Quote Originally Posted by gazan View Post
Walter Winterbottom introduced 4-2-4 in the fifties. I think we played 5 forwards against Hungary in both games 3-6 and 1-7.
4-3-3 can be traced back to Herbert Chapman in the 1920’s. And the Metodo with which Italy won 2 world cups, to the 1930’s. Neither of which features 5 forwards. Good old google.