I have found a tactic that works for me that gives me a lot of what I want from a counter-attacking/quick transition standpoint. I use the flat 4141 with an attacking mentality, the idea is that with a conservative/defensive minded formation I can afford more risks going forward and in transitions. I usually have a PF(A) and a CM(A) and a winger(A) as my attack minded players making direct runs. Both the winger and CM start from deeper positions which gives them space to exploit. I'm not sure if it's just luck but my thinking is that with more conservative formations I can use "higher" mentalities. I can send a pic of the tactic if you're interested.
[FM21] As always, I fail miserably when i try to play more defensively
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I have found a tactic that works for me that gives me a lot of what I want from a counter-attacking/quick transition standpoint. I use the flat 4141 with an attacking mentality, the idea is that with a conservative/defensive minded formation I can afford more risks going forward and in transitions. I usually have a PF(A) and a CM(A) and a winger(A) as my attack minded players making direct runs. Both the winger and CM start from deeper positions which gives them space to exploit. I'm not sure if it's just luck but my thinking is that with more conservative formations I can use "higher" mentalities. I can send a pic of the tactic if you're interested.