i.e.my main formation is 3-1-3-1-2 so my secondary formations have 3 man defenses too, but with different instructions such as passing, tempo, mentality, etc. I like these to be varations on my main one. Lastly think about your two other tactics. Try and get wingers with decent speed and dribbling. 'Whipped' or 'First Time' are worth a try if your striker(s) is/are small. 'pump ball into box' can be useful later in the match if you need to score. You can sit deeper with this approach but if you're not creating chances try pushing up a bit. Again I like to harass the opposition when I don't have the ball so tight marking and closing down are useful. Good dribbling, anticipation and work rate help (like Jamie Vardy). This works best if you have some fast attacking players. It helps if your players have reasonable technical skills like passing and first touch but they don't need to be huge for this approach to work as the passes are simple ones.Ģ) Counter attack at speed. I also tend to use 'Close down sometimes' and 'Tighter' marking with this to help regain possession. Maybe giving your creative players individual instructions of mixed passing. I usually set this up as standard, wide (to stretch play and knacker the opposition), push up (as otherwise you sit too deep to score, especially in away games).

This is best done using: Simple passes, low tempo.

If the opposition don't have the ball it's harder for them to score.

Well that's personal choice, but assuming you mean when you're playing against a bigger team with better players (rather than just playing in the lower leagues), I tend to use one of two approaches:ġ) Dominate possession.

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