red arrows on AML/AMR/DL/DR, dont forget
I prefer 3N-1-4-2 vs 4-4-2 classic. With AML/ML and AMR/MR, it turns into 3-5-2 V, which is very offensive and gives a lot of midfield possession if you need to score some goals in a hurry. otherwise 4-1-4-1 is the same, turns in to 4-5-1 V.
Others will swear by 4-1-2-1-2, narrow diamond, but i find that it is not as good as 3N-1-4-2 or 4-3N-2W-1.