Dan, have you found many issues with the 2-5-3 formation?
Twice in the last week I've lost both players who can play STR and had practically no way around it to play a different formation.
Don't think I have the balance of player positions right. Which is a ball ache with the market the way it is at the moment.
Del,
To be honest I have tried it and won't go back from 2-5-3 with this team as I think it suits the players I have got.
It's a formation that can win well but also get hammered!
I had to alter my squad slightly and made sure I have 5 strikers and a few more midfielders and go a bit lighter on defenders but making sure I had some anysiders spread about the team.
Having said that I think I finally have the balance for this team.
The formation seems to work in all playing styles even Use Wings I have nabbed a few late goals when changing to it.
I did similar with my reserves but currently playing 5-2-3 in all weathers at the moment as I have a really good non anyside central defender who wasn't playing so I thought id give it ago.
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