Hi Sephiroth,

Glad this thread helped.

Concerning a counter formation for 4-3-1-2, I'd recommend either a simple 4-1-4-1 (you have all the necessary tools in it), or if you want a more offensive approach, a 4-5-1V. He has no midfield wingers so you definitely should use that in your advantage.

Put red arrows on the following : DL/DR, and ML/MR or AML/AMR, and if he's getting a bit too much opportunities a blue arrow on your DMC.
Then set your passing on both flanks -- you should be able to hurt him nicely from there. Normal mentality, hard tackles (if possession is an issue), mixed passes, no trap, no CA.

So basically, your defense was good, but your attack needed to be more on the flacks, since he's weaker there. Good luck !


PS: Love your name by the way, go figure...