Chat Strikerless AND Defenderless Formations?!

[DanEnglish]

You know Strikerless tactics...

... but have you tried a Strikerless AND Defenderless tactic?!

What? No players in either the back line (e.g. no FBs and no DCs) AND no players in the front line.

In front of a GK, this means you can only have players across the middle 3 horizontal rows of a formation - the WB/DM row, the IW/MC row and the IF/SS/AM row. 

Why? These formations are super-compact, and allow very little space for opposition teams to pass the ball in.

How? I love the compact 433 (I.e. a 0-4-4-3-0):

• 2 x Anchors - more positional discipline than DM or BWM.
• 2 x WB or IWB - your choice - though I’d only play IWB if you also play B2B.
• 2 x CM, B2B, or BWM (on the sides) 
• 1 x Playmaker (in the middle) - a DLP / RP / AP depending on how you want to setup
• 1 x IF and 1 x IW (from the flanks)
• 1x SS or AM (in the middle)

Style:

Either you want a High-Pressing game, with a SS, 2x BWM, an RP or AP in the center of midfield, plus high defensive line & ideally a fast 2x Anchors & Sweeper Keeper.

OR you can have a Low-Block style, with an AMC, 2x CM, a DLP in the Center of midfield, plus a deep defensive line with low pressing. 

Question - what do you think + have you tried something like this before?!

Edited June 20, 2021 by DanEnglish

[Rob]

Tried it. It got a mad amount of goals, but conceded a lot too. Would be interested to see what you did with it.

[broodje kip]

I tried it. It was great really.