Rank 1 41212(2): P2P Snacks - Issue #12
Hello my friends!
Welcome back to another issue of P2P Snacks. First off, big thanks for following along on my FUT journey and making this year of FIFA a memorable one. It brings me great joy to see the responses and watch the posts come in on Discord. I hope to continue providing value and entertainment as we wrap up 2022 and slide into 2023 :) If you enjoy the newsletter, I’d love for you to share it with another person. I truly believe that adding more people like you fine folks will only improve the newsletter and the Discord experience. On to the matters at hand.
Before we start…EA FINALLY PATCHED TRIVELAS. Yay.
This past week was a good one for me. I managed to snag a rank 1 with some new 41212(2) tactics (more on those below). Last week, I forgot to give you a squad update so let’s catch up on three new additions:
Park Ji Sung: This card is so underappreciated. He is a do it all style player that is fantastic as a box-to-box CM. I was fortunate enough to pack him in rivals rewards, so the untradeable squad is growing.
Jürgen Kohler: Snagged him in a base hero upgrade SBC. I really like this card. He’s not outrageously pacey, but he’s no slouch. He tackles everything and is never really bullied at the back…also, yay Bundesliga x German links!
Dirk Kuyt: MARVELOUS. This was from my pre-order pack. He is another “jack of all trades, master of none” style player similar to Park. I’ve been using him as my CAM in the 41212(2) with the Come Back instruction, but I think he’ll truly shine as my RCM once I find an adequate CAM replacement.
The SnackSquad…
In-game…
On to the tactics shown above. This 41212(2) was inspired by my tragic ability to manually press in transition. With the 4141 narrow, I often allowed too many line-breaking passes through the middle. I wanted to switch to something that could congest those passes and didn’t go under the banner of 4231, 4222, or 4321, so here we are. The base tactics can be found in the in-game picture above, but with a few caveats…
You can use Forward Runs or Direct Passing.
Players in the Box can be anywhere from 5-8 depending on how spicy you’re feeling.
I wouldn’t recommend adding too much width in attack as it seems to make the formation easier to defend, but a little won’t hurt.
You can use Slow Build Up if you’d like…just take your time building up.
Instructions
STs: Drift Wide, Come Back on Defense, Get in Behind
CAM: Come back on Defense, Get into the Box
LCM/RCM: Drift Wide, Stay on the Edge, Cover Center
CDM: Stay Back, Cover Center
LB: Stay Back, Overlap
RB: Overlap, Balanced/Stay Back…that one is up to you and your defensive abilities
GK: Come for Crosses, Sweepa Keepa
Playstyle
Short quick passes everywhere. If there is a weakness for me, it is allowing my opponent's box to get a little too congested with so many players in the middle. While this hurts in the attack, it helps in the defense. Defensively, you line up with a flat 4 man midfield all on Cover Center. This is some Prime Simeone craftsmanship. As you transition, your attacking mid will make slashing runs into the middle of the park to support the strikers.
Other things of note:
You’re going to want to have a CDM that has good passing. I’ve said it once and I’ll say it again post-upgrade: Bennacer gives me old school Kante vibes, and I’m HERE FOR IT.
I think you can get away with outside CMs that have ~70ish defending. Because you are packing the middle of the park, I’d prefer to have players that are excellent on the ball here. I don’t think Blanc will last, but he’s fine for now.
You can use lengthy ST, but because the formation plays sooo narrow, you’ll likely prefer players that have good ball control and dribbling to play through the tight spaces.
Your CAM will get tired. Make sure you have an adequate sub on the bench for him. I often bring on UCL Müller as his positioning is wonderful.
And that’s the snacky breakdown of my new 41212(2). I snagged a rank 1 and a 10-0 in qualifiers. It works for me and seems to counter most meta formations, but beware fast build up 4222 players. I hope to see you (and some new additions) in Discord this week.
As a final note, I founded a company a little while back called Tiv. We’ve added the ability for you to sign up, connect a gaming account, and start earning points just for playing games like FIFA or trying new ones. Points can be redeemed for cash or codes :) We are currently live in the App Store on iOS (4.8* rating!) and have an Android beta launching this week. If you’d like to check it out on iOS, click the link at the bottom, and if you’re an Android user, send me a DM on Discord or Twitter and I’ll get you set up with a Beta invite. Unfortunately for all of you across the pond, we are US only at the moment, but I’ll be sure to let you all know when/if that changes.
Have a great week!
Best,
Japes