Help counter 3W-5-2 Flat

[suddinah]

Opponent is 2 points stronger than me. I lost the first match 0-1 at home. I used 4-5-1 V (with red arrow on DC/DR/DMC, attacking, whole pitch, mixed passing, hard tackling). Note: i had 79% possession!!!

Next match away - and need to win by 1+ goals

He uses 3W-5-2 Flat:
... ST ... ST ...
... ... ... ... ...
ML MC MC MC MR
... ... ... ... ...
DL ... DC ... DR

Please suggest what counter to use?

[Cody Allan Taylor]

Try a 4-3W-2-1:
DL-DC-----DC--DR
----------------
ML-----MC-----MR
---AMC----AMC---
-------ST-------

Use a blue defensive arrow on your MC. Try your best to limit yourself to 3 or less out of position players.

[RJSlow]

Did you use long passing?

[Cody Allan Taylor]

Did you use long passing?

OP says "mixed passing" bud

[RJSlow]

OP says "mixed passing" bud

Im assuming he is talking about focus passing, not passing style

[suddinah]

I used:
passing style and focus passing: mixed

[suddinah]

Try a 4-3W-2-1:
DL-DC-----DC--DR
----------------
ML-----MC-----MR
---AMC----AMC---
-------ST-------

Use a blue defensive arrow on your MC. Try your best to limit yourself to 3 or less out of position players.

What orders please?
attacking?
mixed focus passing?
hard tackling?

[suddinah]

Ok. out of the cup lol. Lost 1-3. played 4-3W-2-1

Time to focus on CL and league now. Cup is overrated anyway lol.

[RJSlow]

long passing would have helped against a 5 flat midfield