Formations (getting started)

4-4-2, 4-3-3, 4-2-3-1: learn to read a system, to know its strengths and weaknesses, and to choose the one that really fits your players. With full 11-a-side diagrams and a comparison table.

12 chapters · 46 min of content

• How to play a 4-3-3 — The role of every position, the strengths, the weaknesses — and the players you need to make it work.
• How to play a 4-4-2 — The system with the simplest reference points: what it offers, its weakness in midfield, and how to fix it.
• Which formation should you choose? — The comparison table: what each formation gives you, what it costs you, and which squad it suits.