If you're playing in a 433 one of the toughest formations to come against is either a 451 or a 352 formation mainly because of their superiority in the midfield and width in attack This formation will make the front three of the 433 forced to drop back and defend the wide areas weakening themselves on offence at the same timeA 2131 formation has 2 big advantages You can hide weak players at RMF and LMF You have great strength in the Center of the Field with a Stopper, a Center Midfielder (CMF) and a Forward if you have strong players in those 3 positions you will beat most of the teams you play A 2131 will give you great strength in the Center (between the Weaknesses of the 442 Formation A lack of passing options and angles – In more complex formations, there are usually more options available to the player on the ball due to the width, depth and angles that other formations provide
Tactical Analysis The 4 2 3 1 Formation