temporaryeggs Posted June 23, 2020 Share Posted June 23, 2020 Playing 4-2-3-1 wide, tactical style control possession, pressing high and hard. Opponent was playing the exact same formation, and it became pretty obvious that he was pressing hard too. What to do? I tried dropping back and playing a direct counter attack style, thinking to hit them over the top. It...didn't go according to plan. Ended up losing 3-0 with 3 sucker punches after switching to attacking wing play to chase a result. What do you do if you encounter the exact same formation and style? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mercia Posted June 23, 2020 Share Posted June 23, 2020 I don't know why you decided to change things up? Basically, you blinked first it seems. 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptCanuck Posted June 23, 2020 Share Posted June 23, 2020 I had that happen against Spurs in the League Cup in 2022: counter-attack, 4-1-4-1 vs their similar counter-attack 4-1-3-2. Neutral ground and a cup final, so maybe different than a standard league match, but I went attacking vs their positive and stuffed them. It was my best win against a strong side. Agree with the blinked first. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jorge666 Posted July 6, 2020 Share Posted July 6, 2020 Exploit their pressing with fast direct balls over the top, good passers and fast advanced forward/inside forwards, that or try and play them at their own game but then whoever has the better technical players will probably win Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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