Novem9 Posted January 10, 2022 Share Posted January 10, 2022 Hi! Could you advise manager(s) who use 4312 narrow or 41212 narrow in season 21/22? Or past few years at least? Many thanks in advance! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack722 Posted January 10, 2022 Share Posted January 10, 2022 28 minutes ago, Novem9 said: Hi! Could you advise manager(s) who use 4312 narrow or 41212 narrow in season 21/22? Or past few years at least? Many thanks in advance! Might be a bit too early, but off the top of my head: Liverpool 13/14 Inter 09/10 (in Serie A, not CL) Real Madrid 16/17 (I think, maybe it was one year before or after) I've seen multiple premier league teams use the diamond more recently, but they were more for one - off games, instead of more consistently 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
davidbarros2 Posted January 10, 2022 Share Posted January 10, 2022 I got a soft spot for the narrow diamond 442 as my club has won Champions League for the last time using it. But top of my head and recently, I would say Red Bull Salzburg with both Marsch (at times) and Jaissle, and Empoli with Dionisi as manager... If you go back a few years than you got the suggestions from @Jack722, Sarri at Empoli or at the first few games with Napoli, Mourinho at Porto (second year), Ancelotti at Chelsea (at times) and AC Milan, Jorge Jesus at Benfica (first year) and Carlos Bianchi at Boca Juniores. Hope that helps! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LukkasFC Posted January 10, 2022 Share Posted January 10, 2022 (edited) 1. FC Köln sometimes use the narrow diamond (and sometimes a wide diamond) under Steffen Baumgart to decent success so far Edited January 10, 2022 by LukkasFC 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
zZzZzZzZzZzZzZz Posted January 10, 2022 Share Posted January 10, 2022 3 hours ago, davidbarros2 said: I got a soft spot for the narrow diamond 442 as my club has won Champions League for the last time using it. But top of my head and recently, I would say Red Bull Salzburg with both Marsch (at times) and Jaissle, and Empoli with Dionisi as manager... If you go back a few years than you got the suggestions from @Jack722, Sarri at Empoli or at the first few games with Napoli, Mourinho at Porto (second year), Ancelotti at Chelsea (at times) and AC Milan, Jorge Jesus at Benfica (first year) and Carlos Bianchi at Boca Juniores. Hope that helps! Splitting hairs perhaps, but Sarri at Empoli was more a 4-3-1-2 than a diamond. The 4-3-1-2 was in fashion in Serie A in the late 00's and early 10's. The return of the back three is sometimes said to have been a reaction to that. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlexandreMCD Posted January 14, 2022 Share Posted January 14, 2022 This season, there are at least two teams that play with a narrow 41212 every week: Aurelio Andreazzoli's Empoli and Eduardo Coudet's Celta de Vigo. In the last games, Brighton has also been using it, but they are quite chameleonic and often change tactics, even during games. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gobias Industries Posted January 15, 2022 Share Posted January 15, 2022 If you ever watch MLS, the Philadelphia Union usually line up in a 4-1-2-1-2 counter attacking style. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fox-7- Posted January 15, 2022 Share Posted January 15, 2022 In Italy Andreazzoli with Empoli and (sometimes) Zanetti with Venezia in the current season. A few years ago Giampaolo with Sampdoria 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bradz FM Posted January 17, 2022 Share Posted January 17, 2022 On 15/01/2022 at 23:39, Fox-7- said: In Italy Andreazzoli with Empoli and (sometimes) Zanetti with Venezia in the current season. A few years ago Giampaolo with Sampdoria Yes Empoli always use a 442 diamond regardless of who has been the manager in recent seasons. Sarri, Dionisi, Andreazzoli 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oakland Stomper Posted January 18, 2022 Share Posted January 18, 2022 14 hours ago, Trevomac said: Yes Empoli always use a 442 diamond regardless of who has been the manager in recent seasons. Sarri, Dionisi, Andreazzoli You left out Giampaolo. ;-) Andreazzoli used the 4312 in his first stint at Empoli. He's a sharp manager and well regarded in Italy and stuck with it when he returned. Dionisi's team last year was really swashbuckling in their approach, yet were stout defensively. He's an article which people might find interesting regarding the current Empoli set-up. https://runningtheshowblog.wordpress.com/2021/12/10/tactical-analysis-aurelio-andreazzolis-empoli-tactics/ 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oakland Stomper Posted January 18, 2022 Share Posted January 18, 2022 On 15/01/2022 at 05:25, Gobias Industries said: If you ever watch MLS, the Philadelphia Union usually line up in a 4-1-2-1-2 counter attacking style. The Union switched to more of a 4-3-2-1 late in the season and don't think that they were as good. On the other hand the Revs switched to the 4-3-1-2 midway through the season because they did have good enough central midfielders for a traditional 4-4-2. Other teams seemed to figure them out in the late season and playoffs. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oakland Stomper Posted January 18, 2022 Share Posted January 18, 2022 The 4-3-1-2 still seems to have a strong following in Serie B. Some members of their press also seem adore the formation. Celta Vigo seems to line up in more of 4-1-3-2, but I haven't watched them much. FC Koln sounds interesting. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bradz FM Posted January 18, 2022 Share Posted January 18, 2022 3 hours ago, Oakland Stomper said: You left out Giampaolo. ;-) Andreazzoli used the 4312 in his first stint at Empoli. He's a sharp manager and well regarded in Italy and stuck with it when he returned. Dionisi's team last year was really swashbuckling in their approach, yet were stout defensively. He's an article which people might find interesting regarding the current Empoli set-up. https://runningtheshowblog.wordpress.com/2021/12/10/tactical-analysis-aurelio-andreazzolis-empoli-tactics/ Marco Giampaolo's name just wouldn't come to my mind and I knew I was missing someone. Cheers! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oakland Stomper Posted January 19, 2022 Share Posted January 19, 2022 18 hours ago, Trevomac said: Marco Giampaolo's name just wouldn't come to my mind and I knew I was missing someone. Cheers! Full disclosure. The only reason that I remembered Giampaolo was from his time at Samp where here also used the 4-3-1-2. I think Sarri is the manager who introduced the formation at Empoli. Few remember that he used it while at Juve because his personnel were better suited to it than the 4-3-3. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fox-7- Posted January 19, 2022 Share Posted January 19, 2022 (edited) Also Allegri in his first season at Juventus used 4-3-1-2 in the second part of the season leading Juve to the UCL final against Barcellona. Diamond midfield Pirlo-Marchisio-Pogba-Vidal was awesome Edited January 19, 2022 by Fox-7- 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pats Posted January 19, 2022 Share Posted January 19, 2022 Marco Giampaolo is very close to being re-appointed at Sampdoria in next few days. He almost exclusively plays 4-3-1-2. Keep an eye on Sampdoria for the remainder of the season. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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