Tag: football formation
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Erik Ten Hag’s Magic Fizzles at Manchester United: A Tactical Misfire?
When Erik Ten Hag took the hot managerial seat at Manchester United, expectations of him were sky-high, reminiscent of a blockbuster movie premiere. Some say this is the biggest job in English football and I would agree. Fresh from his dazzling success at Ajax, where he was prized for being a tactical manager who could…
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Why use the 3-5-2 formation?
If you’ve been a football coach, you’ve got a favourite formation. You know your players, their strengths, and you know they work well in certain systems and formations, but maybe not so well in others. Besides our favourite formation and system, we of course have a backup one, but we all know you can’t train…