Help to beat 4-4-2 formation of stronger team

[Urfelsalt]

Hello.

I would beat this formation:

DL DC -- DC DR
-- MC MC MC MR
-- ST -- ST --

his team is 4 points stronger as mine.

I am playing

-- DC DC DC --
-- -- DMC -- -- <- no arrow
ML MC -- MC MR
-- ST-- ST --

mentality normal (playing away)
pass mixed
pressing own half
tackling hart
short pass
zonal marking
no offside
no force counter

Its this ok?
need help
thx

[GabeTC]

I need help too - I'm playing a 4-4-2 team and they have 14 points less quality team - How do I win?

I forgot to mention - his players are 32+ old and 3-4 stars - my players are 22-25 old and 6-7 stars...
Do I set 3-1-4-2 like the guy that started this discussion?

[giond]

When I have to play against 4-4-2, i usually use 4-1-4-1:
GK
DR-DC-DC-DL
DMC(UP)
MR(UP)-MC-MC-ML(UP)
ST

Mixed passing, zonal marking, no counter, no off. Tackling depends on your opponent. Avoid hard if he has got free kick specialist.


The first formation you have posted is a strange 4-4-2 without a winger. So if u have got a good AMR u may exploit his week flank and attack there. Put down arrow on the ML to limit his 2 wingers.

[dv8r]

4-5-1 V formation with motivated DMC

------ST------
AML--------AMR
---MC--MC----
-----DMC(UP)---
DL--DC--DC--DR

Orders:
Mentality: Normal/Attacking (normal if quality same or worse, attacking if you're better)
Focus passing: Down both flanks
Passing style: Mixed
Tackling: Normal
Marking: Zonal

GabeTC use:
Pressing style: Whole pitch
Force counterattacks: NO
Offside trap: YES

Urfelsalt use:
Pressing style: Own half
Force counterattack: NO
Offside trap: NO

I used this many times, including today and have won almost all the time.

Credit to Adel Gamal for the tactics

[Urfelsalt]

what is better man on man or zonal?

the 2dc´s arrow down or whitout at zonal marking

[dv8r]

Zonal is better. Man on man makes your players more tired and not as effective

[GabeTC]

Deviator Thanks man - but I was just wanted to see if anyone pays attention to the tactics discussions. I seen you do - anyway - what I used today was 3-1-4-2 with DMC(up) and mid DC(down) up arrows on ML/MR - attacking mix pass - whole pitch marking and yes on Counter attack. After 2-0 I changed to half pitch defending, normal style - rest stayed the same.
Result 2-0 My GK played well and had 3 saves and still got a 6 rating, that's bull****. Rest of the game was boring I dominated 63% possession, and out of 10 shots on the target I scored 2 and their GK had only one save, another bull****.
This season the ENGINE SUX - is not fair at all - But that's normal in TOPELEVEN now adays...

PS: I don't know how Salt did... I'm curious if he won.

[Rapyer]

Zonal is better. Man on man makes your players more tired and not as effective

no such thing as this one is better than that one. you use marking depending on your formation, opposition, and your own players abilities