First of all, i absolutely love your guide and was waiting for someone to post one for a while now. I kinda still have to decide wether i go for 4-3-3 (2) or 4-3-3(5). Both play very well for me and i love to play on the counter so i am kinda leaning more towards the 4-3-3(2).
At this moment i have around 1.7 million coins to spend but im bumping into so problems when picking some good players. Hopefully you can help me out a little bit would be much appreciated!!
I would like to build a BBVA based team, or at least that is where the most players are from i enjoy playing with.
GK:
This is where it gets difficult right away. I've been using a lot of goalkeepers lately but some of them are just too strange. For example IF Casillas: he just keeps dodging all balls or diving away from them which makes it a horrible goalie for me. The one that was most steady for me was Alves. Long throw ability would be nice tbh.
RB:
Dani Alves was pretty good for me so i guess that is not a difficult choice.
CB:
After using a lot of BBVA CB's myself i kinda felt Varane (RCB) and Godin TIF (LCB) are the best choices for me. Would someone like Ramos in stead of Varane be a significant improvement for me?
LB:
Not too much to choose from really. It would be either Marcelo or Alba and must say i am leaning more towards Alba to be honest.
CDM:
Another difficult position to fill in. Kinda like Krychowiak (NIF or IF) but that's about it. Busquets feels a bit slow to be fair and there arent many alternatives. Any other candidates?
CM:
The only players i really liked was IF Iniesta who is absolutely amazing. And for the other CM i mainly used Rakitic but he is not really anything special. I was thinking of getting Litmanen since my coin budget allows it. Any other ideas?
RW:
Used a lot of RW's lately such as Vela, Messi, Feghouli, Bale and out of these 4 i liked Vela the most. Messi plays great but im getting the feeling he lacks strength although his shots are out of this world. So it made me think to go for Best (1.2M at this point but might drop towards 1M during Futmas/TOTY). What would you reckon is a good choice?
ST:
Absolutely loved Suarez in the F9 formation but will he be good as a targetman. Also used Griezmann(NIF) a lot and liked him aswell. Since his new IF is out now, might also be worth considering i guess?
LW:
Used Ronaldo, Neymar, Konoplyanka(NIF and IF), Nolito (NIF and IF) and out of these 4 i prefer Neymar or Konoplyanka. Over the last 3 years of FUT, never managed to get along with CR7 so it must be haha. I also hear a lot of people saying to go for Nedved or Futre, have you used any of these?
Hopefully you have some time to look in to my post. Thanks in advance. xoxo
That's a long post sir, took me some time, but I think I have a solution for you.
This is how I feel on each position:
GK: Not the biggest deal in the world, just pick a guy with decent kicking and you will be fine. I think Alves and Bravo to the job.
RB: Dani Alves is the best for this spot.
CB: Ramos will definitely be an improvement, pair him up with Godin and you have 2 monsters at the back.
LB: I enjoy playing with Alba so, I'd pick him
CDM: Indeed not many options. Consider this: Busquets is good for the possession play and will help your attacks a lot, he will even score some goals. Krychowiak is just a tank, but not more than that in my opinion. I personally pick Busquets over Krych.
CM's: IF Iniesta looks sick, I use his NIF and that one is already great. You could just pair him up with Modric, that wold work very well.
RW: Messi is the best, but you have to put the right instructions on him to make him shine. I don't know if the market will change a lot, because I'm not really a trader. Sorry for that one.
ST: Suarez is great. He is no target man, but he does the job in this formation. Put him on standard instructions and he plays as a target man and will still make runs in behind when necessary.
LW: Ronaldo is 1, for me. If you don't like him, you can't go wrong with Neymar.
If I had 1.7M coins, I'd make this squad:
Good luck with building your squad!
And what would be the right instructions for a guy as Messi?
First of all, i absolutely love your guide and was waiting for someone to post one for a while now. I kinda still have to decide wether i go for 4-3-3 (2) or 4-3-3(5). Both play very well for me and i love to play on the counter so i am kinda leaning more towards the 4-3-3(2).
At this moment i have around 1.7 million coins to spend but im bumping into so problems when picking some good players. Hopefully you can help me out a little bit would be much appreciated!!
I would like to build a BBVA based team, or at least that is where the most players are from i enjoy playing with.
