Tag: MFLTactics
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MFL Tactics – Testing for Season 6

Heading into season 6 I want to get a feel for what works in the new match engine. With the match engine being developed constantly there’s no guarantees that any tactics will remain effective from season-to-season. I did a similar set of testing before last season and landed on a 4-1-2-1-2 as my main tactic.…
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MFL Tactics Testing – vs 5-2-3

In the latest instalment of our MFL tactics series we’re looking at 5 at the back formations. In my previous testing, we have focussed on 4 defender formations with them being the more commonly used tactics this season. In fact, I haven’t played against a team running with 5 at the back in any of…
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MFL Tactics Testing – vs 4-3-3

Next in our series of MFL Tactics Testing, I’m looking at how the Motherwell Eagles perform against a 4-3-3 (Attack) formation. I had a really poor loss against this formation in the Redemption Cup last year where fast forwards and wingers ran riot against us. I did make some adjustments for the second game against…
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MFL Tactics Testing – vs 4-2-3-1

I started my tactics testing by getting a feel for performance against a variety of different formation. Now, I want to take closer looks at performance against specific formations. Beyond just measuring performance, I’ll look to test alternative approaches, either instruction changes or full formation changes, to attempt to improve performance. In the initial testing,…
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MFL – Starting Tactics Testing

Ahead of season 5 starting, I’ve started testing tactics in the new match engine. I didn’t get much chance to test before the Redemption Cup and my results were a mixed bag. It was tricky to tell whether my tactics were doing well and whether any adjustments were having a positive impact over such a…
