Makes it sense, to play defensive without counter?

If counter allows your opponent to play in your own pitch, isn't it dangerous to play on counter (f.e.) with 4-5-1V against 3-0-2-3-2? Cause, they overrun you und you let them come?
Doesn't it work better, without counter?
If you use 3-3-2-x-x, I think counter would work better?

Does anyone tried playing defensive without counter?


Normally I play 4-5-1V, defensive/counter. Sometimes, I switch DMC to AMC, but keep playing defensive/counter and it works also, maybe better, if I would set offensive/counter off. But why? It makes no sense, to set offensive formation with counter, but it works - so works defensive without counter?

A RL-friend won the cup last season. He played 4-5-1V defensive/counter and was down 0:2, he change DMC to AMC, offensive, but kept counter on. Finally he won 3:2, opponent did only one more shot on target, not more.

For me... it's not logical... any suggestion?