The final part of The Athletic's series on football formations takes a close look at the demise of the 4-3-1-2 diamond ...

Having a third centre-back provides a solid defensive foundation and flying wing-backs can overload an opposition back four, while playing two up top facilitates direct play and often puts your ...

When the rules of Association Football were first codified in the 19th century, minimal strategy was involved. Over half the players on any team were forwards, and games were high-scoring affairs ...

Manchester United head coach Ruben Amorim insists that he is not "fixated" on keeping to a 3-4-2-1 formation amid ongoing ...

There are the classic Football Manager tactics everyone knows are broken. The 4-2-3-1 vertical tiki-taka. The 4-2-4 gegenpress. I’ve even ranked the most overpowered tactical styles for those who need ...

Tactics are everything when you’re a football manager. Regardless of the squad, you’ll have to tweak things here and there to maintain success. But which formations should you look to use? Well, ...

If you’re anything like me, at some point or another, you’ve tried to recreate a famous tactic in Football Manager. The beauty of a game like FM24 is the ability to go full Pep Guardiola and try to ...

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