2 up front - best player roles?

I like to play with two up front.

Is there a consensus on what the best combination is generally speaking?

I had a lot of success with 1 poacher and 1 advanced playmaker.

Then tried 2 complete forwards, 1 attack, 1 support and that seemed equally good.

Does it even make a difference or does it just about getting the best strikers you can??

We are now even told what the best role is for each player, perhaps we should be following this slavishly??

i.e we are told Dzeko is best utilized as a target man set to attack, Tevez is a Trequartista set to attack and Ballotelli is a poacher set to attack.

Should we heed this advice??

Any thoughts anyone??

It entirely depends on which two players you use. I change roles depending on the players, using the tips in the coach reports (but never playing 2 poachers in the same line-up). Some forwards can only really do one thing; others, like Rooney can play more than one role well.

Yes, depends entirely on the players. My preference is for poacher + trequi if I have the players for it but always one pure goal scorer and another more creative role.

Depends on the players, but I like to have a support/attack partnership rather than both on attack or both support.

ive always prefered a "big man/little man" partnership upfront so a target man on attack and a poacher is the norm for me!

ive always prefered a "big man/little man" partnership upfront so a target man on attack and a poacher is the norm for me!

I like doing that too when I'm managing in the lower leagues. When I'm in the Premier League or any other top league where the players are more technically gifted I tend to play a Trequartista quite a lot of the time.

I like doing that too when I'm managing in the lower leagues. When I'm in the Premier League or any other top league where the players are more technically gifted I tend to play a Trequartista quite a lot of the time.

see my AMC is my treq

A poacher and either a DLF or target man on support seems to work.

I rarely play with good enough teams to have a complete forward.

see my AMC is my treq

Ah I see, I like your style!

Depends on the players, but I think the ideal is a deep lying striker on support and a goal poacher. The best real life example would be Rooney and Hernandez.

I also always set up my teams with a Poacher (attack) and a Deep Lying Forward/Target Man (support) up front. I change the DLF to a Complete Forward (support) once I get players good enough.

I think the reason why DLF and Target Man both work well in the support role is because both have "hold up ball" selected by default. So the basic idea is I have one support striker who holds up the ball and brings others in to play/acts as the link between attack and midfield, and one all out attack striker whos only job is to get on the end of chances and score goals.