The 3-4-3, or 3-box-3 — whatever you want to call it — it’s horrible to play against when it’s done well. If you try to press it high, it’s really difficult.
“The first team I remember doing it properly in our era was Basel against Liverpool in the Champions League a few years back. And you could just see it — Liverpool were struggling to press them.
“You almost have to go man-to-man, follow every run, track everything, and even then it’s tough. When it works, it’s brilliant, but you do need teams to press you for it to really click.
“You see that with United now — they tend to win more games when they’ve got 45–50% possession, rather than 60–65%.”
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