It Gives Us Three Players In The Penalty Box
The 4-3-1-2 is an attacking system; this barely needs pointing out as it utilises two strikers whilst retaining the player in “the hole” between the forward line and the midfield. Against a packed defence this markedly improves our chances of scoring goals.
Look at the game yesterday; although we huffed and puffed a little bit, we never had less than three players in their penalty area on any attack.
If it wasn’t the two forwards and Rogic then it was one of our midfielders getting up the park to replace a forward who had momentarily gone out wide.
Now, the 4-2-3-1 can utilise four forward players, and get all of them in the box, but in truth that rarely happens with it, as it usually depends on at least one of those players trying to cross the ball into the box.
I have lamented the absence of the second striker more than once; yesterday was joyous and the moment it pulled their defenders to pieces for Leigh’s goal vindicated it.
When the players are more used to it – and if the manager sticks with it – we will be battering teams.