The 4-4-2 Formation Guide [eBook]

Description

THE 4-4-2 FORMATION IN FOOTBALL HAS THREE DISTINCT LINES, WITH A BACK LINE CONSISTING OF FOUR DEFENDERS, INCLUDING TWO CENTRE-BACKS AND TWO FULL-BACKS. IN FRONT OF THEM, FOUR MIDFIELDERS ARE POSITIONED, WITH TWO IN THE CENTRE AND ONE ON EACH SIDE. THE FRONT LINE COMPRISES TWO CENTRE-FORWARDS, WHO POSE A SIGNIFICANT THREAT TO THE OPPOSING TEAM’S DEFENSE WITH THEIR HEIGHT AND GOALSCORING ABILITIES.

VIKTOR MASLOV, A RUSSIAN COACH, INTRODUCED A VARIATION OF THE 4-4-2 FORMATION BY HAVING THE TWO WINGERS DROP BACK ALONGSIDE THE TWO CENTRAL MIDFIELDERS. THIS ADAPTATION AIMED TO CREATE AN OVERLOAD IN MIDFIELD, WHICH TRADITIONALLY HAD FEWER PLAYERS. MASLOV IS ALSO CREDITED WITH DEVELOPING A MORE STRUCTURED AND DISCIPLINED TEAM PRESSING APPROACH, WHICH LED DYNAMO KYIV TO THREE CONSECUTIVE LEAGUE TITLES IN THE LATE 1960S.

OUTLINES:

1- WHAT IS A 4-4-2?
2- WHERE DOES THE 4-4-2 ORIGINATE?
3- IS 4-4-2 STILL A GOOD FORMATION?
4- INITIAL SETUP 4-4-2 FORMATION
5- NATURAL STRENGTHS AND WEAKNESSES POINTS
6- WHAT ARE THE IN-POSSESSION RESPONSIBILITIES OF A 4-4-2?
7- WHAT ARE THE OUT-OF-POSSESSION RESPONSIBILITIES OF A 4-4-2?
8- BUILDING THE ATTACKING IN A 4-4-2 FORMATION
9- 4-4-2 FORMATION IN THE BUILD PHASE [MOVEMENT OF THE MIDFIELD PIVOT PLAYER]
10- ATLETICO MADRID DEFENSIVE PRINCIPLES
11- ATLETICO MADRID DEFENSIVE SHAPE [MID- BLOCK]
12- ATLETICO MADRID DEFENSIVE SHAPE [DEFENDING DEEP]
13- WHICH COACHES AND TEAMS HAVE USED A 4-4-2 WELL?
14- WHAT ARE THE BENEFITS OF PLAYING WITH A 4-4-2?
15- WHAT ARE THE DISADVANTAGES TO PLAYING WITH A 4-4-2?

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