I have a big away game in the league tonight. My opponent is one and half points better than me in average quality and one place above me in the standings. I lost 2:5 at home against him.
He is using this very offensive setup lately:
DL-DC-DR
DMC
-MC-
AML- AMC- AMR
ST-ST
His two strikers have one on one ability, his AMC has a shadow striker ability and his AMR is a free kick specialist. Previous game he scored twice from free kicks against me.
I am thinking of using a defensive formation with defensive mentality, forcing counterattacks, playing long balls and using easy tackling.
I have a 4-5 star players all over the field, but I am not sure what formation to use against this very offensive setup. Any thoughts?