Motherwell today

[stokearab]

So if we play 352 we can easily change it to 442 with the same effect because its flexible? No we can't, not without making the necessary substitutes to suit the formation. Three centre halves don't fit into a back four. Three centre mids don't fit into two centre mids and two wingers.

Formations were around long before Sky Sports. 😉

Catenaccio was around long before Sky as were other formations. Magic Micky has just reinvented them 😁
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catenaccio

[tHeArAb]

Catenaccio was around long before Sky as were other formations. Magic Micky has just reinvented them 😁
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catenaccio

Nice, so Reynolds, Edwards & Connolly with Butcher behind them? 😂

[stokearab]

Nice, so Reynolds, Edwards & Connolly with Butcher behind them? 😂

Dinnae give him ideas 🙈

[ARAbCHNID]

So if we play 352 we can easily change it to 442 with the same effect because its flexible? No we can't, not without making the necessary substitutes to suit the formation. Three centre halves don't fit into a back four. Three centre mids don't fit into two centre mids and two wingers.

Formations were around long before Sky Sports. 😉

Oh that's interesting. 3-5-2 is the classic full-size Table Football formation. You can't go far with a rod up your arse.

[tHeArAb]

Oh that's interesting. 3-5-2 is the classic full-size Table Football formation. You can't go far with a rod up your arse.

Full sized table footballs with their non-flexible formations were also around long before Sky Sports. 👍🏼

[stokearab]

Oh that's interesting. 3-5-2 is the classic full-size Table Football formation. You can't go far with a rod up your arse.

I agree that too much analysis is a method Sky use to keep viewers watching adverts.
But Sky isn't to blame for managers using different formations which existed long before Sky arrived on the scene. The game has evolved and whether we like it or not formations can have an impact on the outcome of games.

[stokearab]

Dundee United: Siegrist, Smith, Connolly Reynolds, Robson, McMullan, Fuchs, Butcher, Bolton, McNulty, Shankland.

Substitutes: Deniz, Sporle, Powers, Pawlett, Clark, Edwards, Harkes, Appere, Neilson.

[ranaldarab]

Wind wil make this very tricky!

[tHeArAb]

Dundee United: Siegrist, Smith, Connolly Reynolds, Robson, McMullan, Fuchs, Butcher, Bolton, McNulty, Shankland.

Substitutes: Deniz, Sporle, Powers, Pawlett, Clark, Edwards, Harkes, Appere, Neilson.

Lovely. Strong bench as well!

[ARAbCHNID]

Dundee United: Siegrist, Smith, Connolly Reynolds, Robson, McMullan, Fuchs, Butcher, Bolton, McNulty, Shankland.

Substitutes: Deniz, Sporle, Powers, Pawlett, Clark, Edwards, Harkes, Appere, Neilson.

That's an identical 20. Doesn't happen often.