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Sorry to be negative, but that's not going to work! Defensively, you'll get spanked on the wings in the areas behind your Wing Backs, particularly on the counter attack and with crosses to the far post. Going forward, you've got your Wing Backs tripping over the two Advanced Playmakers and two False-9s both dropping deep to create space for... who? Plus, none of your outfield players are playing in their preferred positions/roles/duties. Even as a need-a-goal-in-the-last-minute gung ho/Hail Mary formation, you'd be more likely to concede on the counter than score one yourself.
That's my opinion, for what it's worth. Others might disagree. I wouldn't so much suggest improvements here as just advise you to scrap this idea and start again. Create a formation that gets as many of your best players playing in their preferred positions, roles and duties as possible and then get to work on improving the weaker areas with loans, free transfers and whatever you have the budget to buy.
Think about breaking the lines; defenders who attack, midfielders who defend, midfielders who attack, forwards who hold the ball up or create space for players running from deep. If a player is instructed to create space, which of the other players is supposed to exploit that space? For example, I prefer to have an attacking left back so the player in the AM(L) position is on cover duty, instructed to Cross From Deep, so the full back will overlap and go for the byline. On the right wing, I prefer the winger to attack so my right back is on support duty; he will be too deep to get involved in first wave counter attacks, but he'll offer additional width during second wave attacks when our forward progress has stalled.
That's my opinion, for what it's worth. Others might disagree. I wouldn't so much suggest improvements here as just advise you to scrap this idea and start again. Create a formation that gets as many of your best players playing in their preferred positions, roles and duties as possible and then get to work on improving the weaker areas with loans, free transfers and whatever you have the budget to buy.
Think about breaking the lines; defenders who attack, midfielders who defend, midfielders who attack, forwards who hold the ball up or create space for players running from deep. If a player is instructed to create space, which of the other players is supposed to exploit that space? For example, I prefer to have an attacking left back so the player in the AM(L) position is on cover duty, instructed to Cross From Deep, so the full back will overlap and go for the byline. On the right wing, I prefer the winger to attack so my right back is on support duty; he will be too deep to get involved in first wave counter attacks, but he'll offer additional width during second wave attacks when our forward progress has stalled.