Team Mentality
Hard Defending:
Hard defending requires your players to prioritize defensive measures such as blocking shots and intercepting passes in order to keep the opposition from scoring. The squad keeps a deep defensive line and a compact structure, making it difficult for opponents to find gaps and lowering the danger of conceding goals. While the offensive risks are restricted, when the side regains control, there are counter-attacking opportunities to take advantage of.
When to use?
- It must be used in situations where you are trying to protect your slim lead.
- If your opponent is using counter-attacking strategies.
- It will increase your chance of not conceding but also limit the chance of scoring.
Defending:
This mentality is typically used to focus your team to defend against the opponent and prevent the opponent from scoring. It gives more priority to defending over offensive.
Why to use:
- It will be effective when you are facing a team that is strong in attack.
- It is useful when you want to protect your lead or play the draw in the game.
Why not use:
- It might limit your own team’s scoring opportunities so If you want to create lots of goal-scoring opportunities then don’t use this mentality.
Normal:
This mentality is typically used to focus your team to defend against the opponent and prevent the opponent from scoring. It gives more priority to defending over offensive.
Why to use:
- It will be effective when you are facing a team that is strong in attack.
- It is useful when you want to protect your lead or play the draw in the game.
Why not use:
- It might limit your own team’s scoring opportunities so If you want to create lots of goal-scoring opportunities then don’t use this mentality.
Attacking:
When to Use Attacking Mentality:
- When you’re down in a match and need to score goals quickly.
- When your team has the ‘tools’ – aka players – to attack quickly. Look at your formation and identify who is breaking immediately when the ball is won.
- When your formation effectively covers every opposition player. For example, narrow formations miss the opposition fullbacks. 4-3-3, 4-1-4-1, 4-2-1-3, 3-4-3 variants are all examples of formations which will press effectively.
When Not to Use Attacking Mentality:
- When it leads to an increased frequency of long passes that go nowhere near their target.
- When it results in awful shooting from everywhere on the field.
- When you’re vulnerable to counter-attacks because your defensive line is high and you’re coughing up possession a lot.
- When your formation does not effectively cover every opposition player. For example, narrow formations miss the opposition fullbacks.
Hard Attacking:
When to Use Hard Attacking Mentality:
- When you’re down in a match and need to score goals quickly.
- When your team has the ‘tools’ – aka players – to attack quickly. Look at your formation and identify who is breaking immediately when the ball is won.
- When your formation effectively covers every opposition player. For example, narrow formations miss the opposition fullbacks. 4-3-3, 4-1-4-1, 4-2-1-3, 3-4-3 variants are all examples of formations which will press effectively.
When Not to Use Hard Attacking Mentality:
- When it leads to an increased frequency of long passes that go nowhere near their target.
- When it results in awful shooting from everywhere on the field.
- When you’re vulnerable to counter-attacks because your defensive line is high and you’re coughing up possession a lot.
- When your formation does not effectively cover every opposition player. For example, narrow formations miss the opposition fullbacks.