Whenever i counter centered formation with AMs playing on sides instead of through the middle i NEVER, NEVER, NEVER ONCE scored nor played better. And each time in the 2nd half i went back to ND, even vs teams with DMC and 4backs, i alwais won by wide margin in the end.
I do think that like real soccer your team has a % of learning a new module. The more you play, the more the % of adaptability will rise. Otherwise it's impossible that all the 10+ times i countered, i never scored despite sometimes even dominating. Chanches to be just coincidences are slim.
I was thinking this a couple of seasons ago that there maybe a 'hidden chemistry' on a adaptation on a particular formation or 2 and the more the same team plays the same formation, the more the players get to know how they work with each other, a lot of people may think this is a simple game and hence the strange odd results at times, but there could be a lot more to it than we think.
*Retired From Top Eleven*