433 to make a comeback!!

[Beerfuelledman]

I have no bloody choice
Lost my 3 best midfielders to bans/red cards for next game
Anyone have much success with a 433 VD LB strategy?

[crispybits]

Not got any half decent all-rounders in other positions? 5-3-2 might even be a better option too...

[chewie1]

Have had some success with 343 recently, relies on 4 solid midfielders, never got on well with 433

[Bencrus]

3-4-3 is pretty nice, I find it especially useful when I am the better team and want to beat someone playing with a defensive setup.

4-3-3 is utter junk tho, it has virtually no use now. Unless you are massively stronger but even then I wouldn't play it. 5-3-2 and the aforementioned 3-4-3 are much better choices.

[Beerfuelledman]

532 it is. Even though my 5th is a 4 skill. Unless I play my new 11sk allrounder in defence and go with the 7sk in MF

[Surprised]

Does everyone only play 352 and 451 normally?

[Richt]

Does everyone only play 352 and 451 normally?

things are-a-changing

[blahblah]

Does everyone only play 352 and 451 normally?

things are-a-changing

It would seem so, but varying results with other formations, tbh.

[Ashers]

Does everyone only play 352 and 451 normally?

Like to mix 442 & 532 as well.

[Surprised]

I do tend to play 442 more than I used to and I play around with 532 and 541 on occasion.

[Beerfuelledman]

With this thread I was getting more at the fact I had no real other options with my 3 best midfielders banned
Though as a result, I'm leaning more to 532 than 433. Just not sure whether to play a 4sk in defence or buff it out with the 11sk all rounder and rely on long balls.

[Beerfuelledman]

I had my 11sk allrounder in 532bdefence until 5 mins before kick off when I changed him to midfield and 442. I got one chance in the game, and scored it winning 0-1.

[chewie1]

I had my 11sk allrounder in 532bdefence until 5 mins before kick off when I changed him to midfield and 442. I got one chance in the game, and scored it winning 0-1.

Nice although slightly lucky!!!

You have just tarnished your image of an excellent tactician to a indecisive lucky one

[Beerfuelledman]

I do believe 433 is making a comeback

After getting thrashed by a 433 in the Xpert league I only went and thumped Mintman in the Biscuit tin in a 433 that was fielded purely to maximise DV where it was needed. Wonder if the game engine has been tweaked a little?

[Karrde]

I do match reports for an entire division in one private league and every team that has played 433 has been absolutely smashed.

I have a team that should have romped their division too, but ended up finishing second because every time I played 3 up top my unbeatable team became useless

[Mintman]

I do believe 433 is making a comeback

After getting thrashed by a 433 in the Xpert league I only went and thumped Mintman in the Biscuit tin in a 433 that was fielded purely to maximise DV where it was needed. Wonder if the game engine has been tweaked a little?

That wasn't me??.. To be fair in that match the away side went 433 to maximise DV also. Whether you would have fared so well against a different formation is something we'll never know?

[Beerfuelledman]

lol - Deppy sorry. Maybe the comeback is premature then?

[Karrde]

A team of mine with something like one league defeat in fifteen is going 433 in about 20 minutes... stay tuned

[spireiteontour]

He won 1-0 by the way


Now I find 442 is a vERY effective formation at home

as long as all 4 are decent mids

[Ashers]

He won 1-0 by the way


Now I find 442 is a vERY effective formation at home

as long as all 4 are decent mids

I have played 4-4-2 at home for the past three seasons and would say that it often end in home wins.

[blahblah]

He won 1-0 by the way


Now I find 442 is a vERY effective formation at home

as long as all 4 are decent mids

This is the key, though. Does anyone know any teams with 3 good enough forwards?

I would guess that allowing for equal prediction effects that the 5 mids are still the strongest formations.

I have lost the link to thingy's stats stuff which could be worth a look, if people want to investigate further.

But I don't really see myself buying big skill forwards. Maybe if I was convinced I could keep a forward instead of a midfielder in the conveyor belts that I have set up, but by then it will probably have changed back

[Karrde]

Im trying 5-2-3 with that team next

[spireiteontour]

yeah i have at least 1 team if not a couple more wher ei could play 3 forwards without weakening too much.

and team where i could play
14
14
12

skill forwards

I do agree that high skileld forwards seem to be less important than high skilled mids. But sirely a high skill forward is better than a low skilled forward and those people who dont bother and still win are winning IN SPITE of their weak forwards , not because of - as some of them claim (michelep) etc

when i say decent mids i mean no 17/4 - 8 or 9 skill as your weakest i would say

[blahblah]

Nothing to do with my Animals with their lack of a good forward and Keeper, then

I won with 5-3-2 today - the Team Strength was an advantage of 1, and Form was miles better, but my Ave age was 24 vs 28 - oh and I was at home, and they played a predicted 3-5-2.