3-1-3-2-1 Tactics help

[Ischiel]

Hey guys, I am running this tactis :


( BTW this pic is after game I useally play with full morale and condition over 95% )

Question 1 :

My team is MUCH better then those of my league, but still I only win like 2-1...3-1...3-0.. while my mates win like 4-0...7-1.. 6-1 and such.. I don´t get it really. So I tried some different tactics but failed BIGTIME so I got back to this.. and still get slight wins.

I need red arrows on one of my AMC ? Or on my flanks or what ??
My tactics go like this :

Attacking
Through the middle ( Since I have 2 AMC I figure this is the way forward )
Whole pitch pressing
Normal Tackling
Short passing ( Since I got with heavy Midfield and not the flanks )
Marking Man on Man

I dont use counter attack.
I dont use Off-side trap.
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Question 2 :

I played vs this :

DL--DC--DC--DR
--MC--MC--MC--
AML---------AMR
-------ST-------

so I tried this version :

---DC---DC----
DML---------DMR
--MC--MC--MC--
----AMC--AMC---
------ST--------

and I failed BIGTIME !!! And really, I don´t know why ?? The 2 DC should be able to fend of his ST...
the 2 ( DML and DMR ) Should keep his AMR and AML busy right ?? but noooooo the slider was almost all the way in his favor like 85:15 to his advantage..so after 8 min he scored first goal, I then put in another DC and removed an MC... things got a little bit better, but still he was ahead.. so I changed my DML and DMR to ML and MR ( Which is my players normal pos. ) and now I got something for my money... the bar instant slided to 70:30 my way... and I quickly scored a goal. 1-1 halftime... not good enough.. so I went back to my regular setup ( Look above ) and scored a 2nd goal, which he also did right after and the game ended 2-2... my players are FAR better then his, and I am not sure how to deal with AML and AMR... can anyone help me out here ?

PS: I am very fustrated since this should be a walkover game, and so far this is my only draw... won all other games with my regular setup.