Hi MaxCady,

I am afraid that I am not so experienced (unlike many posters here in the forum) concerning counter formations but I gladly try to help.

First of all: Does "4-2-3w-1" means that two defensive midfielders or normal midfielders are placed? Wide or narrow?

Second of all: What does "slightly better" mean regarding the opponent's strength? How much stronger is he in terms of percentage?

Your tactical settings and your formation indicate that you are playing against a quite stronger opponent. It would help if you could share with us or me some more details regarding this game.

Its hard to give you any advice (at least for me) if some of the relevant information is missing. .)

Best,
Nidd