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Yea that is good. Ball playing defender is a big advantage when you are playing short passing games

No problem playing Kocielny, Vermaelen or Alderweireld as ball playing defender, you just have to make sure that your central midfielders don't venture too far away from your center backs and keep your full backs/wingbacks' mentality at the same level as your central defenders'.

It depends on what kind of striker(s) you're playing against. Usually for 1 striker with no supporting AMC, set your CB to one defend, one cover; for 1 striker with 1 AMC behind, play 1 stopper, one cover; for 2 strikers, play both as CB defend; for 2 strikers with 1 AMC behind, i'm afraid you...

I play with 3 defenders, 2 wingbacks, 2 central midfielders, 1 AMC and 2 strikers; although the real Napoli formation pushes the wingbacks up to wingers and Cavani is the lone striker with Hamsik and Lavezzi playing behind (Lavezzi tends to drift wide). The problem with Napoli is the only source...

partner him with a big man or a complete forward up front