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THE TWO-FORMATION BUNDLE

Understand the Shape. See the Game Differently.

Two iconic formations. Two different structures. One practical guide to understanding how teams create, attack, defend and adapt.

Why would a team choose a 4-3-3?

Why would another choose a 4-4-2?

How do the roles change between the two formations?

How do the midfield structures influence the way a team plays?

Where does the width come from?

How do the attacking players combine?

And what happens when the team loses the ball?

This bundle brings together two practical formation guides:

The 4-3-3.
The 4-4-2.

Written by a professional football coach and coach developer, the books break down each formation through the phases of play, player profiles, practical practices and examples from the modern professional game.

Whether you’re a coach, player, analyst, football fan or football aficionado, this bundle gives you a simple framework for understanding how two of football’s most influential formations can be used to solve problems on the pitch.

MORE THAN JUST TWO FORMATIONS

Football formations are often presented as a set of numbers.

But the numbers only tell you where players start.

The real story is what happens within the structure.

How do players move?

How do they create space?

Where does the width come from?

How do players support each other?

How does the team progress the ball?

How does it defend?

How does it press?

And how does the shape change throughout the game?

The 4-3-3 and 4-4-2 offer different ways of answering these questions.

The 4-3-3 can provide width, midfield balance, attacking depth, positional rotations and strong relationships between the midfield three and front three.

The 4-4-2 can provide balance, compactness, defensive organisation, width and strong partnerships throughout the team.

Together, the books help you understand the principles behind both.

TWO FORMATIONS. TWO DIFFERENT APPROACHES.

THE 4-3-3

Explore a formation built around width, a midfield three and a front three.

Understand how the team builds from the back, creates numerical advantages, exploits spaces and uses the relationships between the midfielders, wingers and striker to create attacking opportunities.

THE 4-4-2

Explore one of football’s most iconic and adaptable formations.

Understand the importance of partnerships, compactness, balance, width and movement — and how two strikers, a midfield four and a back four work together across the different phases of the game.

INSIDE THE BUNDLE

Each book contains:

15 Tried & Tested Practices

Practical practices designed to develop the behaviours and principles required to play effectively within each formation.

Across the two books, explore practices covering build-up, moving through the pitch, creating and exploiting space, chance creation, defensive organisation, pressing and transitions.

The Formation Through the Phases of Play

Understand each formation across:

• Build-up
• Moving through the Pitch
• Creating and exploiting space
• Chance creation
• Defensive organisation
• Pressing
• Transitions

See how the shape changes throughout the game — and how players adapt their positions and movements accordingly.

Understanding Player Profiles

Different formations place different demands on players.

Explore the characteristics, qualities and behaviours required for key positions within each structure.

Compare the demands of:

• Centre-backs
• Full-backs
• Central midfielders
• Wide midfielders
• Wingers
• Number 6s
• Number 8s
• Strikers

Understand not just where players play, but what they need to do within the system.

Modern Football Examples

Connect the principles to the football you watch every week.

Each book links its ideas to modern examples from the professional game, helping you recognise the principles and behaviours when watching matches.

COMPARE. UNDERSTAND. SEE THE DIFFERENCE.

Putting these two formations together allows you to explore an important question:

How can different structures solve different problems?

What does the 4-3-3 offer?

What does the 4-4-2 offer?

How does the midfield three create different possibilities from a midfield four?

How does the 4-3-3 use wingers and full-backs to create width?

How does the 4-4-2 create width through its wide players and full-backs?

How do the front three compare with a partnership of two strikers?

How do midfielders support the attack differently in each formation?

How do the defensive structures differ?

And how can both formations adapt when possession is lost?

The bundle helps you look beyond the numbers and understand the football principles underneath them.

TRUSTED BY PROFESSIONALS

The author’s eBooks are already being used and endorsed by professionals from the game.

Including:

Danny Röhl — Football Manager

Gaël Clichy — Former Manchester City & Arsenal player, Coach

Yohan Cabaye — Former Newcastle United & PSG player, Coach

Martin Devaney — Assistant Manager, Barnsley FC

Marlon Pack — Portsmouth Captain

Kenwyne Jones — Former Premier League player, Coach

Their use and support of the author’s work reflects the practical focus behind the books:

Football ideas that can be understood, applied and developed.

FOR THE FOOTBALL CURIOUS

You don’t need to be a professional coach to get value from this bundle.

If you’ve ever watched a team and wondered:

“Why are they playing a 4-3-3?”

“Why does the team need three midfielders?”

“Why are the wingers holding the width?”

“How do the full-backs and wingers work together?”

“Why would a team choose a 4-4-2 instead?”

“How do the two strikers create opportunities for each other?”

“Why does the midfield four stay so compact?”

“How do the two formations create space in different ways?”

“What happens when the team loses the ball?”

Then this bundle is for you.

It gives you a framework for understanding what you’re seeing — without making football tactics unnecessarily complicated.

WRITTEN FROM THE PROFESSIONAL GAME

The author is a professional football coach and coach developer, bringing together practical coaching experience with a passion for helping people understand the game.

The result is a collection that sits between professional coaching resource and football education — practical enough for coaches, accessible enough for players and fans, and detailed enough for anyone who wants to explore the game at a deeper level.

TWO BOOKS. ONE COMPLETE TACTICAL COLLECTION.

Understand the 4-3-3.
Understand the 4-4-2.

Understand the roles.
Understand the relationships.
Understand the differences.
Understand the principles.
Understand the game.

THE TWO-FORMATION BUNDLE

2 formation guides.
30 tried & tested practices.
Multiple phases of play.
Clear player profiles.
Modern football examples.
Professional coaching insight.

For coaches. Players. Fans. Analysts. And football aficionados.

Get the complete bundle today.