wbafan123 Posted December 31, 2015 Share Posted December 31, 2015 Never posted on this forum before but I'm a regular follower. Currently doing a game with my adopted team, Gillingham and having a fairly successful season. However, I just played a game against Peterborough and I went 1-0 up right before they had a man sent off. As soon as they had a red card, they were a different team. I hardly created anything. I would say fair enough, but this isn't the first time that I've struggled to break down 10 men. Sometimes teams play 4-3-2 (In this case), or they might sit narrow. So I do the natural thing, play a little more aggressive, go wider, put a full back on attack, etc. Nothing works and I'm finding it a real struggle. Any of you guys have any useful tips on how to break down 10 men, or had any similar experiences? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCBeast Posted December 31, 2015 Share Posted December 31, 2015 Same thing happened with me when playing as Liverpool. I was at home against Sunderland and was playing well and we went 1-0 up. Then they got a man sent off and scored an equaliser and outplayed me for the rest of the game. I didn't know what to do either so I done the same as you and tried to stretch the game but still to no avail. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew K Posted December 31, 2015 Share Posted December 31, 2015 I had fair amount of luck in a recent game by going wider in already a control mentality and then choosing exploit the middle. It sucked all the defenders in when a central player had the ball, leaving my wide players free. Passing to the wide players would send defenders scrambling to get out wide and it opened up gaps in the defense for a cross. Also, sometimes the AI takes some time to rebalance their formation, so if they are less a man on a wide side I'll choose exploit that flank and give my players on that side more aggressive duties and/or roles. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jakem016 Posted January 1, 2016 Share Posted January 1, 2016 It depends on their formation. If they move all their players to the center of the pitch, then I'll usually use the ti "look for the overlap" if I have wide attackers. They will hold the ball up and draw out the opposing fbs and give my fbs plenty of room to play in quality cross or through ball. If this isn't enough, then you can instruct players to cross to the far post. If they don't switch to a narrow formation, then you can exploit the middle to take advantage of your central superiority. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
herne79 Posted January 1, 2016 Share Posted January 1, 2016 Rather than focussing on the opposition being a man short and trying to exploit gaps you may think are there, consider how the opposition plays. In all likelihood, they don't just change formation - they'll change mentality as well to Counter or even Defensive. So they'll be sitting back, sucking you in, and waiting to hit you with a counter attack. So if you go more attacking, you could actually be falling into their new counter attacking trap. With a team who plays like this, I usually try to add extra creativity to my team - by changing Team Shape or one or two individual roles. Alternatively, others have success by switching to a more defensive mentality themselves to try to draw out the opposition. Happy New Year ! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dictis Posted January 3, 2016 Share Posted January 3, 2016 Drop Deeper, play wider, Counter/defensive always seems to do pretty well, as they drop into a contain defence you can probably slow tempo as well. Patience will be rewarded! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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