Managers Formations

Can someone tell me why A.I managers start using formations that are not even in their tactical set? I know the 4-2-4 and 5-4-1 are two formations all A.I managers can use but i've seen managers use 4-4-2 during a game when its not even on of their preferred formations.....why does this happen?

Maybe the players at his disposal are best used with that formation.

Maybe the players at his disposal are best used with that formation.

This was Barcelona so i dare say not! Very very strange if you ask me

what are you basing that on? We have played 442 a few times this year and also last year. It didnt work well but you always need a 2nd tactic on hand just in case

what are you basing that on? We have played 442 a few times this year and also last year. It didnt work well but you always need a 2nd tactic on hand just in case

I watch Barce all the time as they're my spanish team and yes barce play a 4-4-2 but its a 4-4-2 diamond this was a flat 4-4-2. That's not even my main point, my main point is the fact of a manager using a formation that isnt one of his PREFERRED formations in the editor. What's the point in having that if managers will use random tactics?

and i live in barcelona and go to every game, they never play a 442 diamond it is always flat

so basically you are saying that the managers should only ever use a preferred tactic and nothing else?

If you open the editor you can see that Guardiola uses a flat 442 as his defensive tactic

If you open the editor you can see that Guardiola uses a flat 442 as his defensive tactic

like i said, as he does in real life..

thread done, good work mattp6835

like i said, as he does in real life..

thread done, good work mattp6835

Haha, no worries

On that note though I see that Guardiola also has 343 set as his 'attacking formation' Is this right? Seeing as you go to loads of Barca games I thought Id ask. Ive never seen them play it, but then I rarely see them play...

we have played it rarely. if we are needing a goal and push we push pique up, although this should be more of a 334 formation, but 343 would have him as a roaming amc which is close to correct, however, if it is set as his most preferred it is not right as his standard is 433.

Cool, thanks