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A guide to the 4-4-2 formation

The Athletic FC Tactics Podcast

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Why coaches liked the 4-4-2 shape and how modern tactics changed it

Liam Tharme explains Wenger's rationale and how modern principles, compactness, and inverted wingers reduced the formation's advantages.

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