What's your favorite formation?

[coccis]

I use 4-2-3-1.

This formation can be adjusted to 4-2-1-3 if your wingers behind the attacker are set to run forward.
Online I always play 4-2-3-1 and with attacking LW & RW.

This is the best formation for me. Solid defense and great attacking football. With 3-1 attacking players you can attack from the left or right wing or even in the middle because you have so many attacking players.

(I hope you understand my english)

[KG]

4-1-2-1-2

Almost like the diamond but I don't let me wingers bomb in crosses.

I need that 2nd striker in the box for the last link-up pass.

[Qb]

For me, it depends on the players at my disposal. I've become fond of a custom 4-3-3 in the style of Barca/Arsenal with the RB & LB set as wingbacks and the wingers set as RF & LF. It promotes more central play and less hit & hope situations with one man in the box. I also have a more conservative 4-2-3-1/4-5-1 for holding leads. Never been a big fan of the diamond, as I feel too exposed in the middle of the pitch, although I've never really experimented with a tighter diamond ala Chelsea.

[iman]

4-5-1 or 4-3-3.

[oregonelite]

4-1-2-1-2 all the way. I love the diamond. I feel it gives me so many passing angles moving the ball around and in FIFA 09 I played the wings out really wide and threw in a lot of crosses. FIFA 10 crosses are much tougher and I usually try to cut the ball back in with my wingers now.

Question for you 4-3-3 lovers out there. I really want to use it but I feel I am way to spread out in the Midfield and especially up front. I like to pass the ball around with my forwards and I can't keep the three up front close enough together. How do you guys attack with the 4-3-3?

[tessl]

I'm glad I read this thread, I changed my formation to a custom 4-3-3 and it has made a huge difference. I have won my last three games after a dismal start. Now I only hope Galway doesn't fire me at the end of the year and I get a second chance.

[southernbelle]

4-3-3

i like having dedicated attacking wingers!

[FORMULA316]

Odd Formation Alert

I have success with my custom 5 - 0 - 5 formation. I typically control one of
my 'extra' defenders to occupy the otherwise absent midfield. That'san obvious
drawback to the formation however the positives are being able to quickly get
the ball up field to one of faster wing players and then cross it into one of
4 attackers heading right for goal.

With this formation I can be very competitive using a 2 star Toronto FC team
vs. one of FIFA 09 Powerhouse 5 Star's. I'm still playing 09 and have yet to
move to 10 to try out this formation. FORMULA316 is my GT to see this in action.