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The Return of the 442 Diamond
I think we're due return to the 352 Catanaccio into Milan in the 60s. Gaudio's been playing a 442 out of possession for years now. Liverpool tried that last season and then City did it in the Champions League final, right? 442 Diamond, pretty much. I don't like the 442 Diamond. It's just stodgy and narrow,. Then your wide eights get dragged out, and then this is gaping hole in the middle of the pitch. You've had your press of wide areas, you've got to push one of the midfields forward, and there's a gap behind you. This actually reminds me of, I was at Wembley