Mostly musings

[Rob1984]

From what I've read, there is no "catch all" formation. However, there are well balanced formations like 4-4-2. I nearly always play 4-5-1V style, as it is both defensive and attacking. The AMs are good against anyone playing offside trap or have no wingers/wing backs, and the DMC is good against counter attacks and protects against AMCs (Most teams in my league play 4-4-2 narrow diamond, like in yours). Having 4 at the back means that you are capable of defending attacks from the wings and can handle 2-3 strikers. Most of the time I'm using just 1 ST, but I put 2 on if they have strong defence and weaker attack.