3-4-3 MFN analysis

[harry]

His formation is total football, its that simple

I agree with this, when you are watching the game you can see subtle changes throughout the game. Martinez is excellent and seeing another teams weakness and changing our system to expose it mid game.

 

[jtl60]

In the first half hour whenever we lost the ball we quickly won it back again (just like Barca) and Arsenal couldn't string a run of passes together.

I don't think we've changed from 4-2-3-1 but we've realised that we don't need 9 players behind the ball to prevent a goal. As was noted on MOTD both Coleman and Oviedo are getting forward as much as they like and at the same time. At least Barry (if not McCarthy as well) stays back with the centre backs, so we're unlikely to get outnumbered on a counter attack unless the opposition really flood forward.

I think essentially this worked so well against arsenal because they are a very narrow team and it was only when Walcott came on Oviedo had some 'traditional' defending to do.

 

[neil999]

i think like match of the day, they have people who look for things. Carragher and Neville are just the mouth piece.

yeah im not suggesting carragher came up with it! it just came out of his mouth

 

[polish]

Is it possible to watch this somewhere when I'm not in UK?

 

[MartSlinger]

Think we'll see 3-4-3/3-5-2 against QPR in the Cup. Be a good time to experiment. For example;

Joel
Stones Jagielka Alcaraz
Coleman McCarthy Barry Baines/Oviedo
Barkley/Pienaar
Mirallas Lukaku​