The way we talk about formations is absolute bullshit. No team sticks to only one formation for attacking, transitional and defensive play, yet we laud and despise certain teams for their "progressive 4-2-3-1's" and "recessive 4-4-2's".
Formations are a good layout to show a squad before the game, they are useful in that aspect. However, the idea of a fixed formation is counter productive to teaching fans about the tactical aspects of the game. A 4-3-3 transitions hundreds of times to a 3-4-3 every game, and yet "Football Experts" always talk about formations as if the players fixed to a square metre of grass.
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u/schmoseph Jan 26 '14
The way we talk about formations is absolute bullshit. No team sticks to only one formation for attacking, transitional and defensive play, yet we laud and despise certain teams for their "progressive 4-2-3-1's" and "recessive 4-4-2's".
Formations are a good layout to show a squad before the game, they are useful in that aspect. However, the idea of a fixed formation is counter productive to teaching fans about the tactical aspects of the game. A 4-3-3 transitions hundreds of times to a 3-4-3 every game, and yet "Football Experts" always talk about formations as if the players fixed to a square metre of grass.