We rely on counter formations too much. I can just tell someone to use 3-5-2 flat against the butterfly and he'll win by chance. Perhaps that's how this game works.. Totally random.

People should really just use their own style for once instead of asking how to beat XXX formation and then complaining when they lose against it. At the same time, people shouldn't really be playing this game if they're not going to make their own decisions and always ask for help on XXX formation and cry when they lose when a formation is supposed to "counter" another formation.

I used counter formations and won 1-0, 2-0, 3-0 etc against much weaker teams... But as soon as I used my own style, I won 11-0 in the league, 8-0 in the Champions League and today 6-0. So really, using your own style turns out to be better because you know your players and you don't leave any of the best players out when using your own formation.