stablemcfc
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This. Been waiting so long in Europe since we signed Fernando to see this formation - pleased it was so effective as Pellegrini will no doubt be interested in using it again under certain scenarios.Spot on at last
So much better playing a single pivot. Allows you to close the opposition down higher up and when you win it back you've got more men forward. And you still have someone shielding the CBs
Much better for both possession and counter attacking.
The only downside is you don't get as much cover for the fullbacks unless your wide players work back a lot. Ours did that tonight most of the time.
Kolarov let too many crosses in but it was a brilliant away performance overall. Formations do matter
Well done to Pellers for setting the team up for this match, am sure a lot of managers wouldn't have dropped KdB for this match but it was a tactical thing that worked wonders.