Still cannot win
I am at the end of December in the 2018/2019 season with Liverpool and our home record is superb - won every game apart from one, which we drew.
However, the reason I am only sitting fifth in the table is because our away record is absolutely abysmal. We have failed to win an away game in the league, and have lost to teams such as relegation-threatened Bournemouth, bottom-placed Villa, Crystal Palace and one or two bigger clubs. All the others have ended as draws. Since I've started using the linked tactic, we have conceded three against Hull, lost 2-0 to Palace, failed to beat Mlada Boleslav (a Czech team I had in my Europa League group), and in general, looked much less threatening than playing at home, where I have had results such as:
- 5-1 vs Watford on the opening day
- 5-0 vs Arsenal
- 4-0, 5-0 and 4-1 wins in the Europa League
- 4-0 vs Man City
- 6-0 vs Sheff Wed
- 5-2 vs Leicester
- 4-0 vs Stoke
I am really struggling to understand why our home and away records differ so much. Obviously I know that I can't use the same tactic for away games as we play a very attacking brand of football, with CWB-A on either side of defence, two attacking CMs, and two attacking IFs on either side, and of course playing away there is always the chance of getting caught on the break, despite having Jordan Henderson helping our defence playing as a half-back, we still manage to concede even when we have three men back.
With the linked tactic, we only have two men back and I fail to see how this can help us keep goals out. Furthermore, with the standard mentality, we are much less threatening when in possession, and it is frustrating to concede late goals having never really threatened the other team's goal in 1-0 defeats. Anyone who has any suggestions, please reply.