How to Create Deep Lying Targetman?

[Montanaro]

I've been tweaking a formation for MLO that uses the typical "Big Man, Small Man" tactic upfront. I have Agbonlahor up front as the small speedy poacher, and Trezeguet playing a bit deeper as his strike partner.

However, I don't like using the Second Striker position as I find they tend to chase back an awful lot, but I like how they roam around more in attack. So if I play Trezeguet as a deep SS, he will pull himself out of position and not be quite as good overall.

Basically the formation is like this

---SS------
--------
------------CF

With the SS being at the forward most position an SS can play, and the CF being at the deepest before he turns into a midfielder. Both players are on the edges of the 12 yard box.

If I change the SS to CF, agbo loses his darting run card and has a drop in rating.

How do you guys do this? Do you play them more narrow? Who would be a good deep lying target man beside trezeguet?

I personally don't think this game does a good job at mimicking this tactic, as all the speedy poachers primary position is SS, but the way SS's are programmed, they are meant to play as a deeper, more creative forward, not as a fast poacher which most are in reality. Vice Versa for CF.

Any thoughts or comments?

 

[Sabatasso]

My experience is that CF's are reluctant to run into good positions in the area when I get free on the wings, while SS is more than happy to find good positions for a cross.

So I am often using a 4-3-3 formation with three SS or two SS and a striker in the centre as "deep". Even though they are all aligned on a line, the CF will always drop deeper when I am in possession for some reason.

I play with Boca Juniors, Spurs and Argentina. What annoys me the most is that I never really get to use players like Palermo, D. Milito, Crouch and decent air-force CF's, as they are crappy passers, and since they never get into the area for headers, they are practically useless.