I always find I end up with too many DMC's and not enough strikers, good DMC's seem easy to find but strikers I always seem to find something in their stats that puts me off buying them. Speaking of which, Nile Ranger may be the worst striker I've ever seen (completely accurate then), I've sent him out on loan the past two seasons, he has made no progress stats wise and played 26 games for Watford without scoring and has played 12 for MK Dons so far without scoring.
A quite narrow 4132.
I mess about with the touchline shouts though during the games to mix things up. I usually play with pass to feet, work ball into box and look for the overlap. That way I keep the midfield packed with usually a man over the opposition and allow my two fullbacks to come forward to give the team some width when attacking. The three man midfield is 1 advanced playmaker, 1 deep lying playmaker and 1 ball winning midfielder so in reality it becomes more like a narrow 442 diamond when going forward but drops into a flat 3 when defending.
I'm rather annoyed that both Boyata and Macheda, who I've had on loan for 2 years each and now list Newcastle as their favourite clubs, won't negotiate a contract with me at the moment, it might be because they are on loan to me. Hopefully, Champions League qualification might make them a bit more interested at the end of the season. I'm especially narked because Macheda has scored nearly 40 league goals for me in total and Utd only want £5.75m for him.