Was wondering how people would set up a 4231 wide control and what instructions they would use want to compare it to mine and if anybody would change anything I have set up please feedback would be great on my tactic and how you would set up yours.
Gk (s) sweeper keeper
wb (a) in the full back position
Bpd (d)
bpd (d)
wb (a) in the full back position
bbm (s) mcl
dlp (d) mcr
isf (a) aml
w (a) amr
ap (s) amc
lone striker complete forward attack
fluid and control
slight high defensive line press more offside trap prevent short Gk distribution tight marking
play out defense short passing retain possession be more expressive look for overlap and work ball into box.
I know that seems a lot of instructions but hasn't worked to bad just wondering if anybody would change any of these institutions to make my tactic better and improve on it or what I should take off or change any of my player instructions and help and advice would be great. What why would yous set this up.
Sorry I have no screenshots as I'm using my phone. Thanks
The bit that confuses me the most about your post is "...hasn't worked too bad" because looking at your position, role and duty assignments I would expect you to get b*gg*r*d backwards on the counter attack by every single team that you come up against. I get that you're pressing the opposition in their own half like Pochettino or Klopp would do, but with all four of your wide men on attack mode, no obvious defensive/ball-winning role in midfield and a Box-to-Box man potentially vacating that space altogether, plus the absence of a Stopper to step out of the defensive line and engage the opponent, I would expect any half-decent 4-4-2 or 4-2-3-1 to defeat you easily enough.
Your attacking set-up is a bit gung-ho! I guess it depends how much of the ball the AP is seeing, but don't you find that your other three attackers are constantly running offside or receiving the ball when they are tightly marked and can't do anything with it? If you were to put the winger on support mode, he would join the attack a little bit later and make runs from slightly deeper. This will mean that the IF and CF will have more chance to be in goalscoring positions ahead of him, while the attacking WB can overlap on the outside to offer another angle to develop the attack. Instruct the winger to Cross From Deep and Aim Cross at Far Post; your IF is on attack mode so he should be well-positioned to get on the end of those. Your overlapping WB can Cross From Byline and Aim for Target Man to give your CF some goalmouth action. Remember to retain the Look For Overlap instruction at the Team Level.
On the left hand side, your WB is going to struggle to perform the attack duty with the IF infront of him also looking to attack; the IF will be forging on ahead while the WB is still wheezing his way across the half-way line. Put your left sided WB on support duty. He will provide width for second wave attacks - that's when the initial surge forward has been halted by a clearance or a tackle but you still have possession in the middle third and your player is looking to play it out wide to maintain attacking momentum. Have the WB Cross From Deep and Aim for Target Man or Aim for Centre. Crossing instructions for the IF are pre-set, but as another FM-er who asked for advice on how to get the most out of Payet (IF) and Antonio (W) in his West Ham save discovered in this thread recently (and posted an in-match screenshot to prove it), when the IF_Attack gets into crossing positions the "Support" function requires the W to make himself available to convert the chance - if the striker isn't already doing so.
I'd replace one of your BPDs with a Stopper (Central or Limited Defender). Think of the great central defensive partnerships over the years - Baresi/Maldini for Milan, Lawrenson/Hansen for Liverpool, Bruce/Pallister for Manchester United, followed by Vidic/Ferdinand - a tough tackling, no nonsense defender who will go looking for trouble alongside a more cultured ball player who could turn defence into attack with a single pass, or bring the ball out into midfield.
I do like a DLP but B-2-B's worry me; they have a tendency to be too far forward when the opposition counters. I prefer a Ball-Winning Midfielder_Defend alongside a Deep-Lying Playmaker_Support. If both players have the PPM of Likes to Switch Ball to Opposite Flank Often and can be trusted with More Direct Passing then so much the better because your team will be that much more equipped to quickly exploit the attacking space when it appears, especially on the counter or for second wave attacks.
Complete Forward_Attack works for me, as long as the player is well-suited to that role. A Target Man_Support with a tall, strong-in-the-air type has served me well in my one-man upfront formations. I usually go for whipped crosses but a good Target Man will get his share of headed goals, too.
I've always struggled to get much out of No.10s, but in my epic journeyman save where I have just joined a relegation threatened Bordeaux, I am getting some joy out of an Attacking Midfielder_Support in the No.10 role, playing short passes through the defence for my Advanced Forward_Attack - I've inherited four AFs but I'd gladly trade them all in for a CF and a TM when I get the chance.