[Help with Trequartista in MOC in 41212 or 4312 and guidelines for Sambenedettese]

I played a system like this a few saves back with Lazio. Obviously their skill set is much higher but I found that my Treq (Alberto) really started to shine when I changed my fullbacks to CWB support, I also used a MEZ attack behind him. When ever I use a Treq I'm always trying to stretch the pitch to make space for him to operate and have somebody running past him to offer passing options. 

Also, others may disagree on this but I wouldn't like another creative type player (DLF) trying to play in the same space as my Treq. I think the DLP is okay as they will build from deep but when that ball hits the final third you want your Treq to be the magnet, which is why I like to stretch the play so that he has the space to take up dangerous positions. 

Personally I would first look at getting people running past your Treq to open up space and see how that changes his performances. 

In relation to his attributes you would have to compare how DM's in the devision stand up as that is the position that is most likely to thwart him. If you think his creative attributes outway their positioning/anticipation/marking etc then he'll probably be fine. Technically I prefer Botta as your Treq but I don't like his low workrate, I'm also not keen with 'Plays with back to goal' on Lopez so I'd be tempted to try Rossi.

Like I say this is just the way I would look at. 

[The Rise of Diego Simeone 4-4-2]

On 16/01/2017 at 03:09, TheBigBoss said:

Anyone else finding it a bit hard to sign decent wide midfielders and deep lying forwards ?

I've been retraining full backs for this, they make great wide mids. I also retrain good playmakers to DLF's, I currently use Andre Horta upfront in my Benfica save.