Submitting Your Side
Every week you need to pick the starting eleven players and four substitutes to play in both you senior fixture and youth league fixture. Failure to submit, your side will result in a morale penalty and your side will be randomly selected the an Einnek F.A. tea-boy. This will almost certainly mean your sides will lose their games.
If, you know you are not going to be able to access the Internet in order to submit your sides, you can use the “Go On Holiday” feature. By using this, you can make sure the authorities are aware of your absence and a national selector will be allocated to pick the strongest possible sides for you and most importantly, you will not receive any penalties.
When entering your team selection, you have to firstly decide on the formation your side will play. There are eleven recognised formations from which to choose:
| Formation | Youth Point Cost |
|---|---|
| 3-2-5 | Very attacking formation. Likely to be exposed at the back with limited defensive players selected. |
| 3-3-4 | Attacking formation, but the defence and midfield will have to work hard when not in possession. |
| 3-4-3 | Strong midfield. Balanced side with good possession opportunities, but possibly limited in defence against an attacking opposition. |
| 3-5-2 | Very midfield centric formation. Will have a lot of the ball but maybe lacking in defensive and attacking options. |
| 4-2-4 | Good defence and attacking options. Usually a long ball policy will be adopted if playing this formation. |
| 4-3-3 | The balanced side with good numbers in all positions. |
| 4-4-2 | Strong defence and midfield, who need to get forward to help out the two strikers. |
| 4-5-1 | Strong defence with numbers in. You side will be harder to break down, but your lone striker will need to be super fit to last the pace and the midfield will need to help him. |
| 5-2-3 | A defensive formation, with wing backs. Limited number in midfield may result in a loss of possession to the opposition. |
| 5-3-2 | A defensive formation, with wing backs. A nice balanced side, but maybe lightweight going forward. |
| 5-4-1 | Ultra defensive side. Pace and power will be needed in attack and midfielders will have to get up and down constantly to made any attacking headway. |
If your senior fixture is a home game you will also need to set your match advertising and ticket prices.
