I'd like to say I stumbled across this out of a moment of thinking outside the box, or it being the result of one of many attempts at recreating Barcelonas formation. In reality, this was a result of me being a complete twonk and failing to replace my 3rd choice striker.
I'm managing Accrington Stanley in the Premiership in 2022, getting myself promoted time after time with a 4-3-3/4-5-1 formation. I find myself up against Chelsea, who I have played 12 times and recieved a hammering 11 times, and losing the other 1-0. When I come up against them again in the league, with my 2 natural strikers injured. I try something new.
I drop the lone striker back into an attacking midfielder role. Leaving my formation looking like this
GK
RB
CB
CB
LB
CDM
RCM
LCM
RAM
CAM
LAM
And I dominate the game, winning 2-1. Testing to see if it was a fluke or not, I try it in the next game, against Man United. They score early but we dominate, losing 1-0. My nxext 2 games result in a 2-1 win at Arsenal and a 6-2 thumping of Birmingham. All of these were games I would have previously struggled in.
Is this a stroke of luck or is this a formation that has been used before?
I'm managing Accrington Stanley in the Premiership in 2022, getting myself promoted time after time with a 4-3-3/4-5-1 formation. I find myself up against Chelsea, who I have played 12 times and recieved a hammering 11 times, and losing the other 1-0. When I come up against them again in the league, with my 2 natural strikers injured. I try something new.
I drop the lone striker back into an attacking midfielder role. Leaving my formation looking like this
GK
RB
CB
CB
LB
CDM
RCM
LCM
RAM
CAM
LAM
And I dominate the game, winning 2-1. Testing to see if it was a fluke or not, I try it in the next game, against Man United. They score early but we dominate, losing 1-0. My nxext 2 games result in a 2-1 win at Arsenal and a 6-2 thumping of Birmingham. All of these were games I would have previously struggled in.
Is this a stroke of luck or is this a formation that has been used before?