How many players do you tend to have on A, Su & De

[MarkJS1]

Is having 5 players on attack duty too many? Is there a general rule of thumb?

[sonnevillejr]

Personally I always have 2 or 3 attack duties, 3 defend duties and support duties for the rest of my players (GK not included) but there's no rule I think

[phnompenhandy]

1 hour ago, MarkJS1 said:

Is having 5 players on attack duty too many? Is there a general rule of thumb?

I think so, unless you have a sweeper keeper on attack and attacking wingbacks, maybe.

My balance varies enormously depending on the nature of the players in my squad.  Some times I'm very fluid with loads of support duties but as a lower league manager I rarely have smart enough players so am in the structured/flexible area, with CBs on defend and the mid mostly support.

[Johnny Ace]

1 hour ago, MarkJS1 said:

Is having 5 players on attack duty too many? Is there a general rule of thumb?

Nah, five's fine, use as many as you like, there's no rule to it 

[The3points]

Depends on the 5 and the rest of the tactic.

[CARRERA]

There is no right or wrong, it just depends on your personal liking of how strictly responsibilities are shared throughout the squad.
And how much you want to shift your approach to an attacking or defensive one.

Edited December 11, 2022 by CARRERA

[Fritz13]

A x 3 

S x 6

D x 2

But as already mentioned there aren’t any rules I don’t think.

Edited December 13, 2022 by Fritz13

[fc.cadoni]

There isn't a rule, but take a look here:

 

[aderow]

On 10/12/2022 at 09:20, MarkJS1 said:

Is having 5 players on attack duty too many? Is there a general rule of thumb?

At one point I was using 6 lol. The number of players you give attack duty doesn't really mean much in a vacuum. Ultimately it'll be dependent on other aspects of your overall tactic.

[b2khn]

It's more about where. 

Are all channels covered by a? then you don't gain anymore from adding a duty. Similar thing for d and s.

So if you attack all 5 horizontal spaces (flanks, center, 2 halfspaces), you have plenty of penetration.

You then gain more by covering deeper spaces with support duties and some defense. (2-3 are enough)

Or maybe you go crazy and just play support roles.