Custom Team Football Formation

Starting Lineup

1 NAPOLITANO 06
4 TABACCO 02 DX
3 SANCHEZ 01
6 PRATDESSUS 187 SX
5 CIANTINO 187 SX
2 ILLUSTRE 02 180 DX
7 NOVELLO DX
11 MUSTAFARAJ 180 DX
8 TIRALONGO 02 DX
9 CASSINELLI 177 AMBIDX
10 SUAREZ DX 175

Focusing on a solid defensive foundation and rapid transitions, this team operates in a 5-3-2 formation. The lineup is built to sit deep and wait for the opposition to commit bodies forward before hitting them in behind. By maintaining a compact block, the team aims to squeeze the space between the lines and force long balls.

Napolitano stays between the posts to manage the defensive line. The defensive unit utilizes a back three consisting of Pratdessus 187 SX at the center, with Ciantino 187 SX and Sanchez acting as the wide centre-backs. Sanchez covers the right side while Ciantino handles the left, both ready to step up to intercept passes. Tabacco 02 DX operates as an attacking wing back on the right to provide width, while Illustre 02 180 DX plays as a left wing back to stretch the opposition. This arrangement allows the central trio to defend zonally and stay narrow when the ball is on the opposite flank.

The midfield operates as a three man midfield with a carrier and a holding role. Mustafaraj 180 DX sits as a single pivot to shield the defence and collect the ball from the back three. Novello DX and Tiralongo 02 DX play as the central midfielders who connect the defensive and attacking lines. Tiralongo 02 DX helps to recycle possession, while Novello DX is tasked to carry the ball forward into the half spaces. This group works together to win the second ball and immediately look to release the forwards upon winning possession.

Up front, the team employs two forwards in a partnership to attack the opposition back line. Cassinelli 177 Ambidx and Suarez DX act as the primary goal threats, working in close combinations. Cassinelli 177 Ambidx can drop slightly deeper to link up play, while Suarez DX stays high to pin the last defender and make runs in behind. The wing backs, Tabacco 02 DX and Illustre 02 180 DX, provide the necessary width to create overloads, allowing the two strikers to find space in the channels or receive the ball in tight spaces.

The main tactical strengths of this lineup involve the ability to hit in behind on the transition and the compactness when defending. By using a back five, the team is very difficult to break down through the middle. The movement of Tabacco 02 DX and Illustre 02 180 DX allows for wide overloads, which creates chances to whip it in towards the two strikers.

This 5-3-2 formation is designed for a team that wants to be defensively solid and kill opponents on the break. It is best suited for matches against high pressing teams that leave space behind their defensive line.