Originally Posted by
fmldotcom
Formation should be decided after you set your mentality. You have already decided on normal mentality, wingplay, 4-5-1 V or 4-1-3(N)-2. You want my thoughts on how to set tactics for these 2 formations? Because I personally would protect the left side where his ML + Schurrle would make a good team IMO. Then I personally would counter attack based on stacked midfield and good defense. Trust me on this one about counter formation as it only give you certain advantage, it does not give you sure wins. For example my long time friend/enemy always in same league as me proved to me so with his good understanding of football and the game itself. My team is better, I have always had advantage against him as he plays 3-5-2 and I play Asymetric with 1 ST. My AMC is in rich form and always gave him problems. In the last game against me he opted for 3-1-4-2 instead so since my AMC can play AML/AMR as well i played 4-3-2-1 with 2 attacking wingers to exploit his lack of wing defense. I ended up with 1-1 draw because he understood my team better than me since my AMC don't play as well on the wings and my ST and AML is on a bad run of forms. I was whipping in crosses all game but my ST couldnt' win against his 3 DC. My only goal came from a set piece. Near the end of the game I put my AMR guy back to AMC position and put another guy in the AMC role to outnumber his DMC but it didn't pay off because it's still 3 vs 4. What I should of done is exchange possession with a sacrifice of an MC for more fire power with 2 ST and continue wing attack that will give me 4 against 3. So its not always attack the wings when he plays 3DC and in your case 2 on the wings with 1 ST would give you less clear chances on goal. Also 4-5-1 V is better played as long ball with counter. 4-1-3(N)-2 you might struggle linking your midfield with your 2 ST as he has a DMC. Try the Asymetric formation with an AMR target his weak DL and put an AMC on Khedira's right hand(note his right hand--next to your AML position) since Khedira is playing poorly lately.
ST
AMC AMR
ML MC
DMC
DL DC DC DR
Put red arrows on AMR, pass to your right with mixed length. If you can't break through change to short passing, mixed focus. If you try this see how well your playmaker performs in tight space.