Arrigo Sacchi's 4-4-2: High Pressure, Attacking Tactic for Top Teams and Underdogs

[saddworth]

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not been the greatest f starts but lets see if the novara result will turn it around will post at the end of the season too

 

[markbcfc]

results have picked up now 18 unbeaten,just need to tuen draws into wins,kozak is scoring a goal a game at the moment,any advice on a DM with no money to spend half way through season 1,already picked up bodde

 

[mouldy7890]

results have picked up now 18 unbeaten,just need to tuen draws into wins,kozak is scoring a goal a game at the moment,any advice on a DM with no money to spend half way through season 1,already picked up bodde

Simao is your best bet, he is cheap first season and is normally always released. Owen Hargreaves has done ok for me if you use him wisely.

 

[markbcfc]

cant get work permit for simao

 

[markbcfc]

found a good DM david mendes de silva 325k

 

[ruudvanwarren]

Hey Sean,

Just used your "Exploit the Flanks" tip against a Roma side who applied a narrow formation and tonked them 6-1!!! Never done this before put i'll be doing it more often now cheers buddy!

 

[seanhrfc]

I managed to draw 1-1 in the end, after creating 9 good chances.Played Everton next, had a goal wrongly dissallowed for offside and they then scored in the last minute so lost 0-1Just played City and somehow lost 1-2We are now Won 2 Drew 7 Lost 3 and everything that could go wrong HAS gone wrong, we could easily have an extra 12-15pts in just 12 games played.The game this year has been an absolute joke.

Wow looks like you've had a lot of bad luck mate! If it's any consolation I tried a game with West Ham and I failed to score in the first 7 games! I decided that Carroll and Chamakh were wankers so Robert Hall & Carlton Cole became my front two and I won 10 in a row up til december which is where I left it.

 

[seanhrfc]

Hey Sean,

Just used your "Exploit the Flanks" tip against a Roma side who applied a narrow formation and tonked them 6-1!!! Never done this before put i'll be doing it more often now cheers buddy!

Nice work! This was recommended by Hernes79 when he was Juve and I've been using it too with similar results.

 

[kitchin75]

well came third with sanmarino but lost in the play offs still it was a epic season thanks sean maybe next season

 

[seanhrfc]

well came third with sanmarino but lost in the play offs still it was a epic season thanks sean maybe next season

Argh there's nothing I hate more than a play-off final loss. Seen it with my Cambridge United side two season in a row - real life! Also just got back from watching a 0-0 draw with Newport County. Awful game of football.

With my San Marino game i'm on a 95 match unbeaten run in all comps, with 2 serie a games, cup final (Fiorentina) and Champions League (Barcelona) to go!

 

[kitchin75]

Argh there's nothing I hate more than a play-off final loss. Seen it with my Cambridge United side two season in a row - real life! Also just got back from watching a 0-0 draw with Newport County. Awful game of football.

With my San Marino game i'm on a 95 match unbeaten run in all comps, with 2 serie a games, cup final (Fiorentina) and Champions League (Barcelona) to go!

i hate you so much right now lol its a pain just have to win it next season but i dont think i will it would seem i sux at this game

 

[mouldy7890]

found a good DM david mendes de silva 325k

Nice work, I might need to check him out as well as I will be hunting in bargain bins now I am in the prem with Walsall.

 

[seanhrfc]

i hate you so much right now lol its a pain just have to win it next season but i dont think i will it would seem i sux at this game

With the right players in you should have a very good chance of winning it next season. Just not the luck! I remember I won both the C1 and B on the final day of the season!

 

[kitchin75]

With the right players in you should have a very good chance of winning it next season. Just not the luck! I remember I won both the C1 and B on the final day of the season!

well i did do a **** of a lot better than i thought i would so coming 3rd is very good thing just being a bit hard on myself gave this a quick go with my man u save and holy **** it was epic rooney scores for fun

 

[herne79]

As I'm finding, not only is this tactic quite incredible in itself, it also opens up further possibilities.

Leaving the 6 defensive players, team and individual instructions pretty much alone, it's perfectly possible to change around the front 4 into different formations, which could help teams who may be weaker or stronger in some areas.

For example, as sean knows, I've been playing around with having an inside forward (AMR), trequartista in the AMC position and DLF alone up front. I'm also playing around with another formation having a narrow front 4 of a DLF (attack), 2 x attacking midfielders (attack) in the AMCL/R positions and an advanced playmaker (support) for AMC.

Both are giving great results.

I'm not saying they give better or worse results that sean's original, just that the core tactic is such a stroke of genius you may be able to change some elements around to help tailor things to your team, or offer additional tactical variety given different opponents.

Experiment

 

[seanhrfc]

As I'm finding, not only is this tactic quite incredible in itself, it also opens up further possibilities.

Leaving the 6 defensive players, team and individual instructions pretty much alone, it's perfectly possible to change around the front 4 into different formations, which could help teams who may be weaker or stronger in some areas.

For example, as sean knows, I've been playing around with having an inside forward (AMR), trequartista in the AMC position and DLF alone up front. I'm also playing around with another formation having a narrow front 4 of a DLF (attack), 2 x attacking midfielders (attack) in the AMCL/R positions and an advanced playmaker (support) for AMC.

Both are giving great results.

I'm not saying they give better or worse results that sean's original, just that the core tactic is such a stroke of genius you may be able to change some elements around to help tailor things to your team, or offer additional tactical variety given different opponents.

Experiment

Interesting, will have a fiddle around with it myself when i feel like a break from my San Marino game and of course give your 1970 Brazil tactic a go. But its difficult to put this San Marino game down:

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5-0 up in just over half an hour! Also had two first teamer's suspended, my first choice left back ineligible and my left wing on international duty so I had 4 Sammarinese players starting and one come off the bench.

 

[iHoward]

This result speaks for itself on how good this tactic is

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[donchen]

Sorry there are too many pages to read so i'm just gonna post the qn here.

I just want to know if there are any modification i need to change after downloading the tactic to enhance?

 

[mouldy7890]

Sorry there are too many pages to read so i'm just gonna post the qn here.

I just want to know if there are any modification i need to change after downloading the tactic to enhance?

You don't need to enhance the tactic, it is solid enough as it is. I have won successive league titles to get to the Premier League and a F.A Cup final with Walsall using this tactic. Just need to find suitable players for each position, Sean has posted recommendations on the first page depending on your team's budget.

 

[EllisFMAFC]

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End of first season with QPR. This, and the guy that got Wigan proves how amazing the tactic is. First *GOOD* plug & play tactic this year.