3-5-2

Category: League | Difficulty:Moderate | Score: 0:0

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Name:	Iestyn Bryant
City:	Cardiff
Country:	United Kingdom

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Description

The 3-5-2 system allows us to dominate the midfield and control the centre of the field. Is it a 3-5-2 or a 5-3-2? Formations are blurred at the best of times, but we will have a discernible back three and two wing-backs. The midfield can vary in terms of numbers and shape. This formation allows us to control the tempo of the game and press teams higher up the pitch. Thus giving us a option of playing an offside trap if the opposing team opts for a long ball. the system is tailored to prevent teams from counter-attacking quickly. The three central defenders should be able to handle any combination of the opponent’s strikers and the No. 10. The wing-backs are also usually positioned well enough to intercept opposing wide players before they can advance too far up the pitch. The defensive structure is also helped by a midfield that tends to sit quite deep in order to cover the wing-backs should they be caught out further up-field when the opposition launches a counter attack.

3-5-2

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3-5-2

Formation: Llandbradach: 3-5-2 |Opposition Team: 4-4-2

Description

The complexity of the formation, especially concerning the covering of team-mates and beginning attacks, demands a certain blend of players.The back three must have at least one player who is an excellent passer, while the other two must be stalwart defenders in their own right; adept at man-to-man marking and showing positional discipline.It is also possible to play a zonal defensive marking system in a 3-5-2 formation, but doing so requires the speed of thought and movement to track opponents as they wander in and out of zones looking for gaps between defenders. This usually results in a midfielder playing in one of the three backline positions.

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Defending and positioning

Formation: Llandbradach: 4-4-2 |Opposition Team: 4-4-2

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The Back Three

With three central defenders, a back line will have a spare man even against a 4-4-2.Having a sweeper adds value and flexible that can adjust to certain situations in a game, and being able to deploy three at the back is a must. The biggest worry for a 3-5-2 is when one of thedefenders is dragged infield, or gets lost. The success of a backthree lies in its rigidity, so when the line is destroyed, theoutside two will squeeze in to try and compensate.This leaves massive holes, as there are nofull-backs whatsoever. This is where the danger of the false-nine lurks.

The central defender must be dominant in the air and be happy to move forward with the ball—if he isn't positionally perfect, none of them are. It'sflawless, or it's tragic. When three at the back meet one up front, it canbecome tough to figure out who should mark the front man. But there should always be a defender sweeping in behind. If the opposing team decides to push two strikers onto the back three, then their should be two central defenders man marking whilst the spare defender sweeps behind.

Wingbacks

True wing-backs are really just deep-seated attackers. Modern football is seeing the increased importance of attacking values in left- and right-backs. So sticking to your roles and having the discipline to defend as a unit gives us a platform to counter attack any team.

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Attacking

Formation: Llandbradach: 4-4-2 |Opposition Team: 4-4-2

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Attacking Front four

The two strikers playing up front also means it’spossible for the frontline to create and score chances with minimalassistance, especially if the ball is played to them quickly whilstspringing a counter-attacker, it provides an opportunity for one ofthe back three to push up into midfield and provide support while in possession. Having a player constantly positioned in the widearea stretches the pitch to its limit, creating plenty of room forpassing in the middle of the park to play our game.