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So I am up against this guy who uses a 4-1-3N-2 formation.
His players are very high quality as you can see, 7 of his players are 6 stars and above quality.

My team have players that are all 5 star quality (GK defenders midfielders strikers).
Since his players are better quality than mine, I am thinking of going with defensive mentality.
These are the formations I'm thinking of using against him.

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The above formations uses only 3 central defenders and no DL/DR because his formation is focus on center attacking. (That's my rationale)

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And this formation is from a guide to counter his formation, but I am wondering why are DL and DR needed?
Wouldn't an additional DC be more useful?

I am open to other suggestions.
WHAT I WANT TO KNOW IS THE BEST FORMATION TO COUNTER HIS! Keep in mind that his players are better than mine except for his Strikers and 1 DC and MC.