Regs, I hope you don't mind but I think there may be a place for such a thread as many of us are coaches and students of the game. It would be interesting to get some thoughts from some of us amateurs as to the technical aspects of the game.
I understand that Manchester United has been experimenting with a 4-3-2-1 formation on the their latest tour. I personally like this formation. I think sometimes we get to technical as players adapt to what's presented to them on the field but if you have certain types of players, formations like this one can really have it's effects.
The midfield would consist of a center mid, left mid, and right mid. Then there would be two players in front of the midfield who I imagine would have free reign offensively from either side of the field supporting the central lone target man up front. It could definitely cause some confusion as the defense would have to be alert enough to continually be passing players off. Of course you need certain players to play such a system. If the opposing team plays a typical 4-4-2 or 3-5-2, and have a dominant player in the midfield, then one of the two roaming midfielders in the 4-3-2-1 system is going to have to fall back into a regular midfield position.
Obviously there are a lot of variables here but I will be honest and say that I have never given a 4-3-2-1 system much thought but am curious to try it with the team I coach. At the very least, it will confuse the other team, maybe mine as well.
Any thoughts? Would this system fit the style of your own club team?
I understand that Manchester United has been experimenting with a 4-3-2-1 formation on the their latest tour. I personally like this formation. I think sometimes we get to technical as players adapt to what's presented to them on the field but if you have certain types of players, formations like this one can really have it's effects.
The midfield would consist of a center mid, left mid, and right mid. Then there would be two players in front of the midfield who I imagine would have free reign offensively from either side of the field supporting the central lone target man up front. It could definitely cause some confusion as the defense would have to be alert enough to continually be passing players off. Of course you need certain players to play such a system. If the opposing team plays a typical 4-4-2 or 3-5-2, and have a dominant player in the midfield, then one of the two roaming midfielders in the 4-3-2-1 system is going to have to fall back into a regular midfield position.
Obviously there are a lot of variables here but I will be honest and say that I have never given a 4-3-2-1 system much thought but am curious to try it with the team I coach. At the very least, it will confuse the other team, maybe mine as well.
Any thoughts? Would this system fit the style of your own club team?
