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Marquee systems from football history — fork any into your plans

Positional rotation and relentless width: every player can occupy the next man's space.

3-4-3 vs 4-4-23 phases

A 25-metre block that presses as one and steps to leave the striker offside.

4-4-2 vs 4-3-33 phases

Build 3+2, occupy every half-space, and let the false nine break the block.

4-3-3 vs 4-4-23 phases

The best playmaker is a turnover: swarm the ball the second it is lost.

4-3-3 vs 4-2-3-13 phases

Two disciplined banks of four, force the ball wide, then spring two forwards.

4-4-2 vs 4-3-33 phases

Deny the centre, absorb, and release the ten and nine on the turnover.

4-2-3-1 vs 4-3-32 phases

The regista sets tempo; rehearsed third-man patterns unlock the wide overload.

4-3-3 vs 4-4-23 phases

A narrow diamond owns the centre; the tip plays between lines to two strikers.

3-4-1-2 vs 4-4-23 phases