Finally getting somewhere with the positioning I think....I've had this sort of shape for the past 2 games now, I've been using your tactic Jimmy. I'll put the changes I've made:
- Alves up 2 notches until he has an attacking mentality
- Neymar pushes all the way up the left wing to a striker level
- Messi dropped to AMCR with very attacking mentality and runs from deep on often
- I also changed the passing to mixed to try to include Neymar a bit more, and because with Messi deeper it was getting a bit congested
Here's the Barca pic from Levante the other week you posted and my positions so far, getting better but not perfect!
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Really annoying me that I can't get Neymar to come more central though! If he was more central, he would link up perfectly with Iniesta because at the moment he is far too isolated to do anything really. The only goals or shots he has are through balls on counter attacks or where he dribbles in from the left and ends up in the box somewhere, very frustrating....so if anyone has any ideas please throw them my way cos i think its impossible at the moment!