How to counter 4-4-2 top eleven

Table of Counter Formations - What to use?

Table of what formations can work to beat your opponents

To save lots of diagrams I have used Common Terminology to help describe the formations shown. This is a list of common formations to some lesser known formations. This list does not include formations that are illegal or asymmetical formations.

Please Note: This does not 100% guarantee that you will win the match.

Please Note: This does not take in account relative strength, This is based on both teams being equal.

It is not possible to cover

every

formation in the game, there are 1,144,066 possible combinations for a formation in Top Eleven, Whether they are legal or not. 3N is 3 central players, 3W is left,right sided player with a central player

For more information on Team Orders see this topic below:

http://forum.topeleven.com/tutorials...-see-here.html Opponents Formation Recommended Formation To Counter 5-4-1 4-4-2 Classic, 3-5-2 Flat 5-3N-2 3N-4-1-2, 4-4-2 Classic 5-3W-2 3N-4-1-2, 4-4-2 Classic 5-1-3N-1 3N-5-2 V-Style 5-1-3W-1 3N-5-2 V-Style 5-1DMC-2MC-2 5-1-2-1-1 Narrow Diamond 3N-5-2 V-Style 5-1-2-1-1 Wide Diamond 3N-5-2 Flat 5-2MC-(2AML/AMR)-1 5-2ML/MR-2AMC-1 4-2-2-2 Hexagon 5-2MC-2AMC-1 5-2-1-2 X-Style 3N-1-4-2 5-1-1-1-2 4-5-1 Flat 3-5-2 Flat, 3-5-2 V-Style 4-5-1 V-Style 4-3N-3 4-4-2 Classic 3N-4-1-2, 4-5-1 V-Style, 3-2-2-2-1 Butterfly 4-1-2-1-2 Narrow Diamond 3N-5-2 V-Style 4-1-2-1-2 Wide Diamond 3-5-2 Flat 4-1-2MC-2AMC-1 Loop

4-1-1-2W-2 3N-3W-2MC-2 4-1-1-2N-2 4-5-1 V-Style 4-2DMC-1-2AMC-1 3N-1-4-1-1 4-2DMC-1-2(AML/AMR)-1 5-2MC-2(AML/AMR)-1, 4-4-2 Classic 4-3W-3 4-4-2 Classic, 4-5-1 V-Style 4-3N-3 4-1-4-1 4-1-3N-2 4-3N-2(AML/AMR)-1 4-1-3N-1-1 3N-5-2 V-Style 4-1-3W-2 4-5-1 V-Style, 4-4-2 Classic 4-1-3W-1-1 5-1DMC-2MC-2 4-2DMC-3W-1 3-2-2-2-1 Butterfly 4-2MC-3N(AM)-1 4-2MC-3W(AM)-1 4-3N-1-2 4-3N-2(AML/AMR)-1, 4-5-1 V-Style, 3N-5-2 flat 4-3W-1-2 4-1-4-1, 4-5-1 V-Style 4-3W-2AMC-1 Xmas Tree 3W-2DMC-3N-1-1 Effiel Tower, 4-5-1 Flat 4-3N-2AMC-1 3W-2DMC-3W-1-1 Maple Leaf 4-3N-2W-1 "The dv8r" 4-4-1-1 4-2-2-2 Hexagon 3N-4-1-2, 4-5-1 V-Style, 3-4-3 4-1DMC-2MC-3 4-1-4-1 4-1MC-2AMC-3 4-2-1-3 4-5-1 V-Style, 4-3N-2W-1 4-1-4-1 4-2-2-2 Hexagon, 3W-4-3 4-4-1-1 3-5-2 Flat, 4-5-1 V-Style,3W-2N-3W-1-1 3N-5-2 Flat 3-2-2-2-1 Butterfly, 4-3-2(AML/AMR)-1 3W-5-2 Flat 4-5-1 V-Style 3N-5-1-1 4-1-2-1-2 Narrow Diamond 3W-5-1-1 4-1-2-1-2 Narrow Diamond 3W-4-3 4-2-2-2 Hexagon 3N-4-3 4-3N-2(AML/AMR)-1, 4-4-2 Classic, 3-5-2, 3-2-2-2-1 Butterfly. 3W-1-4-2 4-1-2-1-2 Narrow Diamond 3N-1-4-2 4-5-1 V-Style 3N-5-2 V-Style 4-3N-2(AML/AMR)-1, 4-2-2-2 Hexagon 3W-5-2 V-Style 3-2-2-2-1 Butterfly 3W-2DMC-3W(ML-MC-MR)-2 3W-5-2 flat 3N-2MC-3W(AML-AMC-AMR)-2 4-4-2 Classic, 4-5-1 V-Style 3W-2MC-3W(AML-AMC-AMR)-2 3N-3MC-2W(AML/AMR)-2 4-3N-2W-1 "The dv8r"

How do you counter a 4

Perhaps the best way to line up against 4-4-2 is by playing a 4-5-1 shape. This allows you to overrun the opposition midfield, while maintaining plenty of width both for attacking purposes and in order to stop wide midfielders from causing problems via counter-attacks.

What formation is best against 442 in top eleven?

Generally speaking, the 4-4-2 is weak in the middle, so a 4-1-2-1-2 ND or 4-3n-1-2 is a viable strategy for countering a 4-4-2.

How to beat a 4 1 2 2 1?

the 4-1-2-1-2 is weak out wide. you need to mark out the amc, and the more dangerous MC (the one who gets forwrd i.e. lampard for chelsea). i tire them out by exploiting the flanks, and retaining possession out there get them to chase the ball all over.

How to play against 442 FM?

442 Structural Overloads When against an opponent's back four formation, with the two Forwards occupying their Centre Backs, we can overload with forward runs from Central Midfielders or diagonal runs inside from Inverted Wingers.