Counter Formations Less Effective Now?

[Sxrenity]

Managed to beat the team joint 1st with me today, and the main threat to my title hopes.

He was fielding a, you guessed it, 4-4-2.

Decided to play the usual 4-5-1V against it, focussing passing down the flanks, attacking mentality, pressing the whole pitch.
I dominated the stats, and I feel I could have easily put 4 past him, but one of his defenders played a blinder.









As you can see, I didn't get away freely, got hit by a 1st minute injury, so I'm glad I had my back up MC available at the rare time he's fit at the same time as my main MC.

His STs did seem to have a bad day, they got through on goal a couple of times before my defence halted them, I've been leaking goals all season so I'm glad they decided to perform properly today.

Quality must have played a BIG part here, although I've usually only just scraped through past teams like this fielding a 4-4-2, or narrow diamond.