heres the holy table o counter formations
http://forum.topeleven.com/formation...mation-ii.html
TBH i dont believe in counter formations, but counter the weakest link, for example his LB is weak, you set your righties to red. or your RB is weak, and their left side is stronger, you set your righties back. thats what one should do IRL
BUT, heres where it gets fun
arrows are still a mystery. i set my back 4 to blue, and they like to join up on counters. its not rare to see my S/CB scoring when countering. doesnt make sense right?

so yeah, if you dont believe me, experiment on it a bit with friends/others/yourself