Hi everyone. I have been trying to get this tactic to work but I have not had success. A quick introduction to begin with. I am the manager at Chester FC, who when you start off are in the BSN. I got back to back promotions. I won the BSN and then got promoted in the playoffs of the BSP. My first season in League 2 I avoided relegation on the final day. I needed a win and came from down 0 - 3 at halftime to win 4 - 3. The worst part of this was I left the room because I was so furious with the way the team was playing that when I came back to see 4 - 3 I was in total shock. Anyways my budget was increased and I brought in more talent any my youngsters were developing into stars. Now it's my second season in League 2 and I am just above relegation zone again. I still have time to turn it around and get a playoff spot, which is exactly what I need since I promised my 2 star players we would get promotion this season.
So I have been setting my team up over the past 2 seasons for a 4-3-3. It was looking good in the preseason, but once the season got going we were either drawing or losing. I cannot figure out why the tactic simply is not working. One match we will score 3, but give up 3 or 4. The next we can't score at all and either give up 1 goal or none at all. Now I know teams are more likely to adjust their tactics against yours and figure you out, but I have not had success with it at all in the season.
I recently switched to 4-2-2-2. 2 midfielders, 2 high wingers, and 2 strikers and I have gone on a nice run getting 3 wins and 2 draws. 4-4-2 was mixed in there as well to counter some of my opponents tactics. I usually do research before a match and see what tactic my opponents struggle against the most which I how I decide if I go with 4-2-2-2 or 4-4-2. Now the only difference between those two formations and my 4-3-3 is I move the anchor up to a striker position to play as an advanced forward. I'm not sure how but my possession improves even though my midfield is thinner. With these two formations I usually tell the squad to play wider and will add pass into space, get the ball forward, and look for overlap if we are passing well and maintaining possession.
Now I believe right now I'm having success with these two tactics because I never used them prior in the season so teams are a little surprised by it, but my 4-3-3 was always getting ripped apart. Here is how I have it set up:
Players are out of position because I just switched from 4-2-2-2 to take the picture of the tactic.
Does anyone see any problems here? The team instructions are pretty much identical to the other two formations I play with. My players aren't the best in the league, but they are definitely not the worst and I have lost to worse teams than me using this tactic. I signed players with this tactic in mind so they should be fitting into this formation well. Any ideas?
So I have been setting my team up over the past 2 seasons for a 4-3-3. It was looking good in the preseason, but once the season got going we were either drawing or losing. I cannot figure out why the tactic simply is not working. One match we will score 3, but give up 3 or 4. The next we can't score at all and either give up 1 goal or none at all. Now I know teams are more likely to adjust their tactics against yours and figure you out, but I have not had success with it at all in the season.
I recently switched to 4-2-2-2. 2 midfielders, 2 high wingers, and 2 strikers and I have gone on a nice run getting 3 wins and 2 draws. 4-4-2 was mixed in there as well to counter some of my opponents tactics. I usually do research before a match and see what tactic my opponents struggle against the most which I how I decide if I go with 4-2-2-2 or 4-4-2. Now the only difference between those two formations and my 4-3-3 is I move the anchor up to a striker position to play as an advanced forward. I'm not sure how but my possession improves even though my midfield is thinner. With these two formations I usually tell the squad to play wider and will add pass into space, get the ball forward, and look for overlap if we are passing well and maintaining possession.
Now I believe right now I'm having success with these two tactics because I never used them prior in the season so teams are a little surprised by it, but my 4-3-3 was always getting ripped apart. Here is how I have it set up:
Players are out of position because I just switched from 4-2-2-2 to take the picture of the tactic.
Does anyone see any problems here? The team instructions are pretty much identical to the other two formations I play with. My players aren't the best in the league, but they are definitely not the worst and I have lost to worse teams than me using this tactic. I signed players with this tactic in mind so they should be fitting into this formation well. Any ideas?
