i think 4-4-2 is a very good formation as 4-3N-3 or 4-1-3N-2 !

And 4-5-1 V style is not a natural counter formation of 4-4-2 as i read before in this topic , i would say that i sometimes use 4-4-2 against 4-5-1 V and it works very well cause AML and AMR are marked by DL-ML and DR-MR ...

To counter a 4-4-2 you don't need DMC , but AMC is a good option !

4-4-2 is very very good for people who don't want to think at each formation which formation can counter this one or this one , in another word it's a very good formation to play during all the season especially for people who don't see all their matchs in live !