Custom Team Football Formation

Starting Lineup

CÓRDOBA (Óscar) (Boca) · LEZCANO (Juan Vicente) (Peñarol) · CHIVADZE (Aleksandr) (Dinamo Tbilisi) · FORLÁN (Pablo) (Peñarol) · EVERALDO (Grêmio) · GILES (Johnny) (Leeds) · BENITES (Víctor) (Milan) · RAÍ (São Paulo) · RENATO (Gaúcho) (Grêmio) · EDU (Santos) · DINAMITE (Roberto) (Vasco da Gama)

Heavy pressing and quick transitions define this side as they operate in a 4-3-3. This formation is built to win it back high up the pitch and use verticality to punish opponents before they can settle. By using a high press, the team aims to squeeze the space and force mistakes in the opposition defensive third.

Córdoba sits between the posts to command the area. The defensive unit works as a flat back four with Forlán acting as the right back to provide width and Everaldo playing as the left back to push up. Lezcano and Chivadze form the central pairing, where Lezcano acts as a ball playing defender to initiate attacks. They defend zonally and can step up to set the offside trap or drop into a low block if forced to sit deep.

The midfield operates as a three-man midfield with a carrier and a creative presence. Raí acts as an attacking ten behind the striker, playing in the half-spaces to find pockets of room. Benites and Giles work to control the center, with one player often dropping to connect the defensive and attacking lines while the other drives forward with the ball to support the press. This group must stay compact to deny the turn and prevent opposition players from playing through the lines.

In the final third, the team employs three attackers across the front to stretch the defence. Edu plays as an inverted winger on the left to cut inside, while Renato operates on the right to spread the play wide. Dinamite acts as a pressing centre-forward to lead the line and pin the last defender. This setup creates combinations through short passes and looks to hit in behind on the transition, often using overlaps from the full backs to create overloads.

One major advantage of this lineup is the ability to press high in coordinated waves, using the front three to trigger a press. The team also benefits from the wide overloads created when the full backs join the wingers, forcing the opposition to defend in much larger areas. This movement allows the side to quickly switch play and isolate wide players in one on one situations.

This 4-3-3 setup focuses on high intensity and vertical movement to dominate the game. It is best suited for matches against teams that struggle to play out from the back under heavy pressure.