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Originally Posted by FlawlessThaw
Personally and this is just my opinion I don't think Ronaldo would have scored 40+ goals if we played a standard 4-4-2 with Ronaldo predominantly staying on the wing and Rooney playing off the striker. Ronaldo has benefitted the most from the interchanging system we currently play it gives him, a winger more freedom to roam into the box and score goals.
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I agree entirely.
Really interesting article last season from one of the more clued in journos, points out that we play a formation involving "quadrangles" or whetever the Italian word for that is, "quadrigglios"?) where we have a front four in a unit, with no fixed positions, playing more or less where they want. When we lose possesion, two of the front four tuck back, to form a defensive midfield unit of four, with the two central midfielders behind them.
It's the same formation/tactics used by Roma and Portugal and it's a direct result of the influence of Queroz.
I actually think it's been a good few years since we last played a conventional 442. Be interesting to see if we go a bit more "old skool" now that Carlos is gone.