GK:
This is where it gets difficult right away. I've been using a lot of goalkeepers lately but some of them are just too strange. For example IF Casillas: he just keeps dodging all balls or diving away from them which makes it a horrible goalie for me. The one that was most steady for me was Alves. Long throw ability would be nice tbh.
RB:
Dani Alves was pretty good for me so i guess that is not a difficult choice.
CB:
After using a lot of BBVA CB's myself i kinda felt Varane (RCB) and Godin TIF (LCB) are the best choices for me. Would someone like Ramos in stead of Varane be a significant improvement for me?
LB:
Not too much to choose from really. It would be either Marcelo or Alba and must say i am leaning more towards Alba to be honest.
CDM:
Another difficult position to fill in. Kinda like Krychowiak (NIF or IF) but that's about it. Busquets feels a bit slow to be fair and there arent many alternatives. Any other candidates?
CM:
The only players i really liked was IF Iniesta who is absolutely amazing. And for the other CM i mainly used Rakitic but he is not really anything special. I was thinking of getting Litmanen since my coin budget allows it. Any other ideas?
RW:
Used a lot of RW's lately such as Vela, Messi, Feghouli, Bale and out of these 4 i liked Vela the most. Messi plays great but im getting the feeling he lacks strength although his shots are out of this world. So it made me think to go for Best (1.2M at this point but might drop towards 1M during Futmas/TOTY). What would you reckon is a good choice?
ST:
Absolutely loved Suarez in the F9 formation but will he be good as a targetman. Also used Griezmann(NIF) a lot and liked him aswell. Since his new IF is out now, might also be worth considering i guess?
LW:
Used Ronaldo, Neymar, Konoplyanka(NIF and IF), Nolito (NIF and IF) and out of these 4 i prefer Neymar or Konoplyanka. Over the last 3 years of FUT, never managed to get along with CR7 so it must be haha. I also hear a lot of people saying to go for Nedved or Futre, have you used any of these?
Hopefully you have some time to look in to my post. Thanks in advance. xoxo
That's a long post sir, took me some time, but I think I have a solution for you.
This is how I feel on each position:
GK: Not the biggest deal in the world, just pick a guy with decent kicking and you will be fine. I think Alves and Bravo to the job.
RB: Dani Alves is the best for this spot.
CB: Ramos will definitely be an improvement, pair him up with Godin and you have 2 monsters at the back.
LB: I enjoy playing with Alba so, I'd pick him
CDM: Indeed not many options. Consider this: Busquets is good for the possession play and will help your attacks a lot, he will even score some goals. Krychowiak is just a tank, but not more than that in my opinion. I personally pick Busquets over Krych.
CM's: IF Iniesta looks sick, I use his NIF and that one is already great. You could just pair him up with Modric, that wold work very well.
RW: Messi is the best, but you have to put the right instructions on him to make him shine. I don't know if the market will change a lot, because I'm not really a trader. Sorry for that one.
ST: Suarez is great. He is no target man, but he does the job in this formation. Put him on standard instructions and he plays as a target man and will still make runs in behind when necessary.
LW: Ronaldo is 1, for me. If you don't like him, you can't go wrong with Neymar.
If I had 1.7M coins, I'd make this squad:
Good luck with building your squad!
And what would be the right instructions for a guy as Messi?
I have a 5-1-0 run and got promoted to div.1. Muller still scores a lot, even from CM spot. His position is amazing. Having a striker with good passing helps.
I'll try Ozil, though I kind of hate BPL defenders.
As a side note, Lahm sometimes forgets that he is a CDM, even with his work rates )
Great guide mate... I've often looked at the 433(2) formation and thought it looks like it should be a well balanced formation... Indeed when I play against it I always seem to struggle and it does appear to be quite popular...
However the time I've tried it I just couldn't seem to make it work.... I'm gonna give it another go on my secondary account and be patient as you advised... If I can't get on with it after 30-40 games then I guess it's just not for me...
I have a 5-1-0 run and got promoted to div.1. Muller still scores a lot, even from CM spot. His position is amazing. Having a striker with good passing helps.
I'll try Ozil, though I kind of hate BPL defenders.
As a side note, Lahm sometimes forgets that he is a CDM, even with his work rates )
Thanks!
