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Originally Posted by MizzouRah
Thanks DT! Quite interesting... the team we play next has 2 great players and the rest are there to fill the team.. lol
back to front, our coach likes the 3-2-4, but I like the 3-3-3 because it's good for scoring and for defense.. but I do like the idea of a 4-3-2 to go against a high scoring team. Now you have me thinking!
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it all depends on your players. I used to assistant coach with my dad for my sister's team when I was younger, and we had a team of STRONG defenders and GK's that I personally coached. With that team I felt like we could get away with a 3-girl backline, because everyone knew what had to be done and we had MC's who would track back.
If you don't have at least central midfielders who will track back though, you have to think that your 3 poor defenders will either bunch in the middle and leave the wings exposed, or else be spread so wide that your one poor girl in the middle will be overrun frequently by the opponent's talented offensive players, which is why I believe you want to provide additional support on the backline.
fact of the matter is that at that age they won't have a problem flowing forward to get into the attack given a scoring opportunity (wing midfielders pinching in, one MC sliding up to support), so I believe in trying to make sure they are all focused on playing defense first and foremost.