I prefer 4231 but these 2 are definitely the best and most versatile formations in the game.
For 433 you need a brilliant DM. 4231 would suit more squads because you don't need 1 DM specialist at the base.
Yeah, true. It's just that with a 4-3-3, you can more easily switch to a functional 4-2-3-1, 4-4-1-1, etc. without making any subs.
With a 4-2-3-1, the classic 10 or SS limits what you can do.
It's like I said before the Inter game last season: Inter's setup naturally exploits the weakness in flicks' approach. One of the main ways to counter that was to have Olmo drop deeper to help, but Olmo is so limited when asked to play as a CM that it just didn't work.
With a 4-3-3, like Enrique uses, you can be more flexible/fluid with your approach.
It's the same reason why I said PSG's midfield was better than ours last season and the forum was like, "Hell nooo!" They simply have players that can match us technically but outdo us tactically, due to their flexibility.
The de Jong fanboys think I was coming at him, when I've always made it clear since last season the main weakness in our midfield against PSG and teams like Inter is Dani Olmo, because he's strictly a number 10 and nothing else. Frankie is secondary because he simply can't execute any of the positions outside of a 4-2-3-1 at a high enough level.
But of what we have, if everyone is fit, playing against PSG, the midfield should be:
Pedri, de Jong,
Gavi
Because it gives us the best option to match them.