Muller is amazing at cm in this form he has 13 goals and 15 assists in 20 games for me from that spot
I played couple of games and my CDM got most of passes followed closely by my LB&RB. Then my other CB and my other CM.
Striker got least amount and LW&RW also got much much less than LB&RB.
Does this look like your stats or am I playing it too safe?
But is looks like that CDM and fullbacks need to be very good with ball and passing.
This is a bit funny - the Ligue 1 squad suggested in a comment response above is almost identical to the squad I've collected - although I don't have Ibra (yet) and I've stubbornly held on to my old '15 favourite 4-1-2-1-2 although I keep being destroyed by High Pressure monsters.
A few times I've switched to 4-3-3 during a game and instantly had a little more control over the play, but (since I'm stubborn and perhaps slightly masochistic) switched back next game and lost yet again...
I'll work on getting the coins for Ibra, but is there any cheaper target man in Ligue 1 I can use in the mean time? Ben Yedder, Lacazette, Beauvue and Sio are the Ligue 1 strikers I have in my club, and none of them really work as target players. I do still have Niasse lying around from my starter pack, he was actually a beast in my early days but chemistry will ofc be an issue, so I'd prefer a Ligue 1 or French striker.
Without IF's, I would go with:
LW: Ntep/Lavezzi , your call if you want pace or not, both very similar except for pace
ST: Ibrahimovic, no question about that. I'd put him in every squad if possible.
RW: Lucas/Hamouma , same as LW, if you want pace or not, very similar stats.
LCM: Pastore, he is so amazing in this game.
CDM: Matuidi or Motta , I play both and both enjoy them.
RCM: Verratti or Moutinho, depends on what you want, I like it that Verratti can defend as well and his passing is so sick imo.
LB: Kurzawa (using Maxwell atm)
CB: Luiz (Using Nkoulou atm)+ Silva
RB: Aurier
GK: Sirigu
I have a 5-1-0 run and got promoted to div.1. Muller still scores a lot, even from CM spot. His position is amazing. Having a striker with good passing helps.
I'll try Ozil, though I kind of hate BPL defenders.
As a side note, Lahm sometimes forgets that he is a CDM, even with his work rates )
Thanks!
Yeah CDM's bombing forward this year like crazy. It can be useful if they actually can shoot as well, so you can make use of it and score some goals with them.
Great guide mate... I've often looked at the 433(2) formation and thought it looks like it should be a well balanced formation... Indeed when I play against it I always seem to struggle and it does appear to be quite popular...
However the time I've tried it I just couldn't seem to make it work.... I'm gonna give it another go on my secondary account and be patient as you advised... If I can't get on with it after 30-40 games then I guess it's just not for me...
Good luck, let us know how you succeed! As I told in the guide, the learning curve is very hard with this way of playing. That's why only 2 clubs in the world are actually good in this (Barca, Bayern).
I played couple of games and my CDM got most of passes followed closely by my LB&RB. Then my other CB and my other CM.
Striker got least amount and LW&RW also got much much less than LB&RB.
Does this look like your stats or am I playing it too safe?
But is looks like that CDM and fullbacks need to be very good with ball and passing.
CDM and fullbacks indeed need good passing, as I said in the guide they are the start of almost every attack. My striker gets the most passes in the team, but that is because I use a target man and try to get the ball to him as fast as possible, so I can lock my opponent on it's own half.
This is a bit funny - the Ligue 1 squad suggested in a comment response above is almost identical to the squad I've collected - although I don't have Ibra (yet) and I've stubbornly held on to my old '15 favourite 4-1-2-1-2 although I keep being destroyed by High Pressure monsters.
A few times I've switched to 4-3-3 during a game and instantly had a little more control over the play, but (since I'm stubborn and perhaps slightly masochistic) switched back next game and lost yet again...
I'll work on getting the coins for Ibra, but is there any cheaper target man in Ligue 1 I can use in the mean time? Ben Yedder, Lacazette, Beauvue and Sio are the Ligue 1 strikers I have in my club, and none of them really work as target players. I do still have Niasse lying around from my starter pack, he was actually a beast in my early days but chemistry will ofc be an issue, so I'd prefer a Ligue 1 or French striker.
