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Is this the new 4-5-1?
Started with 3-5-2 and then changed it at halftime.Well he didn't play with that formation today. Looked more like a 4-4-2 than anything. Young at left back is ridiculous. He wouldn't even suit a wing back role. LVG needs a fair few players to make a 3-5-2 work. Hell, he needs a fair few just to make United work!
Well he didn't play with that formation today. Looked more like a 4-4-2 than anything. Young at left back is ridiculous. He wouldn't even suit a wing back role. LVG needs a fair few players to make a 3-5-2 work. Hell, he needs a fair few just to make United work!
Was clearly three at the back mate, with Blackett on the left. Young was totally unwilling to attack his man, the United fans must have been v disappointed with him. They look well short at the back.
most teams they will play will only operate with 1 striker in the Premier League. That means there is always going to be a spare central defender without much to do. Obviously that means you're losing that player somewhere else on the pitch. It was a fine formation when teams play 2 up top and I think thats why it evolved in the late 90s but now when teams either play 4411 or 4231 I can't see how it will work out. I await someone with great tactical nous to tell me!
I said that before they lost Saturday btw.
most teams they will play will only operate with 1 striker in the Premier League. That means there is always going to be a spare central defender without much to do.
The 2 CBs on either "side" should push forward and support their wing-backs whenever possible. In defence they're there just as much (if not more) to close the gaps that inside-forwards coming up from the 3 behind the 1 look to exploit, rather than all marking a striker.
When it's done properly it works well, Juve have spent 3 seasons being dominant playing it because they have a pretty much perfect selection of players to do it. Man United, at the moment, need work.
The 2 CBs on either "side" should push forward and support their wing-backs whenever possible. In defence they're there just as much (if not more) to close the gaps that inside-forwards coming up from the 3 behind the 1 look to exploit, rather than all marking a striker.
When it's done properly it works well, Juve have spent 3 seasons being dominant playing it because they have a pretty much perfect selection of players to do it. Man United, at the moment, need work.
Not just that, they need to be intelligent(I mean George graham esque defence)The 2 CBs on either "side" should push forward and support their wing-backs whenever possible. In defence they're there just as much (if not more) to close the gaps that inside-forwards coming up from the 3 behind the 1 look to exploit, rather than all marking a striker.
When it's done properly it works well, Juve have spent 3 seasons being dominant playing it because they have a pretty much perfect selection of players to do it. Man United, at the moment, need work.