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Formations, positions and the roles inside them, drawn out and explained with the teams that made them work.

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Diagram of the 3-4-3 formation on a pitch with the two wing-backs highlighted in red, beside the title The 3-4-3 formation explained

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The 3-4-3 Formation Explained: Roles, Strengths and Weaknesses

10 October 2026

Diagram of the 4-3-3 formation on a pitch with the holding midfielder highlighted in red, beside the title The 4-3-3 formation explained

Tactics

The 4-3-3 Formation Explained: Roles, Strengths and Weaknesses

7 October 2026

Diagram of a 4-3-3 on a pitch with the box-to-box No.8 highlighted in red, beside the title The Box-to-Box Midfielder

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The Box-to-Box Midfielder: The Role, Its History and the Best Right Now

6 October 2026

Pitch diagram highlighting the wing-backs, with the roles of full-back, wing-back and inverted full-back summarised

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Full-Back vs Wing-Back vs Inverted Full-Back: The Differences Explained

4 October 2026

Diagram of the 4-4-2 formation showing two banks of four and a strike pair

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The 4-4-2 Formation Explained: Roles, Strengths and Weaknesses

3 October 2026

Pitch diagram of a 4-4-2 with a target man and a poacher up front

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Types of Striker: Target Man, Poacher, False 9 and Complete Forward

29 September 2026

Diagram of the 4-2-3-1 formation with the double pivot and No.10 highlighted

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The 4-2-3-1 Formation Explained: Roles, Strengths and Weaknesses

28 September 2026

Diagram of the 3-5-2 formation on a pitch, with the wing-backs highlighted, beside the title The 3-5-2 Formation Explained

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The 3-5-2 Formation Explained: Roles, Strengths and Weaknesses

27 September 2026