It doesn't if you have proper players for it. In the end I think we'd be better off with 433. Easier to find wingers than AMs these days. We also have Berardi and Coman who could very well play 433.
Exactly. We need players who can attack 90 mins with flair and fancy ...as stupid as it sounds. This team is waaaay too slow and static. Something int he lines of Coman, Morata Berardi would be interesting...sadly...all those 3 are very young and lack xperience to guide this team on all fronts. But i prefer to risk it and try at least morata and coman instead of relying on llorente.
Just 1 month ago 4-3-1-2 was the Jesus Christ of our tactics and now it's universally considered $#@!.
I think the problem may be deeper than tactics.
Yes they are, its a combination of tactics, with form, with lack of hunger and even a mater of age/performance.
in 4312 when we push both lichtsteiner and evra up to provide the width we lack, we just leave a lot of space exposed at the back. this allows the other opposition to counter-attack the hell out of us. a more balanced team would consist of 2 wingers that are hardworking as well as being agressive and 1 striker upfront like in a 433 or 4231. however if we revert back to 352 then we know we lack that attacking edge that we need but of course we will be more sure at the back. if we were to make 4312 permanent then we must make sure the fullbacks don't attack as much and also that out AM can make us for the lack of width. When milan had kaka inzaghi and shevchenko they all rotatated and caused the defence trouble. however when we have vidal (who drops back), llorente who just holds up the ball we are not going to get anywhere. We need a mobile striker like falcao and a creative attacking midfielder who likes to run like isco or firmino.
We need younger attackers who can take the bull by the horns and carry the team, while the midfielders stay as midfielders and the fullbacks stay as defenders instead of the pseudo wingers we re trying to deploy. We need cohesion at the back...but since our attack lacks..we re sending our fullbacks and midfielders to the front without any sort of paln or idea.... then we are exposed because we all know our CB are the not the most quick or skilled.
As long as we continue neglecting younger players who can attack wide...we will continue suffering.
Liek someone said...Sneijder will do ok as a transfer,,, but is not what we need. I was happy with a change to a back 4...but it seems the team is slowly playing like wew ere before...and the honeymoon with the 4312 is like gone.