I think 4-5-1 flat is the best formation against narrow diamond.The purpose is to dominate the midfield,cuz narrow diamond has strong midfield.The other purpose is to attack him from the flanks.I dont like at all the formations with 3 DC's without DL and DR.
DL/DR are useful players even you don't play against flank-based formation.DL/DR with red arrows are helpful of attacking the flank and formation from the type 3-1-4-2 are not effective.4-1-4-1 is good idea too.4-3N-3 is good idea too.