What is it that is not working?
When creating my tactic, I tend to think about my offensive shape; how do I want my players to position themselves when I am in possession?
With the ball I want the 4-2-3-1 to transition into a 3-2-4-1 shape and for that to happen, I have to use certain roles for the positional rotations to happen.
Since I last posted this picture, I have made some slight tweaks, but the principals are the same. My IFB(d)'s together with the CD(d) are the back three with the L(s) pushing up alongside the DM(s) to create the double pivot. The VOL(a) pushes up into the AM strata occupying the left half space, making the AM(s) slide over to the right half space, while the wingers, obviously, are maintaining the width.
Does it make sense?