Quote Originally Posted by jtcfmb View Post
was there a change in the match engine? i'm not getting good results with my favorite 4-4-2 in my league this season. i'm the top rated team in my league, the next is about 3.5 quality points lower. i already lost 1 match, and drew 2 matches in just 7 games. my goal difference is only +4 this season. results in cl and cup are still consistent. are they trying to make the league closer? or is it that 4-4-2 is no longer a good formation?

i had a league match followed by a cl match. the matches were done after midnight, so i did not watch both games. my league opponent did not watch but my cl opponent watched. i lost 1-3 in league, but won 0-4 in cl. my cl opponent is stronger than my league opponent. in both matches, i'm getting more possession. and my players were fresher in the league match. strange results.
Well I wouldn't run the same formation out there every day. Play to your opponent. Certain formations are better versus other formations. Yesterday my level 11 club played the first place club in the league. We've been struggling for goals, but are second. This guy allowed three goals in six matches. He uses 4-2-3-1, so I countered him with 4-5-1 V. We won 9-1.