And one way of not getting goals is playing one man upfront against teams that park the bus and sit in their own box all day. Having 2 forwards up top is for them to support each other, not playing behind each other, or clicking their fingers on the wing. You've also demonstrated why I don't like the 4-5-1 system, it depends on one player, or the whole team suffers. You're supposed to have 11 players on a team, not be reliant on one player or it's kaput. My favourite formations are 4-3-3, and if you have to go gun ho, 4-2-4. They're both rarely used, but the first one is a balanced formation which doesn't compromise you upfront or at the back, and the other one can be used if a load of goals are needed.Quote:
Originally Posted by Supreme feet
A lot of coaches insist on their formation, then find players to fit that formation. Trouble is, very few players are willing to play set formations, because they can't or don't want to. This causes further problems in the transfer market, especially for forwards, as if only one forward plays every week and only him, no forward will want to come to a new club and have to sit on the bench every week. The Irish example of that at club level, is Robbie Keane.
Find your players, then fit your formation that suits them, not you.
