Nobody says it’s the only way to go. But it’s a system that has worked for us, worked for Jim and is more flexible and attacking than people seem to think it is.
When it’s utilised properly, which we did last season, and have done this season as well, it effectively gives you four attackers, with 2 of the 3 behind the one always able to support the central 1 depending on where on the pitch the ball is.
We lost on Saturday because we played poorly, it had nothing to do with the formation and in fact we conceded seven minutes after switching to two up front.