Dang it, this isn't a troll question. I really want some serious discussion.
I coach a team of 2001 and 2002 girls. Therefore, we play 11 vs. 11. For quite a while, I've had some good success playing 3 defenders across with a defensive midfielder who plays deep in the back also. So it's almost like playing 4 in the back or perhaps a flattened diamond. Up front, I'll play 2 dedicated forwards and an attacking mid.
Defensively, we do very well against the local teams, but we're going to start tackling much harder teams. I sometimes wonder if my defense is too aggressive, because when we play higher caliber teams, we get scored on more often. But now we're playing man-to-man more closely, so we may have improved greatly, but I have no way of knowing.
Is the flat four defense the only real way to go? Is there a fundamental flaw in the defense I'm running now?
I coach a team of 2001 and 2002 girls. Therefore, we play 11 vs. 11. For quite a while, I've had some good success playing 3 defenders across with a defensive midfielder who plays deep in the back also. So it's almost like playing 4 in the back or perhaps a flattened diamond. Up front, I'll play 2 dedicated forwards and an attacking mid.
Defensively, we do very well against the local teams, but we're going to start tackling much harder teams. I sometimes wonder if my defense is too aggressive, because when we play higher caliber teams, we get scored on more often. But now we're playing man-to-man more closely, so we may have improved greatly, but I have no way of knowing.
Is the flat four defense the only real way to go? Is there a fundamental flaw in the defense I'm running now?
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