Without IF's, I would go with:
LW: Ntep/Lavezzi , your call if you want pace or not, both very similar except for pace
ST: Ibrahimovic, no question about that. I'd put him in every squad if possible.
RW: Lucas/Hamouma , same as LW, if you want pace or not, very similar stats.
LCM: Pastore, he is so amazing in this game.
CDM: Matuidi or Motta , I play both and both enjoy them.
RCM: Verratti or Moutinho, depends on what you want, I like it that Verratti can defend as well and his passing is so sick imo.
LB: Kurzawa (using Maxwell atm)
CB: Luiz (Using Nkoulou atm)+ Silva
RB: Aurier
GK: Sirigu
I have a 5-1-0 run and got promoted to div.1. Muller still scores a lot, even from CM spot. His position is amazing. Having a striker with good passing helps.
I'll try Ozil, though I kind of hate BPL defenders.
As a side note, Lahm sometimes forgets that he is a CDM, even with his work rates )
Thanks!
Yeah CDM's bombing forward this year like crazy. It can be useful if they actually can shoot as well, so you can make use of it and score some goals with them.
Great guide mate... I've often looked at the 433(2) formation and thought it looks like it should be a well balanced formation... Indeed when I play against it I always seem to struggle and it does appear to be quite popular...
However the time I've tried it I just couldn't seem to make it work.... I'm gonna give it another go on my secondary account and be patient as you advised... If I can't get on with it after 30-40 games then I guess it's just not for me...
Good luck, let us know how you succeed! As I told in the guide, the learning curve is very hard with this way of playing. That's why only 2 clubs in the world are actually good in this (Barca, Bayern).
I played couple of games and my CDM got most of passes followed closely by my LB&RB. Then my other CB and my other CM.
Striker got least amount and LW&RW also got much much less than LB&RB.
Does this look like your stats or am I playing it too safe?
But is looks like that CDM and fullbacks need to be very good with ball and passing.
CDM and fullbacks indeed need good passing, as I said in the guide they are the start of almost every attack. My striker gets the most passes in the team, but that is because I use a target man and try to get the ball to him as fast as possible, so I can lock my opponent on it's own half.
This is a bit funny - the Ligue 1 squad suggested in a comment response above is almost identical to the squad I've collected - although I don't have Ibra (yet) and I've stubbornly held on to my old '15 favourite 4-1-2-1-2 although I keep being destroyed by High Pressure monsters.
A few times I've switched to 4-3-3 during a game and instantly had a little more control over the play, but (since I'm stubborn and perhaps slightly masochistic) switched back next game and lost yet again...
I'll work on getting the coins for Ibra, but is there any cheaper target man in Ligue 1 I can use in the mean time? Ben Yedder, Lacazette, Beauvue and Sio are the Ligue 1 strikers I have in my club, and none of them really work as target players. I do still have Niasse lying around from my starter pack, he was actually a beast in my early days but chemistry will ofc be an issue, so I'd prefer a Ligue 1 or French striker.
Without IF's, I would go with:
LW: Ntep/Lavezzi , your call if you want pace or not, both very similar except for pace
ST: Ibrahimovic, no question about that. I'd put him in every squad if possible.
RW: Lucas/Hamouma , same as LW, if you want pace or not, very similar stats.
LCM: Pastore, he is so amazing in this game.
CDM: Matuidi or Motta , I play both and both enjoy them.
RCM: Verratti or Moutinho, depends on what you want, I like it that Verratti can defend as well and his passing is so sick imo.
LB: Kurzawa (using Maxwell atm)
CB: Luiz (Using Nkoulou atm)+ Silva
RB: Aurier
GK: Sirigu
So guys, after 25 games I decided to sell my current squad. Had 23 wins, 2 losses, 0 draws. It's time to try something different. I got 200k to build a squad and will be recording gameplay with it this week as well. What do you guys think would be a nice league in stead of BBVA?
Going to give this formation a try, pressure feels worse for me since the patch, players close down way to quick & stamina only starts to drain very late on
So I just got totally crushed in H2H by Dortmund. He had a 41212(2) with Reus and Aubameyang in ST. He played ultra attacking with high pressure. I got caught by every lobbed ball he gave. I changed my CT's too late. But a tip for you guys when you experience this. Put your fullbacks on stay back on attack and put Pressure in CT's at 25. This way he won't be able to score that easy.
