Match order

A formation is the way in wich a team is lined up. A formation decides the number of defenders, midfielders and forwards. Formations can only be changed by repositioning. An example: "Inner midfielder 1" gets repositioned to play as an "extra central defender". He takes on the role of a centraldefender, just like an ordinary centraldefender. This means you've changed from the normal 4-4-2 lineup to a 5-3-2 tactic! Note that he's still called "Inner midfielder 1" (for ease of identification), but he plays in the position of a central defender. Without repositioning you will play with the basic formation 4-4-2.

The following are the most used formations. With these you can reduce the chance of confusion by playing them often and acquire routine (4-4-2 doesn't have routine because you can't get a confusion event).

• 4-4-2
• 5-4-1
• 5-3-2
• 4-5-1
• 4-3-3
• 3-5-2
• 3-4-3

Other formations can be used as well, but they won't acquire routine.

• 2-5-3
• 5-5-0