THE 3-4-3: PRINCIPLES WHILST IN AND OUT OF POSSESSION

🔵ATTACKING STRUCTURE
🔵 7&11 RELATIONSHIP WITH WING-BACKS
🔵CREATING WIDE OVERLOADS
🔵 HIGH, MID AND LOW BLOCK SHAPE

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Natural Strengths and Weaknesses of the 3-4-3👇

Utilised by teams such as; Chelsea, Atalanta and Roma
In and Out of Possession Shapes:

🔵3-2-5 in the Creation and Finishing Phase
🔵5-4-1 Whilst defending in a Low-Block
3-4-3: Building The Attack (1st Phase)

🔵Diamond Passing Angles from GK
🔵Wing-Backs Creating the Width
🔵Front Three Pinning the Opposition Defence
3-4-3: Attacking Structure:

🔵Shape Resembling a 3-2-5
🔵7&11 Operating 'Between The Lines'
🔵Wing-Backs Creating The Width
🔵CM's linking Def to Att
3-4-3: Creating Wide Overloads

🔵CB's Stepping Up Creating the Depth
🔵CM Shuffling Wider
🔵Creates 4v2 or 4v1 Situations
3-4-3: Roles of the 7&11 + Wing-Back Relationship

🔵7&11 To Be Tactically Switched On In Their Positioning
🔵7&11 and WIng-Backs Operating in Wide/Half-Space Channel
🔵Operating Between The Defensive Lines
3-4-3: High Block (Pressing Strategy)

🔵 Man-Oriented Zonal Pressing
🔵Cover Shadowing Principles to Cover Free Man
🔵 Inside and Outside Pressing Triggers
3-4-3: Mid-Block (Pressing Triggers)

🔵Switches To More of a 5-2-3 Shape
🔵2v2 Match Up When Deflecting Opposition Wide
🔵Central Match-Up When #9 Drops to Track #6
3-4-3: Low-Block (Zonal Defending)

🔵 Low-Block 5-4-1 Shape
🔵Narrow The Pitch In Wide Areas (Touchline Influence)
🔵Passing On Attackers

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