If someone suggest me another tactics and formation , I will consider that too.. This formation has troubled me a lot..
I also find teams with DL-DC-DR && DMC very tough..
another option if 4-5-1 V didn't work at 1st half, if you see one of their DC rating reduce below 6.5, change your winger become 3-ST and focus through the middle. forget to beat their fullback, just focus to beat their 2-DC
at 2nd half, try out attacking mentality, mixed pass through the middle
make sure to put your DMC same position with opponent AMC,
+ Should I start with Normal mentality with counter attack or dont do counter attacks?
if you do your reading here you'll find that list of counter-formations... and also veteran managers saying it's not fool-proof, not so important any more, even opinions that formation matters very little. do your own tests in friendly games with similar Q ratio.
I'm using your opponent's formation, a lot. but im low level and rarely have tough enough opponents to really learn anything. so far, no 4-5-1 worked against my teams. what did i had trouble with is 4-4-2 with wingers slightly forward, 4-4-2 ND and 4-1-4-1
I always struggle against an active team with aggressive formation... They have just one DC one MC but they win a lot.. Last season one guy with same formation like above photo won the league with 70+ points.. I lost both legs.. 41221 didnt work at all.. So I have tough time against these teams..
I will post my result today.. I face same team in league today and later on in Cup too.. We both are 110%..