EPTOn September 15 2014 00:54 SatedSC2 wrote:
England did the same thing against the Swiss*. When you play this formation you'll often see the two strikers split up when the opposition have the ball. The idea is to prevent the other team having easy access to the full-backs so that they have to try and play out through the middle, the middle being where the diamond formation is strongest.
*It's part of why I prefer seeing Welbeck start for England over Sturridge (at least against "better" opposition). He has the work-rate and selflessness to perform this task for the team, and that's something I don't think Sturridge has in his locker just yet.
England did the same thing against the Swiss*. When you play this formation you'll often see the two strikers split up when the opposition have the ball. The idea is to prevent the other team having easy access to the full-backs so that they have to try and play out through the middle, the middle being where the diamond formation is strongest.
*It's part of why I prefer seeing Welbeck start for England over Sturridge (at least against "better" opposition). He has the work-rate and selflessness to perform this task for the team, and that's something I don't think Sturridge has in his locker just yet.
Ah I see. Just that I expect Rooney to be the one who drop deep, but Persie seem to be okay with this as well. It also seems to give more space for Mata and Herrera to burst forward for some surprise
