Using diamonds to defend

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Patrick Sirkit
9 months ago
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20 Nov 2025 12:45:25

This is more an attempt to create a discussion than me offer much in the way of tactical insights or upload anything. This is largely because I am in no way an expert.

 

It's about the use of a 4-4-2 diamond OOP, but something else such as 4-3-3 or 4-2-3-1 IP. In particular the excellent Statman Dave youtube channel:

https://www.youtube.com/@StatmanDave 

 

Essentially, it's that a diamond is an “elite” defensive shape against a 4-3-3, using Bournemouth vs Spurs as example. You can even see it his choice of thumbnail:

 

While in other videos he shows Man Utd doing the same thing. Switching from the 3-4-2-1 IP into 4-4-2 diamond OOP, though slightly less symmetrical.

 

So what I'm asking is has anybody tried to do anything like this in the game? I briefly experimented with the narrow variant but as I said, but don't really know what I'm doing.

 

As you may notice above, the winger Semenyo is the left side of the diamond - perhaps a wide diamond might make more sense in the game?

 

If anyone else wants to discuss this, please do, it would be most welcome.

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