19-01-2019, 09:44 PM
Burnley have used it effectively in the last few years (forgetting this season) as do Bournemouth. Other teams have used it as a 4411 successfully Brighton/Watford for example. In the championship hull/Bristol city/Birmingham use it effectively with decent results.
It’s a formation that creates potential to overachieve with average players. It’s probably not my personal favourite but I do like it if you’re an average team. We’ve played 4231 or 433 for years unsuccessfully. Also people saying it was rubbish today, fine but it’s not like we’ve dominated many games this season playing 4231, at least this means in theory when we do get forward we have better options to create clear cut chances.
It obviously looks bad as you do concede the middle of the pitch and you are forced to play more direct than some would like but I don’t think it’s the outdated formation some make out
It’s a formation that creates potential to overachieve with average players. It’s probably not my personal favourite but I do like it if you’re an average team. We’ve played 4231 or 433 for years unsuccessfully. Also people saying it was rubbish today, fine but it’s not like we’ve dominated many games this season playing 4231, at least this means in theory when we do get forward we have better options to create clear cut chances.
It obviously looks bad as you do concede the middle of the pitch and you are forced to play more direct than some would like but I don’t think it’s the outdated formation some make out