Salvatori replied to 5212 is the best formation on the game on November 9, 2019 9:53PM
Hmmm interestin. Played on a bit, and got as far as 5 wins in a row using this. What is noticeable is that it is much more stable defensively. Here are my results from 10 games before (using 4222) and then the 5 game streak:
Can see in general the games are much less high scoring. Three things stand out for me:
1) I have the WB set to "join the attack" but at times it feels they dont, or at least are very slow to do so. This adds defensive stability obviously, but also blunts the attack somewhat
2) The movement of my strikers feels really good in this formation, which is wierd because they have exact same settings, same players as i used in 4222 and in 41212 and they didnt move at all well. Makes about as much sense as the rest of fifa
3) with this formation my pass completion % takes a big spike - been 89 - 92% during that streak and at times before it was down in the low 80s, and at best 87 or so.
I am not gonna rebuild my team into this, because i know fine well it will just suddenly stop working, but nice tip that has helped my WL. Cheers @KezzaJ and the others who posted
Very interesting! You liked the 41212 too if I remember correctly, so it makes sense the 5212 suits you since its basically the same formation.
Pass completion is the complete opposite for me. I often have 90-95% pass completion in 4222, but whenever I go to a 41212, it goes down into the low 80s.
Tbh i didnt so much "like" 41212 as i found in times of sluggish gameplay it gave me better results, It never really felt overly great in build up terms.
I think what i like better with this is that you always have that wide outlet in the WB. Ive used 352 quite a bit and the wingbacks are often so far advanced that they are marked. With this nearly always a passing option to go out to the WB and build from there.
I think that is likely what props up the pass % for me. With 4222 for some reason i struggle against the press, cant always find the backwards pass.
That said, now lost 2 of my last 3 with this, but both times because fifa is fifa. Conceding nothing but goals after i win two tackles. Just gotta ride that out and accept it will take away my G2 this week. The unspoken numerical device is what it is.
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