Sorry if this is a bit off topic...
I used to use this formation on CM 01/02
GK
---DR----CB-----CB-----LB---
-------MC----MC----MC-----
--------------AMC-----------
---------STR-------STL------
The wider mcs were actually my wingers (foward or diagonal arrows) and they were devastating, central MC had the backwards arrow, the AMC had the foward arrow. 1 striker made runs the other ran with ball.
Mentality-Attacking
Press- Yes
passing-short
no offside trap
Men behind ball-yes
Counter-yes
play maker - AMC
Tried so many times to replicate it but never get anywhere near it.
Tried a 442 diamond, tried the diamond with the DM pushed up to MC, variety of team and player instructions, tried retraining wingers to MC, then use MC-A or advanced playmaker-A, stay wider, run with ball more and so on but I can't get it working.
Think I'm trying the impossible??