Goon14 Posted February 27, 2014 Share Posted February 27, 2014 I have counter and attacking mentality but with same formation and balanced fluidity for both. team instructions are . More direct passing, pass into space, work ball into box, drill crosses, exploit flanks, play narrow, much deeper defensive line, roam from position, hassle opponents, use offside trap, much higher tempo and be more expressive. at home i use attacking and away i use counter. or when i see the opponents have more possession, i use counter. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
elland road boo boys Posted February 27, 2014 Share Posted February 27, 2014 I have counter and attacking mentality but with same formation and balanced fluidity for both. team instructions are . More direct passing, pass into space, work ball into box, drill crosses, exploit flanks, play narrow, much deeper defensive line, roam from position, hassle opponents, use offside trap, much higher tempo and be more expressive. at home i use attacking and away i use counter. or when i see the opponents have more possession, i use counter. That's good. Wonder if it would work with a BWM (d) or a BBM (d) in midfield along with an AP (a)? I know the pairs & combination thread doesn't recommend using a BWM, but just thinking out loud Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jayahr Posted February 27, 2014 Share Posted February 27, 2014 Reverted to a two striker formation for FM14. Not a plain 4-4-2 though, 4-1DM-3-2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sirgiorgio Posted February 27, 2014 Share Posted February 27, 2014 That's good.Wonder if it would work with a BWM (d) or a BBM (d) in midfield along with an AP (a)? I know the pairs & combination thread doesn't recommend using a BWM, but just thinking out loud If you use 2 W (a), then I think the best pairing is DLP (d) + BWM (s). The DLP starts the play and holds position, the BWM tries to recover the ball as quickly as possibile and, depending on his attributes and PPMs, can also help the attack ("runs with ball through the middle", "gets into the opposition area"...) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
av3ry Posted February 27, 2014 Share Posted February 27, 2014 This is how I play it. GK(d) FB(s)--CD(st)--CD©--FB(s) W(a)--CM(d)--AP(s)--W(a) DLF(s)--AF(a) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
elland road boo boys Posted March 1, 2014 Share Posted March 1, 2014 This is how I play it. GK(d) FB(s)--CD(st)--CD©--FB(s) W(a)--CM(d)--AP(s)--W(a) DLF(s)--AF(a) What are your Team Instructions & Mentality? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
av3ry Posted March 2, 2014 Share Posted March 2, 2014 Balanced Control at home. Balanced Standard away. Haven't touched the Team Instructions at all. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
smp20 Posted March 2, 2014 Share Posted March 2, 2014 I play 4-4-2 but instead of 2 MCs I play 2 DMs, much more solid! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dirkgently1066 Posted March 2, 2014 Share Posted March 2, 2014 I'm going in. Liverpool. 4-4-2. AP(s) and BMM(d) in the middle with a P(a) and DLF(s) up top. This raises a few questions (where to play Coutinho, getting the best out of Suarez, utilising Henderson, most of best players on the game play in the AM strata) but, hey, I'm an old school man at heart. Time to show the football world that 4-4-2 is alive and well. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GabrieleGallagher Posted March 11, 2014 Share Posted March 11, 2014 I'm trying 4-DM-3-2 for the first time in my 2nd career (1st one I play Hertha) that I've just started with Watford. AF(a) DLF(s) W(a) REG A(d) WM(s) FB(s) CD(s) CD© FB(a) Control (home) Standard (away) - Fluid, a solid and short passing oriented philosophy when possible, more direct vs stronger teams. Sometimes I switch some duties AF(a) DLF(s) WM(s) AP(a) A(d) W(a) FB(a) CD(s) CD© FB(s) I usually play with a more attacking fullback set to come up with my wide midfielder set to stay narrower, help the possession in the centre and eventually cover the space left by AP here. Anchorman gives protection and the DLF comes deeper to get the ball. 8 matches so far, 6w 2d (1 penalty win). Team usually plays well with good possession and many shots on goal. Any suggestion? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dirkgently1066 Posted March 11, 2014 Share Posted March 11, 2014 My Liverpool save didn't last long but just won the Skrill South with 4 games to spare and a 14 point cushion using 442. Despite my success, I am concerned by the gaps 442 leaves between defence and midfield. In a higher league, I am contemplating sacraficing a striker for a DM for added protection. Check out my career updates at http://community.sigames.com/showthread.php/386873-Outrunning-The-Black-Dog Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
speedas Posted March 12, 2014 Share Posted March 12, 2014 Even if it was mainly counter-attack, Ancelotti used to play 442 with PSG in Ligue 1 and Champions League, they almost beat Barcelona with this tactic so it's not necessarily unrealistic to use it at high level and modern days. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GabrieleGallagher Posted March 12, 2014 Share Posted March 12, 2014 Despite my success, I am concerned by the gaps 442 leaves between defence and midfield. In a higher league, I am contemplating sacraficing a striker for a DM for added protection. True, this is why I use 4-DM-3-2 instead of 4-4-2. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
the_gaffa Posted March 12, 2014 Share Posted March 12, 2014 4-4-2 with two DMCs (anchorman and a DLP) is working for me at the moment. I seem to concede a lot less with this set-up and it still offers a good threat going forward (especially on the counter). Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pato_Liam Posted March 12, 2014 Share Posted March 12, 2014 Tried playing 4-4-2 on my Burnley save like the Sean Dyche has us playing. Can't get it to work at all. Last year it worked wonders for me but it just doesn't work this year at all. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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