Classic 4-4-2 Tactic

Emile Heskey

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Classic 4-4-2


Tested with Hamburger SV.

Got this tactic from a friend and it has worked well with my HSV squad, the tactic is pretty solid and manages to create great attacking play while still keeping solid at the back.

Formation: Basic 4-4-2



Team Instructions:

Style: Balanced
Strategy: Standard

Passing Style: More Direct
Creative Freedom: Default
Closing Down: Press more
Tackling: More Aggressive
Marking: Zonal Marking
Crossing: Default
Roaming: Default

Counter Attack: YES
Playmaker: YES
Target Man: none
Everything else under "Specific Instructions" default.


Player Roles:


GK: Normal GK
CB's: Central Defender-Defend (CD-D)
DL and DR: Fullback-Automatic (FB-circle thing)
ML and MR: Wide Midfielders-Attack (WM-A)
RCM: Advanced Playmaker-Support (AP-S) or Deep-lying Playmaker-Support (DLP-S), depends on your players.
LCM: Central Midfielder-Defend (CM-D)
STR: Complete Forward-Attack (CF-A)
STL: Poacher-Attack (P-A) or Advanced Forward-Attack (AF-A), depends on your players.


Buying Players:


GK: Solid GK (René Adler, Ron-Robert
Zieler, Marc Andre ter Stegen)
LB and RB: Good fullback that can attack just as well as he defends. (Aogo, Baines, Vrsaljko)
CB's: Solid centre-back, good mental stats, tackling, marking, and decent pace. (Westermann*, Howedes, Kaboul)
RCM: Playmaker, the creative engine of your team. (Badelj, Hernanes, Ruben Yttergard Jenssen)
LCM: Your ball winner, defensive mentality. (Sandro, Kara, Bender brothers)
LM and RM: Fast, good crossing. (Beister, Marcell Jansen)
STR: The Complete Forward. Your support striker. (Necid, Morata, Ko
Zak)
STL: Good finishing, pace, mental stats. Your finisher. (Heung-Min Son, Ademilson, Nilmar)

*He can play almost everywhere

For more suggestions you can consult Raikan007's superb Player Recommendation List Thread.


Training:

Team Cohesion-Very High on pre-season
Ball Control-Average during season



Pre-match Training:


Att. Movement when at home vs SMALLER or SIMILAR LEVEL teams.

Def. Set Pieces when at home vs BIGGER teams.

Def. Positioning or Def. Set Pieces when away at SIMILAR or BIGGER teams. Depends on the team you're facing. (Stoke-style teams = Def. Set Pieces, Dortmund-style teams: Def. Positioning.)

Att. Movement when away vs SMALLER teams.


Other Info:

Pitch: Standard Pitch.
Opposition Instructions: ask coach with highest defense stats.
Shouts: Didn't use any.
Individual Instructions: None
Set-pieces: I left them at default and scored a few corners but feel free to put your own set-pieces!

WORKS ON LATEST PATCH


DOWNLOAD LINK?!

This is a very simple tactic that you can create in less than 5 minutes, a download link is unnecessary in my opinion.



Feedback would be much appreciated, I would also like to see your results using this tactic.

Have fun!




 
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Please link...for download :)

there is no link, he said:


DOWNLOAD LINK?!

This is a very simple tactic that you can create in less than 5 minutes, a download link is unnecessary in my opinion.

meaning he wants you to transfer these instructions into the TC and you will have "this" tactic..

 
Is this your actual team squad for Hamburg or suggestions of players? also what season are you in?
 
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