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10 years of FIFNot one of my articles, written by Damien on my blog, so this is just a repost. Comments should be posted there rather than here if possible
As we all know, on the dusty road, since Gasperini to Mazzarri, 3 men defense has not been fruitful for Inter, at all. No need to elaborate this part of the discusion, all the facts are there, since the results are obvious and transparent.
In this post, I will just elaborate more on the topic of why is 3 man defense a dire and static formation.
Whilst having 3 designated CB’s in your system, you cut the numbers for your offensive options, tactics and general flexibility of your team. The general 3 men defence system is NOT flexible at all (which was yet again proven in Mazzarri’s 2013/2014 campaign). It is easily predictable as well. It has no space for modern football transition maneuvres.
Say, for example, a 3 men defence team faces a modern ‘’False 9’’ oriented team (which is filled to the max in the midfield department). What use is the extra central defender? The ‘’False 9’’ team, with its fluid and fast transition game and ball movement, attacks from all sides, with so many different players at once. It is made for field dominance, and will rarely lose the ball in ur own half. Our team, the one with 3 men defence, will have no capacity whatsoever to make a counter attack against this kind of opponent, even if it manages to steal the ball.
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As we all know, on the dusty road, since Gasperini to Mazzarri, 3 men defense has not been fruitful for Inter, at all. No need to elaborate this part of the discusion, all the facts are there, since the results are obvious and transparent.
In this post, I will just elaborate more on the topic of why is 3 man defense a dire and static formation.
Whilst having 3 designated CB’s in your system, you cut the numbers for your offensive options, tactics and general flexibility of your team. The general 3 men defence system is NOT flexible at all (which was yet again proven in Mazzarri’s 2013/2014 campaign). It is easily predictable as well. It has no space for modern football transition maneuvres.
Say, for example, a 3 men defence team faces a modern ‘’False 9’’ oriented team (which is filled to the max in the midfield department). What use is the extra central defender? The ‘’False 9’’ team, with its fluid and fast transition game and ball movement, attacks from all sides, with so many different players at once. It is made for field dominance, and will rarely lose the ball in ur own half. Our team, the one with 3 men defence, will have no capacity whatsoever to make a counter attack against this kind of opponent, even if it manages to steal the ball.
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