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How would you best advice setting up the lone striker in a 433/451 formation I am unsure if should be using target man attack or deep lying forward attack. I am playing as Arsenal and Giroud and Chamakh or my candidates for the lone striker role at the moment (also thinking of buying Llorente)...

Hi guys I need some help with setting up midfield to score more goals. I am currently playing 451/433 with a DMC - Anchor Man Advance Playmaker - Support and Advance Playmaker - Attack. I have set the Advance Playmaker - Attack to run from deep often but he does not seem to get in the box and...

Could one of the tactical express help me with setting up my midfield in regards to specific marking. I am currently playing a 451/433 system with a DMC - Defensive Midfielder Defend, DLP - support and advance playmaker - attack. I have read that other people set up the DMC to loose zonal...

Hi Guys can someone please help me. I am playing a ball winning midfielder defend and deep lying playmaker support in central midfield. I have read that you cannot employ a short passing game with a deep lying playmaker and ball winning midfielder. Could the tactical experts let me know what...

I am setting up a 4231 formation with Arsenal and I wanted some advice on playing with two deep lying playmakers - defend in the MC position. What I want to achieve is to have my 2 midfielders screening the back four and starting attacks. I have Song and Arteta at the moment in central midfield...

I really need some help with my defence at the moment. Whenever I play away from home or against good teams with decent wingers and forwards(nani, bale, lennon and ronaldo) my full backs get smoked and my centre backs just seem to give up on defending. This mostly happens away from home...

I am bit confused on what closing down and marking I should give to my two central midfielders and DMC. I am playing with an advance playmaker-attack, deep lying playmaker-support and defensive midfielder-defend. I am playing balance/control with press more and a normal defensive line. I am not...

Can anyone give me some advice on how to play the 4231 formation with two holding midfielders. I really want my central midfielders to sit in front of the back four and break up plays and then distribute the ball to the attacking players. I am playing with Arsenal and my favourite formation is...

Could I have some advice on how to set up a counter attack strategy to use with my Arsenal Team when playing away from home. I basically want to press and win the ball back and launch a counter attack quickly that rips teams apart. Please could you guys have a look at my set up and let me know...

Playing as Arsenal with the 4231 formation. I have managed to beat Man City and QPR at home but struggled against Bolton and West Brom away. It seems that I am loosing the midfield battle in away games and team does not perform great. I dont really change roles and duties for away matches but I...

I just wanted to ask the tactical experts if playing withtwo advance playmaker support duty can work. I am worried that they will both get forward at the same time and congest the final third. I am playing a 433/451 formation with inside forward on the left and winger on the right wing both with...

I am having difficulties playing as Arsenal. Ramsey and Arteta do not produce anything in the Arsenal Midfield. I have Arteta has a deep lying playmaker - support and Ramsey is playing as a advance playmaker - support. I would ideally like Ramsey to link up with van persie more and get on the...

I am playing as Arsenal using the 4-5-1/433 formation. Could I have some advice on how to set up my midfield three please. I have read that if you put the 2 CM on central midfield support it will give you a better balance when it comes to attacking and defending. From reading various threads on...

I need some help with the roles for my Arsenal Strikers in a433/451 formation. My current strikers are as follows Van Persie Chamakh Park LeandroDamião Theproblem is that I do not know what role and duty to give my strikers in the433/451 system I havelooked at so many tactics on this forum and...

Playing as Arsenal and I am bit confused if I should use Wingers or Inside Forwards in the AMR/AML position. I have Gervinho, Walcott, Arshavin, Benayoun, Oxlade Chamberlain. I also thinking of getting Mario Goetze or Eden Hazard to add some youth and extra creativity to my team. I know that...