This is the development of the ' false nine '. In this form of the 4-3-3 formation, a team's central forward will drop into a slightly deeper, more creative role, linking the midfield and attack and allowing the two wide players to cause problems higher up the pitch. This has the benefit of confusing opposition defenders by blurring the lines
About the three at the back systems. NOTE! In Football Manager 2020 is the 3-5-2 formation with wingbacks labelled as a 5-2-1-2 WB, 5-3-2 WB or 5-1-2-2 DM WB despite I will refer to them as 3-5-2 in this article. Basically, we can break down the three at the back systems into two primary shapes: the traditional 3-5-2 formation and the 3-4-3
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