RossoneriGunner

I love the 4-2-3-1 but just lately I am getting caught out at the back with only 2 CB's until the cavalry arrive. I am thinking of changing to a 3 at the back , 2 wing backs, 2 in CM, 2 AF's and a lone striker. Any thoughts guys, thanks I know it can be in the players traits to get forward, i.e Bellerin, but is there any way to stop him getting forward as everything I've tried is not working. I am trying to stick with my 4-2-3-1

Remember I am managing Arsenal, so they are top players, if you are playing with a smaller lower league team the players may not be up to standard. Good luck 👍🏼

I hate training with a vengeance lol, I would sooner have my teeth pulled out without anaesthetic. I also leave all the training to my Asst Manager BUT, what I did read somewhere was that when you choose your tactic formation and load it, load it as no.2 and no.3 as well. This way they will only train on that tactic. So if you use 'Joe Bloggs 4-2-3-1', then load that as no.1, when you load it again as no.2 it says 'copy of Joe Bloggs 4-2-3-1 and when you load it as no.3 it says 'copy of copy of Joe Bloggs 4-2-3-1. I start preseason with 7 friendlies, thats Arsenal 1st XI vs Arsenal 2nd XI

Has anyone used, or using the 'Hold Shape' instruction? Did you find it helpful or a pain in the butt?

I had the same problem, but with Maitland Niles, so I just kept him transferred listed and made him unavailable for loan and then offered him to clubs. He eventually asked to be allowed to stay.

I did think about it but, I handed the training over to my Asst Manager and won the 'Quintuple' so you can win things with your Asst Manager doing the training.

Well, you have to give the 'old boys' a game now and again 😂

Well, after winning the 'Quintuple' in my last save, I have decided to start a new save, with the basic squad. In January I will be looking to bring in Declan Rice and Dayot Upamecano. We picked up our first trophy, thanks to a 5-0 demolition of Liverpool in the Charity Shield.

I'm glad that we could make 2 teams like IRL, otherwise I think I would have been totally stuffed. I have now scrapped that save, which is a shame as I never got to use Donnarumma who was coming in after his contract expired in June 2021. I have decided to start another save, only this time I will not be getting Rice and Upamecano until Jan 21 as I have turned off the first transfer window. So lets go for another 'Quintuple'.

The 4-1-2-3 is actually 4-3-3. I used the 4-2-3-1 in every match and never used the 4-3-3. I made the 4-3-3 as a defensive style of the 4-2-3-1. Everything in the 4-3-3 is just a copy of the 4-2-3-1 with the AMC moved to DM for extra defensive cover. I hope this makes sense lol.

What a great productive season. I can have a cup of tea now 😆

Well it turned out OK. After victories over Burnley (a) 2-0, Man Utd (a) 2-0, Bayer Leverkusen (a) 3-0, semi final 5-1 agg. That left us with needing a win at home to Wolves to clinch the Premier League title and we did it with a 1-0 win. That left us champions with 4 games left for us and Man Utd have 3 games left, but they are 11 points behind us. We have won the EPL and the CrappyOld Cup. We play AC Milan in the Europa League final and Wolves in the FA Cup final. So 2 wins and we will have made a clean sweep and the Quadruple, oh I also forgot we won the Charity Shield as well.

Has anybody else suffered fixture congestion......like every other day

We picked up the CrappyOld Cup after beating Man City 3-2. The draws for the Quarter finals and Semi finals of the Europa League

I just took a look at him and offered him a contract. He wanted to be a fringe player and after 15 games wanted £57k pw. He's still at Dortmund 😂