Hey Chrissy,
It's a really good tactic, especially in the first season (as I have posted), as teams simply do not know what has hit them, but the second half as expected is difficult as teams learn your style of play. Do you recommend tinkering in terms of formation but keep the same base of instructions. e.g. a 4 3 2 1 wide or a 4312 ? If so which formation would you recommend and if formation is not necessary, which instructions do you feel is open to tweak?
This is a response to a 5-0 humiliation to Huddersfield in the FA Cup lol
EDIT: I basically have answered my question. Tinkering is NECESSARY for this ME, in my opinion any way, a rule of thumb for me is that when playing lower opp or tight, I remove offside trap and push higher up option. A alternative formation I am using is the 4 1 2 2 1 (2 wing backs and 2 inside forwards).
I was 2-1 down to Arsenal with 10 mins to go and won 5-2 and just beat Manchester CITY with 36 shots and restricted them to just 12(4) (!) and the commentary mentioned can "they weather the storm" which is unheard of against the FM version of City. Key for me is making sure I change player roles against weaker and stronger, so for the former I would use AP(a) and latter I would use BMW(S) for example. Will post end of season SS later.