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dazmister said:Well Said.
If Ur Gonna Tell Us Ur Formation Dont Be Lazy And Just Say It,give Us A Small Pic Of It.
Lazy Ba...rd.
observer said:
OK here is a formation I like to switch to every now and then.
This is a very balanced formation (actually slightly defensive): The legendary 3-5-2 formation. It works really well, and with the right choice of players, helps you play nice football. You have a good grip on the mid feild, and with the right twist it can be very offensive.
I was surprised also to know that this is Seabass's favorite formation. I even had a look at his starting line up
As an advance formation, I combine the basic 3-5-2 with 2 other formations. The idea is simple: the two LMF & RMF players push forward in the offensive position to be LW & RW, and in the defensive situation, they push back to be WBs.
These 2 players (LWF & RWF) are key here. They should be very balanced players, fast, good in dribble and crosses. I noticed after switching between these formations heavily, those 2 players loose most of their energy by end of the game but they are always the key to score. You can score heavily using though balls to CFs from OMF or one of SMF. Also, Crosses work really well. Surprisingly also, scoring is possible using the three formations, even the most defensive one. Defense wise, it is very secure and almost impossible to be conquered from the center. Meantime, the SMFs cover well the sides especially when they are in their WB position.
In the picture I posted, you would notice that in formation B (attack) I changed on of the DMF to be CMF to push forward and more control the mid feild. It works well as well when he stays as a DMF2 similar to its original position in formation A.
The beauty of this advance formation set is that you can switch to many times during the game back and forth (sometimes even during the same attack). With the exception of RMF & LWF, almost all other players' positions are kept and you wouldn't feel confused. Thatswhy I mentioned early, you can keep the the second DMF in his position during the attack. In all cases, changing only these two positions has huge defensive or offensive impact.
This is the concept. I think if you played with it, it might be very fruitful for almost everyone.
More to come.
-Observer
jMz said:Is it sad that I'm on here on Xmas Eve?
Well it's better than sitting watching Come Dancing. Which is why I'm here, to escape that nightmare. I'm at my Ma's and everyone has gone home now. I haven't brought my PS2, big mistake.....
Anyway, here is an update of my ML formation, it has evolved a little.
-------GK-------
-RB--CB--CW--LB-
--CM--CM--CM--
-------OM------
-----CF--CF----
Back Line - C
Zone Press - B
Offside Trap - B
Counter Attack -A
Put the defence in a perfect line on the 18yd box, all on high defence, no arrows. D-Line is hugely important, so if anyone gets through, they'll be offside anyway (hopefully). The idea is you'll always have the back four defending, allowing your midfiled to run riot.
Put the 3CM's just inside the half way line (nearer defence) with the right and left players with attack arrows. The centre man should also be a DM incase you need to switch to a diamond. Normal defense arrows.
The OM is the centre piece and you need an outstanding player here, he needs to pass and shoot most importantly, but a bit of dribbling flair wouldn't go a miss. Also it would help if he is strong so he can hold the ball up. Normal or Low defence, no attack arrow (he'll get forward anyway, and this will allow him to float left and right, allowing him to link with the on-running CM's, otherwise he is on his own really).
Usual rule of thumb can't really fail here, a big man and a pacy trickster. Low Defence, and no arrows. You can tweak the forwards as much as you want though, as there is stability behind them all the way.
This formation works with almost any team in the game, although if you fill each position with the best possible players, you should find near perfect balance.
A few tweaks of the team aggression can instantly change the whole team from defensive to attacking, without too much risk as your defence stays back (usually)....
As for formation changes, I use different ones against different teams, but you can create almost any variation of the wondrous 4-4-2, and also if he is equipped, you can push the OM up front for extra firepower. You could camp out in your box and knock a long ball up for the three front men. Not pretty but effective if you're 1-0 up with 10 mins to go. You could create a diamond, or a flat line of CM's, or two DM's and two OM's. The possibilities are limitless, as I've stated before many times in this very thread.
Using this formation for the first portion of 2009 on 6 stars my results are like this...
W9 D2 L0 GS17 GC2
Those stats speak for the strength of this formation. When I've conceded, it's been two 4-1 games which I conceded late on pushing for a fifth. And the two draws were 0-0, in which the ball wouldn't go in for me and I've reduced the opposition to two or three wild shots.
Not as attacking as I'd like, but it is very strong, and makes you feel like true champions when you grind your bad games out to win 1-0.
Congratulationsobserver said:My wife just delivered our first baby yesterday. We had a beautiful babygirl: Sophie
It is an amazing feeling.