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Attacking Transition
Hold Shape
- Attempt counter-attacks less often.
- Prioritise ball retention.
Hold Shape will ask the players to adopt a more considered and patient approach, keeping the ball and retaining their formation, before then building an attack.
Positive Feedback
- Better chance of retaining the ball after a turnover.
- Maintains the team's attacking structure.
Negative Feedback
- Allows other team time to regroup defensively.
- Lower tempo to your team's attack.
Standard
- A balanced approach.
- According to the current Mentality.
The team will counter-attack with a frequency typical of a team playing on your current mentality.
Positive Feedback
- A flexible approach to attacking transitions.
- Provides a balance between countering and maintaining structure.
Negative Feedback
- Doesn't take advantage of turnovers as much as countering strategies.
- Doesn't maintain control of the ball as well as approaches that hold shape more.
Counter-Attack
- Attempt counter-attacks more often.
- Catch the opposition out of position.
Counter will ask players to immediately go on the attack and seek to take advantage of any opportunities left by the dispossessed opponents.
Positive Feedback
- Creates more chances from turnovers.
- Higher tempo to your attack.
Negative Feedback
- Higher chance of giving the ball away.
- Less structure to attacks.