tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7161662151449376085.post2848599972229133541..comments2023-10-26T07:05:09.668-07:00Comments on Three at the Back: Is Levein's 4-1-4-1 formation working?Craig Cairnshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12942273105497109007noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7161662151449376085.post-59690109689711631652011-10-12T09:27:29.514-07:002011-10-12T09:27:29.514-07:00Cheers fore reading and thanks for the comment, so...Cheers fore reading and thanks for the comment, sorry it took me a while to reply.<br /><br />Agree that we are a bit lightweight up front but even if we had, say, three or four quality strikers, it would still make sense to play only one of them in a lone-striker system.<br /><br />Lone-strikers systems are now more or less the default at the top level which is partly down to the increase in speed, amongst other things, of defenders.<br /><br />As Viktor Maslov said: “Football is like an aeroplane. As velocities increase, so does air resistance, and so you need to make the head more streamlined.”Craig Cairnshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12942273105497109007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7161662151449376085.post-41028988637975202132011-10-10T10:26:17.661-07:002011-10-10T10:26:17.661-07:00Good article. I think it is clear that Scotland...Good article. I think it is clear that Scotland's current strength is in midfield - several regulars in Premiership sides plus important Old Firm players - and current weakness is in attack: two Championship strikers and a young guy with as yet no Premiership goals. So it makes sense that we should maximise the former by including 5 in every first 11 and minimise the latter with only one.<br />AllyAlly Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04780008599840992097noreply@blogger.com