Experienced manager giving countering advice for managers who need it

[Seangomes12]

Ok so iridensys ur opponent plays 4-2-3-1 formation.
So basically in 4-2-3-1 there is a lack of a DMC to counter AMC.hence using an AMC in ur formation can do tphalf the job of countering the opposition.
Secondly,in CENTRAL midfield,he only has two players.if u choose a formation that is strong in midfield u can easily win the game.
Thirdly,his full backs are completely exposed to your wingers as in opposition team there is no ML/R.
And finally,he has three attacking midfielders in his team.this is good and bad at the same time.good because his players can't track back during counterattack sand bad because he can troll ur fullbacks.in ur formation it is necessary to play DMC to counter his AMC

Basically use a formation like 4-1-4-1 or 4-5-1v which gives you freedom to play thru middle or down flanks and which enables u to play counter attacking football and obviously one which has DMC to counter his AMC

[Seangomes12]

If u are uncomfortable with these formations,try using a very attack minded formation like 3-4-2n-1 where u will have very strong midfield and most importantly u will have 2 AMCs to exploit the absence of DMC in his formation.u can even play 3-1-3n-2n-1 to counter his AMC with a DMC

I have put forward the options.now it is ur choice.

[Seangomes12]

Put red arrows on ur AMCs

[Iridensys]

Thanks a lot Sean; interesting the option of the two AMC.

I will try

[Seangomes12]

It is a good option as it is the most exploitable part of the opposition formation

[112000]

May I ask how to counter your own secret formation 3DCs-1-4-1-1?
I'm going to match with that one.

[Seangomes12]

The obvious weakness of this formation is that there are three at the back and mostly they play narrow.hence it is useful for attacking wingers to terrorize the opposition defense.the formation has a DMC so using AMC will be useless.also midfield is quite strong with 4 players in the middle. u need a DMC in ur squad to stop opposition AMC.basically you have two options to beat this formation
1)go down flanks with fast and skillful wingers playing with counterattack and mixed passing.
2)play fire with fire by packing ur midfield with 5 players or more.

I would prefer going down the flanks

[Seangomes12]

U will have the best chance of beating this formation if u play 3-5-2 v style or flat.by doing this u will have strong midfield and wingers can be allowed freedom to attack by putting red arrows on them

[Iridensys]

And in this case, when you play against a 3-5-2v what do you do? You change tactics or put your defense in "wide" mode, like 3w-1..?

[Seangomes12]

U said ur playing against 3-1-4-1-1 not 3-5-2 v style..I didn't understand ur question.do u mean when the opposition plays 3-5-2 v style what do u do??