Your Opinions?: 4-4-2 defending tactics (OR Other defensive tactics!)

[Scotty98TR]

I am in the second season of an Arsenal save, where I am trying to get create a mix of Spanish and English football to work (Some of you might of already seen my thread about this about a month ago?) and I had quite good success (I won the Prem, FA Cup and came runner-up in the Champions League (Losing on Penalties to Barcelona in the final! )

I have mainly used a flat 4-4-2 using a high-line and the offside-trap. But my defence hasn't been as good as it was last season so far (And even then it was pretty awful for a Prem Champions side!) so I was wondering what other effective defending methods (Both for a 4-4-2 and in general!!!)

E.G. Using a deeper line and getting two lines of 4 when in defence (A perfect example of this being Liverpool vs Arsenal at Anfield!)

Thanks

P.S. This is not urgent, my team are not struggling, and I may decide not to change anything at all! I am just curious about other ways I could defend!)

 

[TheBetterHalf]

In my opinion, the best way to defend is to make sure you hold on to the ball whilst playing cautious and yet agressive. Low mentality, flood the midfield, few t-balls, slow tempo, high pressing along with a highish d-line

 

[Scotty98TR]

In my opinion, the best way to defend is to make sure you hold on to the ball whilst playing cautious and yet agressive. Low mentality, flood the midfield, few t-balls, slow tempo, high pressing along with a highish d-line

Sounds a bit barcelona-ish

And I don't want to change with the attacking side to my tactics, I am purely wondering about the defensive side?

 

[Scotty98TR]

I never said I don't want to change the attacking players, I said the attacking side of my tactics. E.G. the passing style, tempo, etc.

P.S. Did you delete your reply or has my computer/internet connection just gone funny?

 

[TheBetterHalf]

I never said I don't want to change the attacking players, I said the attacking side of my tactics. E.G. the passing style, tempo, etc.

P.S. Did you delete your reply or has my computer/internet connection just gone funny?

I deleted it since I missread your text
Anyway, if you want to make the tactic more cautious and stabel in defense, then it will effect the attacking movements though

 

[Scotty98TR]

I deleted it since I missread your text
Anyway, if you want to make the tactic more cautious and stabel in defense, then it will effect the attacking movements though

I know it would slightly, but I don't want to dramatically change the attack. I was thinking more about things like playing 4-4-2 zonal marking with a deep defensive and midfield line?

 

[TheBetterHalf]

I know it would slightly, but I don't want to dramatically change the attack. I was thinking more about things like playing 4-4-2 zonal marking with a deep defensive and midfield line?

Why not try it . Personally, I cant really recommend any setting as being better than the others as I react and change things between 5-10 times every match, all depending on what I see on the pitch.

 

[Scotty98TR]

Why not try it . Personally, I cant really recommend any setting as being better than the others as I react and change things between 5-10 times every match, all depending on what I see on the pitch.

Haha okay thanks

At the moment I am doing okay-ish in defense, not great but not too bad, so I'll leave it till I begin to struggle