Champions League and Premier League winning 433 versus the 343 tweak box midfield
I still think the title winning 433 is the superior system using the right players and all players in it correctly, good to have to option to play the tweak or apply it at stages of some games, but it has floors and for me isn't an improved way of playing because we sacrifice too much of what we got from Trent and Robbo as wide attacking full backs and we overcrowd the midfield and crowd ourselves out, while pushing Mo out wide too far away from goal and leaving our right flank as a point the opposition can easily use to try and make transitions or release players for counters, yes Konate can defend brilliantly one v one, but that it is as easy to use our right flank for those purposes as Villa made it look is a considerable flaw
I haven't enjoyed the ditching of the LCM controller role and trying to replace that with an attacking LCM operating predominantly as a No10 or our pushing RCM up so high throughout games also operating as a No10, I think we crowd ourselves out, less is more for me, full backs arriving from deeper in time and space to be found with switches or long diagonals, or to quickly support our forwards being found by them is an incredible potent weapon
LCM controller or LCM or RCM controller, with both equally adept at attacking or defending and operating frequently on a one stays one goes basis as full backs and either midfielder in a double pivot classicly used to, so both can arrive in space at points in attack giving the forwards more room for their movement and runs works better for me
it's no coincidence both our huge wins this season came in a 433 with a LCM controller in place, the lopsided nature of it in itself disrupts opposition sides because most opposition managers set out to play very symmetrically, it naturally creates angles and movement that disrupt that
Gakpo's opening goal v the filthy in the 7-0 was only possible because we were playing with the LCM controller, were we playing with the tweak, the space wouldn't have been there for him to use and make the movements he did for or for Nunez to make the run inside to open the space up for him, trying to push more players into attacking areas isn't the best policy for me
I hope we recruit for the title winning 433 first and foremost and don't use our budget solely recruiting for the tweak, the title winning 433 wasn't found out or stopped, we played it highly successfully last season, we just broke it this season with the attempts to install a designated playmaker and playing a rookie at RCM who clearly is unsuited to the role and ditching the LCM controller role
2 No10's. with 3 forwards doesn't really play to all those players strengths for me, simply because it is too crowded, even if they are all excellent top class technicians, which they aren't
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Originally Posted by justme
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