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Tactics Column: Arsenal’s rough diamond plays into Liverpool’s hands

All formations have weaknesses. It’s why how you line up can be so interesting and so decisive in football. The 4-4-2 lacks numbers in central midfield or support on the flanks, depending on how narrow you play. Using a 4-3-3 can be risky: either you don’t rely on the wingers to defend or you risk your striker becoming isolated in a 4-5-1 shape. Using a 3-5-2 demands enormous amounts of running, in both directions, from your wide players. And a diamond leaves you with the conundrum of how to deal with opposition fullbacks. Arsenal have effectively used a 4-diamond-2 in the past under Unai Emery, switching to the formation to wrestle back control in last December’s north London derby...
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