3 CM's with no wingers... Width Question

[Comad]

I'm looking at trying to make a tactic of my own as I've gotten bored of just using downloaded one's. One thing I'm looking at doing is having a 4-1-3-2 formation with a DM and three CM's. I'm worried that I'll be open to attack down the wings too much though. The two outside CM's I was considering having as BWM so they close down the opposing wingers but I don't know how this would work. Another thing I was wondering would be the team instructions for width. If I set the width to wider will this mean my players, in particular my CM's, play further spread across the midfield the outside CM's playing nearer the touchline

 

[Comad]

I may have posted this in the wrong place. I think it should be in the tactical discussion sub-forum

 

[nezza6969]

keep your width to normal for more balance in attack & defense, with short your wingers will be expose and wide all your players across the midfield will be expose, so your best bet is to have your width normal

 

[Comad]

Well I'm not planning on having any wingers in the tactic, just 3 CM's and a DM. With it a bit wider will the 2 outer DM's be near enough to the wings to close down opposing wingers?

 

[wampley]

Test my tactic, it's a 4132 without wingers, and it works good... (Better Classic Free Men...(H)) and maybe u find something that helps u...

http://www.fm-base.co.uk/forum/foot...wampleys-wee-free-men-4132-high-pression.html