4-3-1-2 Lets Try

Lets try a new one

So, I've been having fun with a similar system, but I couldn't quite get a grip on the front 3. I haven't run any tests but I feel like I have more success with this setup:
AM(a)--creative type: take more risks, roam (tackle harder obvs )
SS--just tackle harder
striker--still working on this, but I'm thinking I like best an attacking role that drops in and holds up: cf(a), dlp(a). Dlp(s) wasn't quite aggressive enough. Recently made an ingame tweak to AF, but he and the SS weren't working well together and so I went to two AM(a)s which seemed alright.

I guess it's how you want to manipulate the space. CF(a) dropping in sometimes gets you that amorim-esque pentagon with the vols pushing up and lots of runners attacking the back line. An AF is going to do more pushing the line back and creating space between defense and midfield.

2-1 seems to use the space better either way than a 1-2 setup. My feeling is that the dropping striker in a 2 and a dead-center AM are simply in each other's way sometimes. You could center one of the strikers and move the AM to one side, I suppose.

Anyway, keep trying. We need someone to crack the wingerless code