Yes I agree it is very strong in defense, fairly strong in midfield, but to be able to kill off chances, one would need very good MCs to make this work.

I have tried 3n-3n-2w-2 before and got hammered 4-0, also 4-3n-2w-1 was a 4-1 loss (highlighted this in my first post), so I am skeptical about setting attack mentality when going against 5-3-2. I am sure we all know the only way 5-3-2 works is by counterattacking.

I used 5-3-2 once just to experiment and annihilated my league leader in level 3, whose squad was about 7 ratings above mine.

The butterfly is probably a good bet so maybe I will keep that in mind if I ever come across 5-3-2 ever again (I hope not!)

Would love to hear from others about experiences using/going against 5-3-2. This is not only meant to be a thread to ask for counter for 5-3-2 but a discussion about failures and successes against 5-3-2. So do share!