Category: Team Tactics
Type: Formation
1999 WOMEN'S NATIONAL TEAM'S 4-3-3
US WOMEN'S NATIONAL TEAM
4-3-3 SYSTEM OF PLAY
WWC, 1999
I. 4-3-3 IN ATTACK, "DYNAMIC INTERCHANGE":
A. KEEPERS:
1. Distribution- Need for good foot skills because of "flat backs".
Balls played back to keepers frequently.
Need to change the point of attack efficiently.
B. FLANK DEFENDERS:
1. Need to get forward and become a playmaker in the midfield.
2. Creates and recreates width.
3. Initiates and recognizes change of point.
-Skip passing.
-Finding the "holding midfielders"
4. Creates #'s up in midfield.
C. CENTRAL DEFENDERS:
1. Balancing penetrating passes with possession.
Going forward as fast as possible if "on".
2. Need to step into midfield if "sitting" midfielder gets pulled out.
Provide shape to re-load.
D. HOLDING MIDFIELDERS:
1. Changing the point of attack.
2. Finds seams in between lines of defense.
3. Playmaker (Akers), stay at home personality.
E. ATTACKING MIDFIELDERS:
1. Tremendous freedom to attack.
2. Provides ball side width at all times.
3. Provides "weak side high", unbalances defense.
4. Provides support for strikers.
5. Delivery of final passes.
6. Tries to play in between back and middle seams.
F. STRIKERS:
1. Provide width.
2. Puts "personality players" facing goal.
3. Organize in the box (framing the goal).
4. Keep re-establishing penetration (high central player)
5. Holding ball.
6. Finishing.
II. 4-3-3- IN DEFENSE:
A. BACK 4:
1. Flat, zonal.
2. 2 central players need to be able to slide in to midfield.
3. Ball side, goal side.
4. Ability to anticipate, "Next play is the most important".
5. Flank players play even or in front.
6. Play flat unless ball played in to strikers, then have "pressure-cover".
7. Against a 4-4-2, wing backs need to be able to slide in to midfield.
Leave weak side midfielder open.
B. KEEPERS:
1. Space behind defenders is theirs.
2. Organize defense when we have the ball.
C. MIDFIELDERS:
1. Force play in to middle whenever possible.
2. "Sitting" midfielder "sweeps" in front of back 4.
E. STRIKERS:
1. Play as a unit. Slide together.
2. Sometimes, wingers track back in to midfield when needed, weakside.
3. Strong side strikers do not need to track back as much.
Submitted by: Jeff Pill
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