Hello!
Wanted to give an update on me using this formation. I started a new career with Sunderland and decided to use the 4411. Normally this is a great formation to use in the lower leagues.
First season - League 1
Position = 1st- 35 Wins - 7 draws - 4 losses - 74 Goal Dif- 112 Points
Trophies = MOTM 5 times, Checkatrade Trophy
Overview
I knew from the start I was going to win league 1 and that is what the board expected. I didn't have to do much in the transfer as the majority of the team was a high enough standard. Winning the Checkatrade Trophy was a nice bonus to the season. Particular mention to Chris Maguire, who scored 15 and assisted 16 goals. He really suited the formation.
Second Season - Championship
Position = 1st - 34 Wins - 9 draws - 3 losses - 72 Goal Dif- 111 Points
Trophies = MOTM 6 times
Overview
18M Transfer budget i was able to sign a couple of decent players. I did also got Sandro and McTominay on loan which massively helped. I thought going into this season was going to be tough I was expected to have a top table finish, however throughout the whole campaign no other team was a threat to me. Brighton who came 2nd finished on 80 points a 31 point difference. Chris Maguire again scored 15 and assisted 15 goals, which for someone getting on was really good.
Third Season - Premier League
Position = 8th- 19 Wins - 1 draws - 18 losses - 4 Goal Dif- 58 Points
Trophies = None
OverviewThe board gave me 45m to play around with, which was crucial as I knew where I accelerated getting into the Prem my team was going to struggle. So a few of the players that i signed was McTominay (6.75m) he was brilliant in the championship and for that price I had to sign him. Alfie Mawson (7.5m) I knew my defenders was going to be the area i needed to improve ready for the season so this was a nice addition along with getting Tuanzebe on loan. By far the best purchase was Tom Lawrence (7.5M), i decided to sell Chris Maguire and i knew this was going to be a huge loss to the team as he contributed 60 goals in the last two seasons. However, I knew this wasn't going to be replicated in the Prem. Tom finished on 20 goals 14 assists in the whole season. The start of the season was really hard i came up against some big teams and i already thought i was going to suffer. However, i seemed to find a routine and a team that worked. After a few wins i was pretty confident i was going to avoid being relegated. I completely threw away the last two games as I didn't want Europa league football, I wanted the ability to build on what I have without any further games.
Summery
A great formation for lower leagues/underdog teams. The only problem I have is the market for ML and MR is pretty dry especially Inverted Wingers. After a few more seasons where hopefully I'm more comfortable in the league and a threat I would probably find myself switching formations to a more attacking formation one which includes AML and AMR as these positions have so many world class options. However, this formation has smashed mine and the boards expectations. Yet again another amazing tactic. Please note, know editor was not used in this save and I've manually turned it off at the start. These results are all down to the tactics.
Cheers