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Originally Posted by ian.curry
What if their left winger(in a 4-4-2) is played in behind your right wing back, and proceeds to beat your right centre back? He will then have 2 strikers to pass to and only 2 defenders as your left wing back will be way out. I think 4 at the back is vital for having that extra man should the opposition successfully beat one defender.
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Good point.
In the league we are in, we rarely come up against opposition with quality wingers, as mentioned in the above post. I am aware that this does not answer the question though!
Out of my three centre backs, two will mark their front two, leaving a sweeper type player to cover. This player can then help to go two on one against an attacker or move to block a winger. The defensive midfielder is also responsible to see a wing attack, and help provide cover too.
So between a wingback, the sweeping centre back, and the defensive midfielder, we usually have adequate cover. As a bonus the forward movement of both wingbacks, tends to pin back opposition wingers to defensive roles, making their attacks with these players slower.
As I say, this works at the level we are at, where the level of opposition coaching is pretty slow at adjusting to our formation, and always (so far) play 4-4-2.