dont change your formation every game. look for a suitable formation and stick with it.
As you are in eighth position in the league, i think the problem is your orders and your players form.
Look for players who have rating of 4,5,6 or lower and put them on the bench. If you concede a lot of goals, take off red arrows on your dl and dr.
Can I have your order please?
order is the thing down your formation window in your right sidebar.
no counterattacks, no offside trap. passing style change to mixed
Ask what formation in order to the beat 3N -4-1-2