The 41212 narrow formation, also known as the diamond 442, is a diamond standing formation that evolved from the classic formation 442. The tactical ingenuity lies in the integration of the wing-backs who only have speed and crosses, the technical central midfielders, the strengthening of the midfield's ball-handling organization, and the invincibility of the team by strengthening the control of the ball. 41212 has evolved so far, has been developed such as: front waist back, double back premise, box midfield and other highly creative position design, today I want to introduce to you the classic 41212 narrow position structure and tactical play.
阵型analysis
Forwards: Twin forwards can be matched according to the structure of a fulcrum center and a scorer. The fulcrum center is responsible for confrontation and playmaking, and the scorer is the main scorer in the formation, and he is responsible for the final blow of the attack.
Midfield: The midfielder needs to have enough high ball control ability, he will face a lot of pressing, and he needs to be able to effectively hold the ball for a long time, which requires his foot skills and ball protection ability. The two central midfielders should try to choose B2B midfielders with enough passing and forward awareness. The back can choose a sweeping back with a large defensive coverage area and outstanding physical ability.
In the backfield: both fullbacks need to choose attacking fullbacks with stronger offensive ability, and 41212 does not have a wing configuration on the front line, so two fullbacks need to insert more sets of edges to share the pressure on the front line. Both central defenders can choose a ball-oriented central defender with good ball ability and excellent defensive awareness. Goalkeeper position: Choose a defensive goalkeeper who can react quickly enough.
Ideas for how to play
On the offensive end
When attacking, the two central defenders need to stretch the width to both sides as much as possible, cooperate with the central midfielders and fullbacks to form an offensive triangle, with the original four-man midfielder of the 41212 formation, the formation can be combined into 5 offensive triangles, and the ball will be steadily transitioned to the front court through continuous back and forth between several offensive triangles. Focusing on ball control, the idea of playing more in the ribs ensures that the ball is delivered stably forward. After the ball is in the front court, the main control of the ball by the front midfielder determines whether to directly curl the ball straight into the ball or through the strategy of attracting → scorer to run back through the fulcrum center.
Defensively
The advantage of 41212 is that a high-pressure pressing area is formed through the dense deployment of personnel in local areas, so it is necessary to actively compress the formation when defending, firmly limit the opponent's offensive line in the rib area, and cut off the ball through the intensive pressing of two central midfielders and a back waist, and then convey the ball forward through passing and control after breaking the ball. If the opponent adopts the tactics of attacking on both sides, you can ensure the stability of the defense by marking the two full-backs and blocking in front of the goal.
Recommend players
Olivier Giroud
Olivier Giroud has always been the most popular centre-forward in the game, and after Ibrahimovic's retirement, he is almost the only player in the centre-forward type. This Champions League star version of Giroud has strengthened his previous shortcomings in speed, equipped with a strong striker talent, his technical ability is more comprehensive, and his actual combat role has been greatly improved.
In practice, Giroud is very good at disrupting opposition defences with quick movement over short distances, and he is excellent at confrontation, actively entanglement opposition centre-backs when he is off the ball, and can open up space for his team-mates. Giroud is a superb shooter and a keen runner, his movement is full of threat, always ghostly behind opposition centre-backs and has the effect of surprise when receiving half-high balls. He has a lot of shooting skills, overhead kicks, and endless tricks in front of goal, which is very ornamental.
Thiago Silva
The Star of the Saboteur Silva has been given a base ability value of 144, equipped with the Wall of Sighs talent, and all defensive values are above 750!
In practice, Silva's frontal defensive success rate is surprisingly high, he is good at attacking and defending from close range, the timing of the break is always just right, and he can suddenly accelerate to shake off the opponent and pass the ball out after the break, and the connection between defense and counter-attack conversion is superb. He's got a lot of physicality, he's fast, he's perfect for turning back or racing into position, he's explosive, and he's a real wall of sighs when defending corners.
The 41212 formation is a formation with both risk and return, which is suitable for players who want to establish their own style of play in the advanced stage. The tactical system based on passing and control, supplemented by local pressing and defense, can make this formation embrace more changes and flexibly face more complex situations. Choose the right formation, match the powerful players, and experience the fun of scoring goals in FC Football World!