Arsenal Help

[gunnerjames]

Playing as Arsenal with the 4231 formation. I have managed to beat Man City and QPR at home but struggled against Bolton and West Brom away. It seems that I am loosing the midfield battle in away games and team does not perform great.
I dont really change roles and duties for away matches but I have read on this and other forums that it is best to have a second formation for away matches. I have read that it is best to have a second formation for away matches like the 433/451 formation. I would like to ask if anyone can recommend any changes to my current player roles and team instructions that will help me dominate the midfield and the game in away matches
Here is my team and player instructions below please feel free to offer me any advice and recommendations.
Goalkeeper - GK Defend
Vermalean - Ball Playing Defender - Defend (through balls set to sometimes for both defenders)
Koscielney - Ball Playing Defender - Defend
Santos - Full Back - Support (run with ball, forward runs and crossing sometimes)
Sagna - Full Back - Support (run with ball, forward runs and crossing sometimes)
Song - Deep Lying Playmaker - Defend (creative freedom set to normal and through balls often)
Arteta - Box to Box Midfielder - Support (forward runs, through balls and run with ball set to sometimes) creative freedom normal
Gervinho - Advance Playmaker - Attack (AML) (run with ball, forward runs and through balls are set to often)
Walcott - Inside Forward - Attack
Ramsey/Arshavin - Attacking Midfielder - Attack roaming yes and move into channels
Van Persie - Complete Forward - Attack - roaming no and wide play normal
Team Intructions
Fluid
Control
Passing Shorter
More Expressive
Tackling Default
Marking - Default
Roaming - Default
Crosses - Default
Defensive Line - Normal
Wide Play - Normal
Tempo - Normal
Wide play - Mixed
Counter - Attack - No
Play Offisde - No

 

[Robos]

4231 is a really aggressive formation, so perhaps moving the amc down to mc(Ramsey is a monster as mc-ap) and song down to dmc. I would also change gervinho to a IF or W.

I'm guessing you are in your first season and because of that the players aren't used to you yet and that always gets you more inconsistency. Hang in there!

 

[JJ86]

Playing as Arsenal with the 4231 formation. I have managed to beat Man City and QPR at home but struggled against Bolton and West Brom away. It seems that I am loosing the midfield battle in away games and team does not perform great.
I dont really change roles and duties for away matches but I have read on this and other forums that it is best to have a second formation for away matches. I have read that it is best to have a second formation for away matches like the 433/451 formation. I would like to ask if anyone can recommend any changes to my current player roles and team instructions that will help me dominate the midfield and the game in away matches
Here is my team and player instructions below please feel free to offer me any advice and recommendations.
Goalkeeper - GK Defend
Vermalean - Ball Playing Defender - Defend (through balls set to sometimes for both defenders)
Koscielney - Ball Playing Defender - Defend
Santos - Full Back - Support (run with ball, forward runs and crossing sometimes)
Sagna - Full Back - Support (run with ball, forward runs and crossing sometimes)
Song - Deep Lying Playmaker - Defend (creative freedom set to normal and through balls often)
Arteta - Box to Box Midfielder - Support (forward runs, through balls and run with ball set to sometimes) creative freedom normal
Gervinho - Advance Playmaker - Attack (AML) (run with ball, forward runs and through balls are set to often)
Walcott - Inside Forward - Attack
Ramsey/Arshavin - Attacking Midfielder - Attack roaming yes and move into channels
Van Persie - Complete Forward - Attack - roaming no and wide play normal
Team Intructions
Fluid
Control
Passing Shorter
More Expressive
Tackling Default
Marking - Default
Roaming - Default
Crosses - Default
Defensive Line - Normal
Wide Play - Normal
Tempo - Normal
Wide play - Mixed
Counter - Attack - No
Play Offisde - No

you should change Song to 'Ball Winning Midfielder' Have Arteta as the Deep Lying Playmaker
Push your defensive line to about (14)
you can test out my tactic for your away games if you like
*Also you want to set you Match Preparation to High Teamwork until the formation is known by your team
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[spanky123]

for your away matches id use the play from defense shout aswell as pass to feet and hit early crosses works well with me but only using very fluid and attacking as your tactics ! ive murdered teams away with blackburn with these hope this helps