So I just got totally crushed in H2H by Dortmund. He had a 41212(2) with Reus and Aubameyang in ST. He played ultra attacking with high pressure. I got caught by every lobbed ball he gave. I changed my CT's too late. But a tip for you guys when you experience this. Put your fullbacks on stay back on attack and put Pressure in CT's at 25. This way he won't be able to score that easy.
the Barcelona custom tactic is very nice, I use it with pressure: 30, and doing very well!!
Changed my Turk Lig team to a 433 2
Absolutely amazing. Even Nani and Quaresma as M/M, seems to be the only M/M wingers who really work for me. Next is an upgrade to IF Topal
Rock solid CB duo. A cheap option since i don't had the coins for IF Nolito: Pedro. Decent winger.
The cons of today: Draws a lot, very unlucky GK's. 3-4-1 with the 4 sequence draws.
So guys, after 25 games I decided to sell my current squad. Had 23 wins, 2 losses, 0 draws. It's time to try something different. I got 200k to build a squad and will be recording gameplay with it this week as well. What do you guys think would be a nice league in stead of BBVA?
I'm considering doin the same buddy want to try an Ibra squad you should grab him now while he's cheap and try him with me
Great guide, i'm a huge fan of the 433(2) and tiki taka gameplay. In H2H I can execute it most of the times, but in FUT i'm struggling. Will try and adapt your tips!
The new patch just made it a little bit easier. Hope you succeed using my tips!
What do you think of SIF Kruse as a ST in a 433(2)?
His card looks really good, I really like his passing and shooting stats, i think can be really lethal as a CM, because he has the right stats and workrates for that position.
Honestly I wouldn't use him as a striker in this system, I'd go with Lewandowski or Muller, since they are much taller, stronger and have better heading, which are important stats to me.
But you can always try him out, see how he functions for you.
This might actually be a very intresting thing, putting Kruse at CM.
So guys, after 25 games I decided to sell my current squad. Had 23 wins, 2 losses, 0 draws. It's time to try something different. I got 200k to build a squad and will be recording gameplay with it this week as well. What do you guys think would be a nice league in stead of BBVA?
I'm considering doin the same buddy want to try an Ibra squad you should grab him now while he's cheap and try him with me
Funny you say that, as I actually build a Squad with HIM now! He was cheap enough, so I could not resist! I will upload a Squad builder tonight!
Changed my Turk Lig team to a 433 2
Absolutely amazing. Even Nani and Quaresma as M/M, seems to be the only M/M wingers who really work for me. Next is an upgrade to IF Topal
Rock solid CB duo. A cheap option since i don't had the coins for IF Nolito: Pedro. Decent winger.
The cons of today: Draws a lot, very unlucky GK's. 3-4-1 with the 4 sequence draws.
Very Nice looking squads! I might give your Turk one a try as backup Squad.
I played a few games in the lumps of coal squad and I'm really struggling to create anything. I used the Barca CT's and the instructions as you suggested, not succesful.
Just now I played a game of H2H with Barca and won 4-0 with some very good goals, the way I like to score. I checked their instructions and they're as follows:
Neymar LW - Cut inside
Messi - RW - Come short, Cut inside
Iniesta LCM - Get in box for crosses
Rakitic RCM - Get on edge of box for crosses
Busquets CDM - Stay back, Cut passing lanes
Full backs - Always overlap
The rest is default. Maybe this will work better in UT?
Changed my Turk Lig team to a 433 2
Absolutely amazing. Even Nani and Quaresma as M/M, seems to be the only M/M wingers who really work for me. Next is an upgrade to IF Topal
Rock solid CB duo. A cheap option since i don't had the coins for IF Nolito: Pedro. Decent winger.
The cons of today: Draws a lot, very unlucky GK's. 3-4-1 with the 4 sequence draws.
Very Nice looking squads! I might give your Turk one a try as backup Squad.
If an Uefa Europa League TOTGS happens on fifa, we had chance to get an IF Gonul. Imagine him and IF Topal/IF Hutchinson, IF Chedjou.
i have about 80k to improve this if the market stays at current value...
thought about sif sterling/reus/ribery aswell, but i think hazard and de bruyne are a great option.
