Well what you want to do if you say he is better is to mitigate his players, I would suggest playing a 3-2-4-1 thats 3 CB 1 dml and 1 dmr, two cm's, a ML and a MR, and a striker up front means at all times you have 5 people capable of defending, and the 3 cb's should help you vs his AMC. I'm new to the game so people probably have better formations, but from one newbie to another, that's my two cents