Micro Music Genre: Football Formations

In order to help inform the layout of the flag designs I looked into different football formations based on feedback gained from my tutor, as previous layout experiments seemed to basic or uninformed. Therefor I briefly researched the different formations in order to gain a basic understanding to help inform my layout.

4-4-2: figure 1
The most common formation in football consisting of four defenders, four midfielders and two strikers. Its most commonly used within British football due to its adaptability when you have strength in midfield.

4-4-1-1: figure 2
This formation is a variation of 4-4-2 in which a second attacker plays just behind the main striker but ahead of the midfielder which can cause problems as the option can find it hard to mark.

4-5-1: figure 3
This formation is particularly favour by European teams however is becoming increasing popular within the Premiership. 4-5-1 is usually used when a team faces tough opposition and the manager chooses to pack the midfield as this formation consists of four defenders, five midfielders and one striker.

4-3-3: figure 4
This is an attacking formation consisting on four defenders, 3 midfielders and 3 attackers allowing you to have three attackers whilst still have a strong midfield.

3-5-2: figure 5
This formation has reduced in popularity in recent years but can be an effective way of switching between defence and attack. The formation consists of  3 defenders 5 midfielders and 2 attackers allowing for quick transition between defence and attack.

Upon reflection of these formations I've decided to explore the use of 4-4-2 as its more universally applicable to teams within the Premier league due to being the most common formation used within British football.

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