Thanks for this article, @Cleon. I'd been considering a 4-2-3-1 DM as part of my struggles to implement that formation without leaking loads of goals. I came upon this and decided to go with a Seg Vol instead of a DLP and I've been tearing up the English lower leagues ever since. The SV is almost overpowered in my tactic. The guy who I play there was "a good League 2 player" but is still killing it at the top of League One, averaging 7.5 and chipping in with lots of goals.
I had to make some tweaks. My CDs were getting caught out with long balls so my defensive line isn't so high and I have them closing down less. I also play a BWM (D) next to the SV and I think the staggering of the midfield lines allows me to play out of defense more effectively with the passing triangles you so rightly highlight in the OP. At first I struggled to get my AMC contributing, but when I dropped the guy with the "come deep to get the ball" PPM this improved--for me, the role is best for a guy who runs at the defense with the ball at feet and plays risky passes. Still trying to tweak the PIs here, though. Getting the IF(A) scoring as much as I'd like has been another challenge.
In the future, I expect to struggle against teams who play really deep. Right now, I'm unexpectedly topping the league and I think the opposition underestimates me. We'll see how things look when the usual "found out 2/3 way through the season" blip happens. Cheers mate, and UTB!
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Thanks for this article, @Cleon. I'd been considering a 4-2-3-1 DM as part of my struggles to implement that formation without leaking loads of goals. I came upon this and decided to go with a Seg Vol instead of a DLP and I've been tearing up the English lower leagues ever since. The SV is almost overpowered in my tactic. The guy who I play there was "a good League 2 player" but is still killing it at the top of League One, averaging 7.5 and chipping in with lots of goals.
I had to make some tweaks. My CDs were getting caught out with long balls so my defensive line isn't so high and I have them closing down less. I also play a BWM (D) next to the SV and I think the staggering of the midfield lines allows me to play out of defense more effectively with the passing triangles you so rightly highlight in the OP. At first I struggled to get my AMC contributing, but when I dropped the guy with the "come deep to get the ball" PPM this improved--for me, the role is best for a guy who runs at the defense with the ball at feet and plays risky passes. Still trying to tweak the PIs here, though. Getting the IF(A) scoring as much as I'd like has been another challenge.
In the future, I expect to struggle against teams who play really deep. Right now, I'm unexpectedly topping the league and I think the opposition underestimates me. We'll see how things look when the usual "found out 2/3 way through the season" blip happens. Cheers mate, and UTB!