Having played 4 seasons in Italy as AC Milan...
4 Serie A titles
2 Italian Cups
1 Champions League
PLaying in italy, i used a 352 with an AMC...keeping the tempo slow with short passing!
Everything was cool, playing very good football...and not conceding many, being the bedrock for winning the league every season!
Accepted job offer from Arsenal at the end of season 4, and started major reconstruction...finishing with
GK Raul (super 23yr old from Bilbao)
CB Gallas
CB Toure
CB M. Richards
LM Riff
CM Vieira
CM Ambrosini
RM Gourcuff
AMC Cani
FC Klose
FC Henry
still playing a similar system, but maintained by slow short style of play...and the defence goes missing at every opportunity, losing 11 games out of 38! and finishing a miserly 4th, with what i considered a very strong squad including Mannone, Albiol, Edu and Bojan etc...
Could it be that the Premier League simply doesnt suit this slow style of play, mirroring real life...i have tried other formations with same slow style!!
Any suggestions welcome, hate to see Liverpool win 3 in a row!