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Three at the back?


Three at the back.  

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  1. 1. Is it worth discussing three at the back?


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  • Poll closed on 02/01/22 at 23:55

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The manager has stated his preference for 4-3-3 or 4-2-3-1.

 

The personnel are there to fit 4-3-3.

 

Despite these facts the idea of three at the back is really compelling to some.

 

Is this because it would solve some important problem that the team has just now? Or is it just that many fans don't realise that there are tactics beyond formation bingo?

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"Worth discussing" is a low bar and I'd say yes, largely due to Patterson being on bench when he is one of our best outlets on either wing.

 

             Tavernier  Goldson  Bassey/Helander

Patterson                                                      Barisic

                     Kamara       Jack/Davis

                             Kent/Hagi/Aribo

                    Roofe/Sakala  Morelos

 

A team along those lines could do pretty well in games where it's mostly a matter of breaking down a low block, it doesn't look solid enough for tougher opposition without Helander at the back though.

 

There are some obvious problems with it, by accommodating Patterson you are negating a lot of Tavernier's threat, though with the low block we play most weeks and given how much of the ball defenders have these days I think he could contribute quite a lot in breaking the lines and the opposition wouldn't know who should be picking him up. A second problem is how solid are you defensively with potentially two full backs in your back three. The third big one is that we do currently have a number of attacking midfielders and it's not easy to fit them into this system.

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4 minutes ago, RANGERRAB said:

A good team will always exploit a team playing three at the back by playing the ball into the wide areas upfront.

Yes, but a good team playing three at the back won't allow that, i.e. Chelsea. 

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1 hour ago, Rousseau said:

Yes, but a good team playing three at the back won't allow that, i.e. Chelsea. 

Conte uses it too doesn’t he. I generally prefer a back 4 but a good manager can always use a 3 at the back based formation effectively. 

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