Mikeys 4-2-3-1 and 4-5-1 Tactics with great success.

These two tactics have given me a lot of success i want to see if other people think they are any good.

My first tactic is a 4-2-1-3 which looks like this,

-----------FC------------

-AML-------------AMR---

----------MC------------

-----DMC------DMC-----

--DL---DC---DC----DR--

----------GK-----------

With the MC AML and AMR with forward arrows.

Team Instructions

Mentality - Attacking

Passing - Mixed

Tackling - Normal

Pressing - Yes

The rest no

Player Instructions

Passing - All team

Tackling - All team except the DMC's set to commited

Pressing - DL,DR and 2 DC's no the rest team

Pass to - All R/L/C

Set Peices (A) - GK normal DL and DR Back Rest forward

Set Peices (D) - GK,AML and AMR Normal FC forward the rest back

Free Role - All no

Forward Runs - DL,DR,AML,AMR yes rest no

Run with Ball - Same As Forward Runs

Hold up Ball - All no

Long Shots - DMC'c,MC yes rest no

Through Balls - DMC,s yes rest no

Cross Ball - Same As Forward Runs

Marking - GK,AML,AMR and FC none DL,DR and MC zonal DC's and DMC's man

I have played 18 Games with southampton so far 13 in the league 2 in the johnstones paint south cup and 3 in the league cup these are my stats so far for the first 18 games of the season

League 1 - played 13 won 13

League cup - played 3 won 1 drew 1 and lost 1

Johnstone paint south cup - played 2 won 2

My career stats with southampton are as follows

Games played - 18

Games won - 16 (88.9%)

Games drwan - 1 (5.6%)

Games lost - 1 (5.6%)

Goals Scored - 39 (2.17pm)

Goals Conceded - 8 (0.44pm)

Manager rank 2nd

Manager pts 89

Try this tactic out and see what you all think of it

My Second tactic is a 4-5-1 which looks like this

-------------fc-------------

--AML-----------------AMR--

--------MC---MC-----MC----

--DL-----DC------DC----DR--

-------------GK-------------

With the AML,AMR and MC with forward runs

Team instructions

Mentality - Attacking

Passing - Mixed

Tackling - Normal

Pressing - yes

The rest no

Player instructions

Passing - All Team

Tackling - All Team

Pressing - Defenders No the rest team

Pass to - All R/L/C

Set Pieces (A) - GK normal DL,DR Back the rest forward

Set Peices (D) - GK,AML and AMR Normal FC forward the rest back

Free Role - All no

Forward Runs - DL,DR,AML,AMR yes rest no

Run with Ball - Same As Forward Runs

Hold up Ball - All no

Long Shots - MC's yes the rest no

Through Balls - DMC,s yes rest no

Cross Ball - Same As Forward Runs

Marking - GK and FC none DL,DR and AML, AMR Zonal the rest man

This Tactic is a modified version of the 4-2-3-1 depending on how many MC's or DMC's you have in ur squad if you have more DMC's to MC's then the first tactic will be the one for you and vise versa

Give the Two tactics a go and see wot you think.

there's a good tactics thread further down this page which this should go in.

It doesn't have to, it's his choice if he wants to make his own thread

How much difference does it make between direct passing and mixed?

just saying it before ridley does!

sorry couldnt find the tactics thread so i just made this one up anyway here are my stats at the end of my first season with southampton with the 4-2-3-1 formation

Career stats

Games played - 65

Games won - 46 (70.8%)

Games drawn - 13 (20.0%)

Games lost - 6 (9.2%)

Goals scored - 112 (1.72pm)

Goals conceded - 33 (0.51pm)

I came first in league one with 106 points scoring 88 and conceding 22 Goal difference of 66

Rickie lambert was player of the year with 40 goals in 43 league games and 9 goals in 17 cup games

Looks nice, shall give it a try with Birmingham City and I'll let you know.

Just finished my friendlies, so far so good.

Birmingham 3:1 Huddersfield

Birmingham 3:0 Bradford

Birmingham 3:2 Doncaster

Have some doubts on the defensive qualities of this, or maybe it's just my weak defenders.

Season's about to start.

i used the 4-2-3-1 with luton and these were my friendly results

Luton 1:2 leicester

Luton 1:2 swindon

Luton 1:0 grimsby

And these are my career stats end of the season

Games played 64

Games Won 49 (76.6%)

Games drawn 10 (15.6%)

Games lost 5 (7.8%)

Goals Scored 122 (1.91pm)

Goals Conceded 34 (0.53pm)

league titles 1

cup titles 1

I came 1st in the blue square premier with 117 points i won 37 drew 6 and lost 3 in the league scoring 96 goals and conceding only 20

Xenardo your players will probably have to get used to the formation so be paitent with it and see how it goes

I have just finished my three friendlys with arsenal with my 4-2-3-1 formation the opposition arent the best but heres my results

Arsenal 2-0 Swindon

Arsenal 5-0 Derby

Arsenal 3-0 Barnsley

At the end of the season i will post my results for the season

Career stats with arsenal using my 4-2-3-1 formation

Games played - 61

Games won - 31 (50.8%)

Games drawn - 25 (41.0%)

Games lost - 5 (8.2%)

Goals scored - 74 (1.21p/m)

Goals conceded - 26 (0.43p/m)

I also won the league cup and got to the final of champions cup but lost on penalties

First season in the championship with southampton so far up to the 30th oct 2010

League Stats

Played - 18

Won - 8

Drew - 5

Lost 3

Scored - 26

Conceded - 14

Position 3rd

Im also in the 4th round of the league cup

With simon Church scoring 12 goals in his last 5 league starts

Might try this, my Sunderland team are struggling and I already have to defensive midfielders in Cattermole and Cana.