Rooney1010

So I’m struggling against the big teams away from home. as you can see I’m AC Milan so it’s not as if I’m terrible however these are the performance we constantly produce away from home. Background on tactic it’s usually a DLF(A) with either a IF(A) or IW (A) with wingbacks however in the bigger I’ve experimented. sometimes I play with wingbacks and others FB as I assume it would make me more solid defensively however it doesn’t seem to be the case. Pivot is usually DM(S) x2 however no tweak I make is working and I also remove play out of defence. What are your guys suggestions for dealing with tough away days Thanks

Now this is just the thread I was looking for. I can’t wait to see all the combinations you come up with. What was your issue with IF in a 4231?

Could you link me to the rashidi one I’ve always been under the assumption that two BPD is like suicide unless you’re the much better team due to the risk they take in possession

Why don’t you like the double DM pivot? Do you not find the VOL get in the way in a 4231 especially if you have to wingers coming inside?

In this particular case it’s not so much the breaking down but possession I’m after I may try at 424 see if I’m able to stop them from clearly playing it in there half then hoofing it back to me.

I would probably say raw possession stat because the issue has never been creating chances but the fact that with my quality vs there’s how they can maintain high levels of possession is baffling. im at a crossroads at where yes I do want to dominated possession but I also don’t want to mess up a good chance by going to slow hence why I keep my tempo the same.

Tell me about it. Yeah just purely from a possession stand point of view

Sometimes the simplest solutions are the best ones. But I still have trouble with teams who play very defensive formation like any with a 3atb or 3atb with 2 dms even with me pressing like crazy upping lines pressing heavy I can have 30%. what’s you guy’s solutions for formations such as that

So this tactic is great for me defensively solid and gets goals however for my personal preference I really want to dominate and maintain possession more without losing my attacking bite. I have played with both wingbacks on support, I’ve tried high pressing, counter pressing but nothing seems to help me maintain possession. I’ve come up against team who’s solely played in their own half and we still cannot get the ball. I chose fullbacks after reading some articles and decided to stick with them because they do not bomb forward early in possession so they are a extra body to find however against any team I play Im still constantly in the 40% marks for possession. I have also attempted to have both my DM’s on DM (s) but as you can tell I’m running out of ideas I know if it ain’t broke don’t fix it but I want possession