It's simple really.
Against teams that we know are going to sit deep with massed ranks we play 6 attacking players.
Basically 4 forwards and 2 full backs, with less cover behind the fullbacks and trying to compress the pitch into the opponents half while also stretching the game.
Against teams that are going to attack us and play a more open game (the "better" teams if you will) we play 3 forwards and use 2 CM to cover behind the fullbacks with 1 spare in the middle, in what people insist on calling the "holding" or "DM" role.
It's a simple tweak of our basic 433 system, but we attack the centre space more using the extra attacker, which in turn gives the FB's out wide a bit of extra space to work in.
When the defending team has 2 banks close together, 1 of the CM will support either the attacking flank or the attacking centre.
Once again, it's not about the formation, it's about the space we attack, and how we go about it.
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