Afganistán 4-4-2 with a better Team

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Hello, I'm playing semi-finals of the champions against a tea which is one level higher than my team, his formation is 4-4-2.

Here some pics to show the difference between the teams and his formation, players and substitutes, he's got all of his team with scout level players and most of his substitutes...

I usually play with 4-5-1 V style, and I've played against 4-4-2 many times, but I'd say that I've won maybe 40% to 50% against 4-4-2, but it's always a gamble, nothing sure,, I've always struggled against -4-4-2, and 4-4-1-1 just isn't that strong considering that there's no DMC and I've a AMC.., please give your comments and orders.

Here what I usually do when playing against a 4-4-2:

Defensive
Mixed passing and style
Pressing my own half


Sometime I put a red arrow to my DMC, although is not always that effective.

Here the pics so you can see what I mean, your comments are welcome!

He's level 27 and my team is level 26