[Positional play not working as intended in a 4-4-2]

Average positions with ball of a 5-2-2-1 DM. I would expect my AF (#9) to be in-line with #20 and #36 and my DLF(#10) to be a bit wider and deeper.

5122DM.pkm

[Positional play not working as intended in a 4-4-2]

Average positions - 442 vs 4411. Strikers not adjusting their positions vs positional play working as intended

[Positional play not working as intended in a 4-4-2]

Giving it more thought, it's not just a 442 issue. It's an issue plaguing any formation with 2 strikers. Strikers in the STCL and STCR slots aren't adjusting their positions enough in relation to the roles enough around them.

Here is another 442 example but with an IWB instead of a Libero. The AF should be more central.

442 IWB.pkm