Formation · Defensive-solid
5-3-2 formation
Defensive five-back with a midfield three and two strikers
Defensive-solidstyle bucket
11players
3variations
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Strengths and weaknesses
A quick honest read on what this shape gives you and what it asks you to accept.
Strengths
- Five defenders and a midfield three make a compact block that is hard to break down
- Two CDMs screen the defense while the central CM links play
- Two strikers give outlets for counter-attacks
Weaknesses
- Width relies entirely on the wing-backs
- Can invite pressure and struggle to keep possession
- The wing-backs need very high fitness
Key roles on the pitch
The positional groups that make this shape work, use them as a roster-building checklist.
Goalkeeper
1 player
- GK
Defensive line
5 players
- LWB
- LCB
- CB
- RCB
- RWB
Midfield
1 player
- CM
Attack
2 players
- ST
- ST
Common variations
Shapes that share the 5-back defensive line, useful comparisons when you want to keep the back line and change the midfield.
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