4-4-2 tactic to use with underdog teams fighting to avoid relagation

[07fosterma]

Please could somebody link me to a downloadable one, or give me some advice

 

[07fosterma]

bump

 

[TheBetterHalf]

thread moved to the subforum
( oh, and dont bump threads seconds after you made the post)

 

[07fosterma]

ok sorry. Where is the subforum

 

[TheBetterHalf]

Could you give us some more information. Are you playing with a rather good set of players in the EPL, a really poor team with **** players in the League Two etc? Also, perhaps add some info about the players strengths. If you have really quick wingers, then you need to make use of that. If you have really slow defenders, then you might need to play a deeper d-line with a DMC sitting in front of them etc etc

 

[TheBetterHalf]

ok sorry. Where is the subforum

The thread has already been moved there. ( the subforum is at the top of the tactic forum, where it says " What tactic should i use)

 

[07fosterma]

Could you give us some more information. Are you playing with a rather good set of players in the EPL, a really poor team with **** players in the League Two etc? Also, perhaps add some info about the players strengths. If you have really quick wingers, then you need to make use of that. If you have really slow defenders, then you might need to play a deeper d-line with a DMC sitting in front of them etc etc

I am currently using San Marino in the serie B and have just been promoted my wingers are quite quick and my cb's are also reasonably quick. Just atm my strikers are on a goal drought

 

[TheBetterHalf]

I am currently using San Marino in the serie B and have just been promoted my wingers are quite quick and my cb's are also reasonably quick. Just atm my strikers are on a goal drought

Have a look at this approach. Whilst its made for middleteams/top teams, it can be used for underdogs as well ( not the most attacking version though) NOtice that these tactics are not uploaded as you set them up your self

Naturally, you might have to change a few roles but still sticj with the balance between defend,support and attack
CHELSEA 41221

A TOPTEAM & MIDDLETEAM TACTIC


Notice ! The tactic is NOT uploaded. Instead, just follow the instructions as how to set it up. Any tweaks away from the pure TC-settings will be pointed out in the text and/or the screenies.



Disclaimer: This is in no way an emulation.


Here, we will find not 2 or 3 but 4 approaches. When playing wih a top notch team, the aim will always be to BE IN CONTROL OF THE GAME, no matter how the opponent chose to play .The key is to see if your players are finding space that they can exploit or of they have to create it them selves, if the players need to sit deeper and counter or if you have to push up and gain control by hassle the opponent
The tactic uses complete fullbacks and a mobile and complete FC ( by quality, not role). In midfield, we use a anchorman, a creative player and one that is allowed to burst forward. Finding space. So in short, it’s a destroyer/marker, a creator and an explosive box2box. Down the wings, we use Inside forwards
As you also see, this approach is not for top teams only, but also for middle teams.

Top teams vs Middle teams – What approach am I most likely to use ?
- Well, if playing a Chelsea, you are more likely to face defensive teams and actually be able to stretch them ( as you are quality), hence using the first approach more often than lets say Blackburn, that are morel likely to use the 2 counter approaches.

General Tweaks away form the TC settings:
- Focus play set to Mixed


Also suited for : All teams that has many good central MCs and not too many FCs. Teams that do have the quality to finish top 12(!), i.e not being a real underdog


1st strategy: Attacking Possession

Although this is the main approach, you will probably need the other ones just as much. Perhaps not in the home as Chelsea in your 4th season, but as Olympiakos or Benfica in the CL, you need to be more cautious then this. Here, we play a balanced control based approach and let our wide players provide lots of width and we hassle the opponent and at the same time we try to keep possession when getting back the ball.

If playing against really deep sitting teams, It can be a good idea to actually shout “ drop deeper” in a way to stretch the opponent even more and if this ultra defensive opponent is using a holding DMC that gets a lot of ball, us the FC to man mark him and close him down always in the OI´s.

General Tweaks away form the TC settings:

- The MCright have Hold Ball set to NO ( so he never does it regardless of shouts)
- The focus play




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2nd Strategy Direct Counter

Here, we play on the counter, getting the ball forward. We push up the team and play more direct balls into channels for our attackers and wingers to run onto. This is a way to exploit either the gap between the opponents attacking wingers and their deep sitting defenders and/or their attacking fullbacks, playing the ball over the top. If the opponents its with the while team behind the ball, this approach can be fruitless



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3rd Strategy: A BALANCED APPROACH

Here, we try to sit with more men behind the ball, retaining possession and keeping the ball in the team. Obvious, we will still burst at goal and since we play with 4 attacking minded players (by roles and player types), this will happen often. The fullbacks will not join the attacks but instead move up with the rest of the team and keep the shape. We keep dribbling to a minimum and play a shorter passing game. In short, we play a nice possession based approach in that sense that we keep possession in good positions and restrict the opponent to keeping possession far away from our goal.

If being uncertain how to start a match, this is ALWAYS a good option



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4th Strategy: Cautious Counter

Here, we are playing much more cautious, perhaps an approach that will mainly be used away to really good teams or when wanting to grind out a result ort hold on to a results. To cool things down a bit.

 

[07fosterma]

thanks a lot mate really helpful will try and create this tatic

 

[TheBetterHalf]

thanks a lot mate really helpful will try and create this tatic

Good luck. Just remember that even though you use a really stable approach that gets you lots of points ( well, enough to finish midtable), you will still get heavuily beaten from time to time due to that the players just are not good enough and perhaps lack the dtermination to get back when going 2 goals behind ( resulting in a 0-5 trashing). In short, dont panic, just keep going and counte the points as a whole, not the conceeded goals

 

[07fosterma]

Good luck. Just remember that even though you use a really stable approach that gets you lots of points ( well, enough to finish midtable), you will still get heavuily beaten from time to time due to that the players just are not good enough and perhaps lack the dtermination to get back when going 2 goals behind ( resulting in a 0-5 trashing). In short, dont panic, just keep going and counte the points as a whole, not the conceeded goals

allright ok cheers