everyone's tips and advice here ;)