A tactical comparison of the 4231 and 352 formation in soccer A theoryoriented, experimental approach based on positional data in an 11 vs 11 game setup Daniel Memmert ID*, Dominik Raabe ID, Sebastian Schwab, Robert Rein Institute of Exercise Training and Sport Informatics, German Sport University Cologne, Cologne, NRW,FILLABLE Soccer Lineup Sheet 7v7 312 Soccer Formation Lineup Sheet 7v7 312 6 v 6 SoccerFootball Formations Special thank you to John Henderson for his 6v6 lineup suggestions He has evolved the side from a 4213 to a 433 that was very successful at the 15 Asian Cup, to a 442 diamond and more recently, a controversial 3241 formation While the formation explicitly allows for the principles to come to life (for example, creating a midfield overload with a box of two 6s and two 10s) it has been criticised The Rise Of The 3 1 4 2 The Mastermindsite How to play 4-2-3-1 formation in football