![]() They are sometimes the players who access the front three. With two players in central midfield, the wider centre-backs often have space to dribble forwards. The two wider centre-backs may also push forward with runs on the inside of the wing-backs, providing an option to cross from a narrower position. The three centre-backs build play from the back, drive into midfield and play passes into the attackers. During counter-attacks, the central-midfield pair will often look to find a wide forward running in behind. They are also important in switching play between the wing-backs, and in feeding penetrative passes into the front three. The double pivot are key to progressing play through the thirds, connecting the back three with the wing-backs and front three. ![]() They will also often make delayed underlapping runs to support the centre-forward and take defenders away from the wide player. If they have a wide forward or winger ahead of them, they need to support underneath that player. If they are playing behind a narrow front three, they need to make overlapping runs around the wide number 10 on their side of the pitch, and provide crosses and cut-backs from advanced positions. The wing-backs have to be agile and fit, because they have to provide the team’s attacking width – often getting forward in an attacking line of five – as well as working back to defend in a five. In a front three featuring two wider forwards, there may be a greater emphasis on counter-attacks and creating situations in which the wide attackers are isolated against the opposition full-backs. The front line of three is responsible for creating and finishing chances, particularly when the team is set up with two number 10s close to a single centre-forward. ![]() What are the players’ in-possession responsibilities in a 3-4-3? Johan Cruyff set his Barcelona team up in a 4-3-3 shape, but often converted this into a 3-4-3 through a centre-back stepping forward into what then became a midfield diamond. The 3-4-3 subsequently became a more offensive version of that shape. The 3-4-3 is thought to have first been used in Italy, where three central defenders in a 3-5-2 was common. After the W-M, formations evolved to use a back four, and then eventually back lines of five. ![]() The W-M formation, first used in the early part of the 20th century, is the first example of a back three being used consistently (more on the W-M formation here). Here, the forward drops into midfield to try and drag the opposing centre-backs out of position. Another option is for the wide players to attack centrally while the striker plays as a false nine. Alternatively, a flat front three features two inside forwards or wingers playing high and wide, positioned on the same line as the centre-forward. This formation is also sometimes referred to as a 3-4-2-1. It is increasingly common to see a narrow front three, with two number 10s supporting a single centre-forward. Two wing-backs provide attacking width, while a front line of three can line up in several different ways. The 3-4-3 is a formation that uses three central defenders and, ahead of them, a double pivot in central midfield. ![]()
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