WJ
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The thing is, it's not a great tactic, imo.aha i shall clear that cache pronto, cheers for that.
Here is my tactic, i developed it last year because it seemed like my forwards couldnt hit water from a boat, it looks attacking but i dont think it is too attacking tbh
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ignore where the players are, im just putting them in to give them game time
Going forward, it's static. You're hoping to overload the AI in the middle with the 3 forwards (and CM/A joining late) and that's really your only chance of scoring. If the opposition pack the middle (3 DCs or a 4-1-4-1, for instance) you will struggle to break through them. The wide players are static and only there as an out ball. They're not going to cross or take people on. There's no-one "controlling" the midfield either. The CM/A will burst forward while the DM/D will sit deep.
The only are of movement that could cause problems for the opposition, is when the F9 drops deep and the CM/A bursts into that gap. The poacher will stay forward and the CF/S will drop a little, but not much.
You have two chances of doing well here. 1 - On the counter attack. 2 - Against an aggressive (mentality and/or formation and/or closing down) opponent who will get overloaded at the back. Both rely on the exact same way of scoring. Burst forward quickly down the middle.
Defensively, you have two fairly big problems. You have 3 players who won't contribute too much defensively. To make matters worse, you have a gigantic gap right in the middle of the park where the CM/A pushes up aggressively and the DM/D sits on top of the defence.
Unfortunately, I don't know what TIs you're using and it might affect my judgement a little, but overall, I'm not a fan of the tactic.
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To summarise, I'd hazard a guess that the 1-1 (maybe even the 3-2) was against a relegation team, happy to defend for most of the game. The others weren't. They had gaps at the back, which you overloaded centrally, but they dominated in midfield, creating their own chances.