leedsfan88 Posted June 1, 2010 Share Posted June 1, 2010 Hey all Guys I'm just wondering if anyone has had success playing in a 4 4 2, where both centre half's are set to Centre Half's and one is cover and the other is a stopper, I'm thinking in my heads that it should offer a balance, but I'd like to hear what ye all think cheers Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
edgar555 Posted June 1, 2010 Share Posted June 1, 2010 I found one cover one defend more succesful. The cover/stopper combo leaves a fair distance (vertically up the pitch) between them. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
leedsfan88 Posted June 1, 2010 Author Share Posted June 1, 2010 I found one cover one defend more succesful. The cover/stopper combo leaves a fair distance (vertically up the pitch) between them. That was a fear I had alright but I was hoping that they would complement themselves and only one defender would cover or stop at the time thus leaving a smaller gap. Cheers Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jenko_EFC Posted June 1, 2010 Share Posted June 1, 2010 More of a T&TT thing. Anyway, I use a stopper/cover partnership to great effect but have my stopper on the right with a defenisve right-back and the cover left with and attacking left-back. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
robertcornell68 Posted June 1, 2010 Share Posted June 1, 2010 More of a T&TT thing. Anyway, I use a stopper/cover partnership to great effect but have my stopper on the right with a defenisve right-back and the cover left with and attacking left-back. Hey! Have you been looking at my tactics? Seriously, this works like magic. I conceded literally half as many goals just by switching to stopper/cover. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jenko_EFC Posted June 1, 2010 Share Posted June 1, 2010 Nope, but when you've got a team with Phil Neville or Tony Hibbert as the right-back you learn a thing or two about defensive fullbacks . Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
leedsfan88 Posted June 2, 2010 Author Share Posted June 2, 2010 Also i'm managing in the lower leagues, so its hard to find players who are well rounded:( Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
robertcornell68 Posted June 2, 2010 Share Posted June 2, 2010 Also i'm managing in the lower leagues, so its hard to find players who are well rounded:( No problem! I started using stopper/cover for Cambridge United in CCL2. (you probably mean lower than that. I used my least slow DC as cover.) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Draakon Posted June 2, 2010 Share Posted June 2, 2010 I play offside trap, so stopper-cover combo is pretty vulnerable, right? I now have both defenders on "defend duty". Would anybody recommend any other option? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
robertcornell68 Posted June 2, 2010 Share Posted June 2, 2010 I play offside trap, so stopper-cover combo is pretty vulnerable, right?I now have both defenders on "defend duty". Would anybody recommend any other option? Ooo, off side trap. Never used it. Always defend deep. Sorry. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
petey_g Posted June 2, 2010 Share Posted June 2, 2010 Yeah if you're going to play the offside trap (unlike robertcornell68 I always use it and always defend high up the pitch) I put both on the same standard default setting. You don't want a stopper defender breaking line and allowing an attacker in behind him but still onside. If you play deep though no harm in giving it a try, I never have done but I'm sure others have. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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