Season 41

[dv8r]

League, round 4 result

Perfect Tactics 5-1 Thai Team

Perfect Tactics: 60.7, 3-2-2-2-1 (2nd half 3N-2W-3N-2 and 3-5-2 inverted v) | Thai Team: 48.3, 4-3N-2W-1

We were up against one of our favourite formations and it caused us many problems today. We thought it would be easy for us, Shlimazl in the first minute almost heading in a free kick. Then it all went pear shaped, Niedermeyer breaking free of the defence and finishing for a shock 0-1 lead. We just couldn't find a way back and we were definitely doing something wrong. They kept blocking and tackling us and had no trouble going for goal either. We needed to do something and fast. We switched to a 4-5-1v and did get something back just before half time from a Nascimento header following the corner. However the 4-5-1v was not a good counter and we had to resort to playing Petersen OOP in a 3N-2W-3N-2 formation and that's when we took the lead. Nascimento again from another corner to put us 2-1 up. There was a period in the game for at least 20 minutes when it was pretty much even and they had a few good chances to score a second goal. However Nascimento completed his hat trick with good play with substitute Pistov and to give us some daylight between the teams. Pistov got a goal himself and then Silly finished our opponents off to give us a 5-1 lead but it's not something to be happy about. I think we just about got away with this one! Ardiles was sent off late in the match and the free kick from Petersen was saved.

Goals: Niedermeyer (8'), Nascimento (42', 50, 74' HAT), Pistov (77') Silly (82')
Sent off: Ardiles

DO NOT USE BUTTERFLY FORMATION AGAINST 4-3N-2(AML/AMR)-1, IT IS USELESS

[July Fourth]

League, round 4 result

Perfect Tactics 5-1 Thai Team

Perfect Tactics: 60.7, 3-2-2-2-1 (2nd half 3N-2W-3N-2 and 3-5-2 inverted v) | Thai Team: 48.3, 4-3N-2W-1

We were up against one of our favourite formations and it caused us many problems today. We thought it would be easy for us, Shlimazl in the first minute almost heading in a free kick. Then it all went pear shaped, Niedermeyer breaking free of the defence and finishing for a shock 0-1 lead. We just couldn't find a way back and we were definitely doing something wrong. They kept blocking and tackling us and had no trouble going for goal either. We needed to do something and fast. We switched to a 4-5-1v and did get something back just before half time from a Nascimento header following the corner. However the 4-5-1v was not a good counter and we had to resort to playing Petersen OOP in a 3N-2W-3N-2 formation and that's when we took the lead. Nascimento again from another corner to put us 2-1 up. There was a period in the game for at least 20 minutes when it was pretty much even and they had a few good chances to score a second goal. However Nascimento completed his hat trick with good play with substitute Pistov and to give us some daylight between the teams. Pistov got a goal himself and then Silly finished our opponents off to give us a 5-1 lead but it's not something to be happy about. I think we just about got away with this one! Ardiles was sent off late in the match and the free kick from Petersen was saved.

Goals: Niedermeyer (8'), Nascimento (42', 50, 74' HAT), Pistov (77') Silly (82')
Sent off: Ardiles

DO NOT USE BUTTERFLY FORMATION AGAINST 4-3N-2(AML/AMR)-1, IT IS USELESS

So the dv8r 4-3-2-1 counters the butterfly?

[dv8r]

So the dv8r 4-3-2-1 counters the butterfly?

I think it does... I didn't have many chances when I used the butterfly

It seems that the butterfly is not good at defending against teams with AML/AMR... Such as 4-2-2-2 hexagon and I would imagine it being crap against 4-5-1v as well.

In these cases, you could use the 3-2-3-2 to good effect.

I need to find a counter for the 4-5-1v though, I play that tomorrow and it's quite a tough team.

[July Fourth]

I think it does... I didn't have many chances when I used the butterfly

It seems that the butterfly is not good at defending against teams with AML/AMR... Such as 4-2-2-2 hexagon and I would imagine it being crap against 4-5-1v as well.

In these cases, you could use the 3-2-3-2 to good effect.

I need to find a counter for the 4-5-1v though, I play that tomorrow and it's quite a tough team.

Some say 4-5-1 flat, 4-4-2 classic or 3(W or N)-5-2 V but they are not reliable.