Knowing this helps to know where to focus your spending. The flip-side of this is we can also see which roles are “budget” ones. This allows me to establish which of those are instrumental in making a formation a success. Roles values are my way of assessing roles within a team. This brings us onto Role Values… What are Role Values? Of course, this means you can put out a competitive team for less money. I also feel you can have success with less star players. It also allows us to attack in the coveted 3-2-5 or even a 3-1-6. Not only is a 5-3-2 compact and tough to break down. The same as with popular “attacking” formations like a 4-2-3-1 and a 4-3-3. Having a DM on defend allows the two central midfielders ahead of him to be more attack minded.Įssentially we can attack with 6 players: 2 wingbacks, 2 central midfielders, 2 attackers. This reduces the risk of being countered. When in possession, three centre backs cover the width of the pitch.
With a 5-3-2 I have as many attacking players as more popular formations. However, I feel it’s important to differentiate a compact and solid team from a defensive one. I feel that formations which employ three central defenders are unfairly brandished as “defensive” and negative. IS THE 5-3-2 JUST AN UNDERDOG FORMATION?.Player requirements and set up options for defence, midfield and attack.Why choose a 5-3-2 in Football Manager?.I feel its a misunderstood formation, but when done right, it’s one of the best there is. Sure, I occasionally tried other formation, but I always reverted back to the 5-3-2. During these combined 5 seasons I continually tweaked and developed my system. After using it throughout my Girona save I transported it across to Germany when I started a career with Hamburg. Soon, I realised the 5-3-2 is a formation which suited me, and my managerial style, perfectly.
After reading numerous articles about both managers I was able to pick out elements from each manager which appealed to me. Upon expanding my research I looked at Inzaghi’s 5-3-2 at Lazio, when he took to Inter. He then moved onto Sevilla and implemented a 5-3-2 which beat Real Madrid 3-0. He guided Girona to La Liga and narrowly missed out on the European places, using a 5-3-2 and 5-2-3. I became intrigued with the 5-3-2 after watching the Prime documentary, Six Dreams, which led me to research more about the then-Girona Manager, Pablo Machin.