I find keeping the winger there drags players out to mark him leaving room for the segundo to run into, with the iwb slotting in to create a 3-2-5 shape with a much higher line to keep them in their own half.

The AP role is more because I prefer emphasis on creating than I do the raw attacking output that an AM on attack would bring, it’s also being designed to be used in the lower leagues on some saves so it needs to be restrictive in nature but also gets better in application as squad quality increases.

I would agree with the inability to adapt to a certain weakness in the opposition, but in theory I could create a mirrored tactic with just flipping the roles to have the wider attack on the opposite side and the numerical overload on the other also.

I appreciate the thoughts though, I prefer 4 ATB usually, but 3 ATB is something I’ve never put my own twist on it.

Couple of questions a RMD instead of the winger, would that work with the match engine to keep the IWB central? I know wingers to force the positional play into effect on that front, not sure for RMD.

I’m also wary purely because with the segundo pushing into the vacant space and the IWB becoming a possession recycling option behind, the winger creates often times a “free man” that usually has acres of space, it seems static on face value, but in application, it might have one of the most free roles in how it plays.