Just to share my current tactics: 4-1-4-1
DEFENSE:
- besides, the CMs and the wingers, by doing so, are actually also acts as 2nd strikers
ST
LW - CM - CM - RW
DM
LB - CB - CB - RB
GK
RED: attacking duty; GREEN: supporting duty; BLUE: defending duty
LW - CM - CM - RW
DM
LB - CB - CB - RB
GK
RED: attacking duty; GREEN: supporting duty; BLUE: defending duty
DEFENSE:
- Team settings: slightly deep defensive line + slightly narrow width
- CBs & fullbacks are set to slightly defensive mentality (not too defensive) and only little-to-moderate pressing to cover their own areas
- DM is set to moderate level of pressing as i want him to cover mainly areas in front of the defenders and to cover defender who is out of position
- Full backs are set to supporting role to allow them to cross ball in when chances arised
- the left & right midfielders are set to play as supporting wingers to provide crosses in without too much dribbling
- the CMs are set to attacking duty
- my idea is to set the mentality of the CMs and wingers to be slightly higher than the lone forward and allow the forward to play less direct passing:
- besides, the CMs and the wingers, by doing so, are actually also acts as 2nd strikers
- the forward is set to a poacher role
- all the wingers and CMs are set to have forward run sometimes
- another idea is to have one of the CMs to roam and allowed much creative freedom (all other players are set not to roam with little creative freedom)