Is a 3-man central midfield silly?

[redsnoopy]

Just wondering....coz I feel it has two benefits:

1. If u are not actively managing the team that day, one reserve central midfielder can easily replace any of the three if injured.

2. The trio has a higher chance of controlling the key central midfield.


Is it a silly tactic? Eg too many midfielders squeeze themselves in the centre duplicating actions?

[justusfernz]

Naah its never silly to have 3 central midfield...
depends on the arrangement you have...
you can have it flat.. or a trio, with two on defense and one on attack, or the other way around,.,.

possession wise, the three midfielders must always be positioned to intercept passes...
what i mean is you cant have a fixed position mc...
you may need to re position them possibly 70% of times for every new match...

if done right, then it can do more damage to the opponent...
the right support for the 3 strikers or wingers would mean to a high scoreline...
and the fact that a CM has a duo role where they attack and defend gives us a clear idea that they play a part in defense too...
possibly a better play build up...