Well, there hasn't been any formation posted in here for quite some time, but I still hope someone with decent knowledge can help me out a bit...
I'm playing PES5 since I don't like how the newer games look and play. Against the AI I'm doing pretty good, no matter what formation or team I use.
What I need: Two formations for a rather mediocre team, one for defending and getting the ball back (set to auto-defense) and one for a midfield supported all-out attack (set to auto-attack).
The reason for using two formations instead of three is that I'm playing on the keyboard and the manual switching is a little complicated for me. I'm playing a master league (******) with the kind of players that peak after like 6 or 8 seasons at about 85. No super stars or any of the likes of Babel and Park Chu Young and Farfan and so on. I'm also using the same team (with the initial player attributes) to play against a mate who usually takes Germany or other teams of similar strength.
Formation A:
I'm not bothering about counter attacks anymore. I don't need them against the AI, and when playing with my mate I don't want to play risky balls, since I want to deny him any goals (and if possible even any shots on goal) and thus have to keep possession as much as possible. Don't get me wrong though, I don't want a defensive formation per se. The initial formation should have 4 at the back and as much midfielders as possible while still posing a
theoretical counter attacking threat, primarily for preventing enemy CB from joining the attack. The formation should be good at getting the ball back early in case of bad passing. However it shouldn't look overly defensive neither in the formation setup screen nor on the pitch.
Formation B:
Now this is where it gets interesting. I want something that I can switch to when I'm in possession and my mate has organized his defense, similar to jMz's 2-6-2 from page 7. However, my RB is only adept at this position, and since I want something asymmetrical anyway (only for formation B), I plan to leave him there. LB is also adept at LWB and LMF. Most players are only adept at one role, and I have no players that can play both DMF and either CB or SWP. The players that can play in multiple roles are:
SB - WB - SMF (left)
CMF - SMF - AMF (left)
SMF - AMF - WF (both)
WB - SMF - AMF - SS - WF (both) *
DMF - AMF - SS - WF - CF (both)
WF - CF (both)
DMF - CMF (both)
The player marked with the asterisk (no. 8) is pretty much the star of my team. Although small and not very fast, he has a deadly cross and is good at taking free kicks up to 35 yards. He also has great stamina, teamwork and mentality attributes.
To confuse my mate and hopefully thwart all man marking attempts, I want my players to swap positions and sides as much as possible with these two formations. For example, I thought about having my star initially play LMF, and at formation B he changes to RWF while the former LB takes his old position. Also, CF (1 or 2?) from formation A should maybe drop to midfield position(s) or to opposite wing(s).
Regarding defense and enemy counterattacks: I'm pretty good at defending, however I really want to win without conceding any goals. Would it make sense to have two CB and one RB on "back line: C", like this?
To sum up, my questions are:
- What formations should I use for A and B?
- What defensive and attacking arrows should I assign? I still don't get what exactly those do. Also, should I assign any arrows to my GK?
- Which team strategies and defence system should I choose?
- Which three semi-automatic strategies should I choose?
- What penalties do I get when I assign players to positions they aren't adept at? Are they negligible?
- What exactly is the teamwork attribute responsible for?
Any kind of help is greatly appreciated, thanks in advance!