What instructions?

[ponzu]

Let me know if it pans out. First time I have given advice to anyone

This season, I stopped pre-tweaking attack orders, and start every match with Normal, Mixed, Mixed, Counterattacks ON. I sometimes adjust to Attacking or Hard Attacking if I am not wining a match I expected to win. I don't always adjust in a cup situation where goal differential matters and it may be better to lose 0:1 than 0:2. I turn Counterattacks OFF if my assistant tells me. I adjust passing to Short if my pass completion is no better than 80% 25 minutes in.

For defence, I always play Low, Normal and Zonal. I set offside trap ON if the opponent does not have AMC/AML/AMR. Just something I read somewhere and it seems to be working for me. During the match, I switch Tackling to Low if I am winning comfortably and have not had any yellow cards. I turn Offside trap OFF if my assistant tells me, even if I think he is full of it.

That's what I do. I cannot tell what you should do without seeing your opponent's formation.

Since your opponent is stronger on paper, the conventional wisdom would suggest playing Defensive. But since you are trying to score at least one goal, you should go Attacking. On balance, I would say, start in Normal. If he scores, go to Attacking. Your formation lends itself to passing down both sides, but this has to make sense given his formation.

UPDATE: Go with khris' advice