Losing against weaker team :/

[July Fourth]

I have big time trouble. I play against a team:

-DR----DC----DL-
-MR--MC-MC--ML-
-------AMC-------
----ST------ST---

First leg was played at my home and I lost 3-0.

I was playing:

-DR--DC--DC--DL--
--------DMC--------
-MR-----MC-----ML-
---------AMC-------
---------ST---------

Normal style.. Zonal Marking.. Own Field... Mixed Passing... Mixed Direction... No Offside... No Counter
DL, DR, DCs with blue arrows
ML, MC, MR, AMC, ST with red arrows

And I lost 3-0 at my home on first leg. My team 46.7 , opponent 41.8

He was probably playing: Defensive + Counter attacking... All Field...Zonal... Down both flanks..(because his ML scored 2 goals)

At 0-1 I switched to a

----DC--DC---DC---
---------DMC-------
-MR------MC------ML
----------AMC-------
-----ST--------ST----

with ATTACKING, MIXED, MIXED PASSING, OFFSIDE, MAN-MARKING, ALL FIELD

but still did not succeed to make a goal!!!!!

HOW CAN I COUNTER IT? ANY TIPS?

I have 2nd leg match today at 20:00 hrs.

It appears to me that he was winning all the balls in the midfield area with having 4 in the midfield line + AMC and you left yourself exposed at the back. Your going to need a lot of luck to pull this one back, Have you thought about the 4-5-1 V-Style or 4-1-4-1 with red arrows on the ML/MR? Or possibly trying to out number him in midfield by the 3-2-2-2-1 Butterfly?

Butterfly:

-----ST-----
AML----AMR
--MC--MC--
DML----DMR
-DC-DC-DC-

Sometimes All-Out attack isn't the answer, but whatever you do, hes going to surely be playing counter attack, he's got the 3-0 lead and doesn't need to take risks, Chances are your going to need to play Normal Mentality with Long Balls, Pressing: Own Half, Zonal Marking, Normal Tackling and Attacking the flanks.

[blanco]

It appears to me that he was winning all the balls in the midfield area with having 4 in the midfield line + AMC and you left yourself exposed at the back. Your going to need a lot of luck to pull this one back, Have you thought about the 4-5-1 V-Style or 4-1-4-1 with red arrows on the ML/MR? Or possibly trying to out number him in midfield by the 3-2-2-2-1 Butterfly?

Butterfly:

-----ST-----
AML----AMR
--MC--MC--
DML----DMR
-DC-DC-DC-

Sometimes All-Out attack isn't the answer, but whatever you do, hes going to surely be playing counter attack, he's got the 3-0 lead and doesn't need to take risks, Chances are your going to need to play Normal Mentality with Long Balls, Pressing: Own Half, Zonal Marking, Normal Tackling and Attacking the flanks.

4-5-1 is one of the options I was considering also, together with Attacking, Down both flanks, Offside trap (far good my defenders to his attackers), Mixed Passing, Normal tackling or Easy.... my big ? is regarding pressing... Own field or All field.

Butterfly is also a good option too, with same tactics as above: Attacking, Down both flanks, Offside trap, Mixed Passing, Normal Tacking, All Field...

I know I have very low chances to repair the 3-0 loss, but I don't quit so easy.
In second half I will put an AMC and one more ST, with short passing and hard attacking, offside, all field marking

I know he plays on the wings and for sure he will use defensive+counter.

How to think about Man Marking?

[blanco]

It appears to me that he was winning all the balls in the midfield area with having 4 in the midfield line + AMC and you left yourself exposed at the back. Your going to need a lot of luck to pull this one back, Have you thought about the 4-5-1 V-Style or 4-1-4-1 with red arrows on the ML/MR? Or possibly trying to out number him in midfield by the 3-2-2-2-1 Butterfly?

Butterfly:

-----ST-----
AML----AMR
--MC--MC--
DML----DMR
-DC-DC-DC-

Sometimes All-Out attack isn't the answer, but whatever you do, hes going to surely be playing counter attack, he's got the 3-0 lead and doesn't need to take risks, Chances are your going to need to play Normal Mentality with Long Balls, Pressing: Own Half, Zonal Marking, Normal Tackling and Attacking the flanks.

If I remove an MC and put 1 AMC is ok?

His attackers are slower than my defenders and I want to use offsaid play.
Offsaid play goes well with own half marking or not?

I was thinking to combine: Offsaid+All pitch marking + Zonal, for defending.
For attacking I am obliged to play on flanks in order to catch as many corners as possible.
Also my AML is right footed and my AMR is left footed. Maybe I catch some long shots goals.

Or freekicks.