Watch as Coach Ian Barker discusses the shape of the attacking offense with a 2-4-3-1 formation. The center backs are holding and wider than the central mids. The fullbacks push on and are ahead of the central mids. The OCMs get narrower and closer to F and the offensive "length" is at the bottom of the center circle to the top of the 18.
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