Modern possesion and unique 442

[Dimitris14]

After a lot of (failed) tries I've finally managed to create a great possesion and modern 442 (a system that's on the rise worldwide)

Unfortunately I'm not currently on my PC so I can't post pictures but I'll describe the tactic

                   SK(s)

FB (d) CD(c) BPD(d) CWB(a)

W(s)   dlp (s) bwm (d)  wp(a)

        T(a)

                         P or PF (a)

 

Now I've slightly cheated here,the formation is actually an asymmetric 4-4-1-1 but it defends like a compact 4-4-2 and attacks like a 3-4-3

 

Team instructions:

Play out of defense

Focus play through the middle

Narrow width

Shorter passing

Higher tempo

Work ball into the box

Be more expressive

Overlap left 

Underlap right

Counter press

Counter attack

Distribute to center backs

Higher defensive line

Standard line of engagement

More urgent press

Offside trap

Narrow defensive width

 

Team mentality : balanced

 

Any opinions on the tactic? Would you suggest any changes(although as I said it works very very well)

 

If anyone wants the tactic,just comment and I'll share it

[andre62]

can you share the tactic?

[yellowforever]

If your tactic is working well, stick to it! I'm a tinkerer myself and it often does me no good.

If I was to suggest a small change then that would be your BWM. I know he's on defend but BWM don't sit very much, and considering he's having to cover a very aggressive wingback/wp pairing I'd maybe change him to a CM (D) just to hold his position a bit more. Aside from that, well done, glad to hear you're going well!

[Dimitris14]

@yellowforever if im honest i was thinking about doing the exact same thing,its just that my best player and captain is a natural bwm (d) and im slightly hesitant to change his role

[Dimitris14]

@andre62 here it is

modern -possesion 442.fmf