Also Matic for Nainggolan as CDM and a BPL backline would be good.
Rated E For Everyone.
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With maybe Saul at RCM just for the extra IF
And what would be the right instructions for a guy as Messi?
Stay forward, Get in behind
I tried the following squad (changed from 4-4-1-1):
Reus-Lewa-Costa
Vidal-Lahm-Muller
Alaba-Boateng-Chiellini-Lich
Buffon
I have a 5-1-0 run and got promoted to div.1. Muller still scores a lot, even from CM spot. His position is amazing. Having a striker with good passing helps.
I'll try Ozil, though I kind of hate BPL defenders.
As a side note, Lahm sometimes forgets that he is a CDM, even with his work rates
Thanks!
However the time I've tried it I just couldn't seem to make it work.... I'm gonna give it another go on my secondary account and be patient as you advised... If I can't get on with it after 30-40 games then I guess it's just not for me...
Muller is amazing at cm in this form he has 13 goals and 15 assists in 20 games for me from that spot
I played couple of games and my CDM got most of passes followed closely by my LB&RB. Then my other CB and my other CM.
Striker got least amount and LW&RW also got much much less than LB&RB.
Does this look like your stats or am I playing it too safe?
But is looks like that CDM and fullbacks need to be very good with ball and passing.
A few times I've switched to 4-3-3 during a game and instantly had a little more control over the play, but (since I'm stubborn and perhaps slightly masochistic) switched back next game and lost yet again...
I'll work on getting the coins for Ibra, but is there any cheaper target man in Ligue 1 I can use in the mean time? Ben Yedder, Lacazette, Beauvue and Sio are the Ligue 1 strikers I have in my club, and none of them really work as target players. I do still have Niasse lying around from my starter pack, he was actually a beast in my early days but chemistry will ofc be an issue, so I'd prefer a Ligue 1 or French striker.
Without IF's, I would go with:
LW: Ntep/Lavezzi , your call if you want pace or not, both very similar except for pace
ST: Ibrahimovic, no question about that. I'd put him in every squad if possible.
RW: Lucas/Hamouma , same as LW, if you want pace or not, very similar stats.
LCM: Pastore, he is so amazing in this game.
CDM: Matuidi or Motta , I play both and both enjoy them.
RCM: Verratti or Moutinho, depends on what you want, I like it that Verratti can defend as well and his passing is so sick imo.
LB: Kurzawa (using Maxwell atm)
CB: Luiz (Using Nkoulou atm)+ Silva
RB: Aurier
GK: Sirigu
He's class end of. Scores ridiculous goals
thx, him or Ribery?
Looks this
Yer REUS is superior to Ribery he is every year
hope this works, thanks
the Barcelona custom tactic is very nice, I use it with pressure: 30, and doing very well!!
Absolutely amazing. Even Nani and Quaresma as M/M, seems to be the only M/M wingers who really work for me. Next is an upgrade to IF Topal
Rock solid CB duo. A cheap option since i don't had the coins for IF Nolito: Pedro. Decent winger.
The cons of today: Draws a lot, very unlucky GK's. 3-4-1 with the 4 sequence draws.
I'm considering doin the same buddy want to try an Ibra squad you should grab him now while he's cheap and try him with me
This might actually be a very intresting thing, putting Kruse at CM.
Very Nice looking squads! I might give your Turk one a try as backup Squad.
Just now I played a game of H2H with Barca and won 4-0 with some very good goals, the way I like to score. I checked their instructions and they're as follows:
Neymar LW - Cut inside
Messi - RW - Come short, Cut inside
Iniesta LCM - Get in box for crosses
Rakitic RCM - Get on edge of box for crosses
Busquets CDM - Stay back, Cut passing lanes
Full backs - Always overlap
The rest is default. Maybe this will work better in UT?
If an Uefa Europa League TOTGS happens on fifa, we had chance to get an IF Gonul. Imagine him and IF Topal/IF Hutchinson, IF Chedjou.
i have about 80k to improve this if the market stays at current value...
thought about sif sterling/reus/ribery aswell, but i think hazard and de bruyne are a great option.
Also Matic for Nainggolan as CDM and a BPL backline would be good.