If they’re playing 4-4-2 they’ll be the ones overloading us out wide! Dabo and Maatsen get pinned by the wide midfielders and the full backs can join in to overload and overlap
We'll probably get more joy with our 3 attackers against their 2 CBs
When they attack us yes, they'll likely try & double up on the wing-backs if they have any sense but 2 CAMs could help defensively there too.
I was talking about when we have possession. To play through them we could look to exploit the wings as well. I think defensively they will probably look to condense it in the middle of the park, wingers tuck in, strikers drop back etc. With good ball playing CBs like we have we can create space out wide.
This explains the concept pretty well:
This tactical analysis is a piece of tactical theory on breaking down a 4-4-2 block. This analysis will be discussing what tactics can be used to overcome a 4-4-2 block.
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To be honest, even with 2 up top, both Waghorn & Gyökeres can play deeper or wider as required so we can be pretty flexible to an evolving game situation without making too many personnel changes.
