By Sean Pearson Formation The 3-4-3 is still not as popular as the 4-2-3-1 and the 4-3-3 mainly because not enough coaches know how to coach it and the higher profile teams generally don’t play it. That has changed this season with Chelsea’s dominance in the system from coach Antonio Conte. At international level Wales
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By Sean Pearson Formation With Chelsea’s success under Antonio Conte changing his formation to a 3-4-3 after a 3-0 defeat to Arsenal in September they went on a record equaling 13 game winning streak. There is a lot to do with that but we will focus on how the front 3 in that system manage
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This week's Animated Drill Video looks at the strengths and weaknesses of the 3-4-3 system and the different ways it can be implemented. Click Here for more information on Antonio Conte and the way he has used the 3-4-3 with Chelsea. The diagrams are created with the session planner on Planet Training that is available through
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