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One of the more eccentric [[Counter Attack]] [[formations]], used mostly by [[defense]] trainers. Depending on the number of [[IM]]'s, there can be three formations. Most usually, managers play it with none:

{{Line-up|
title = 5-2-3, 0 IM |
gk = GK |
wb_right = WBD |
cd_right = CD |
cd_left = CD |
wb_left = WBD |
w_right = WO |
im_right = EF |
im_left = ECD |
w_left = WO |
f_right = FO |
f_left = FO |
}}

With this formation, the manager has good attack ratings in all 3 areas, as well as a strong [[defense]]. He or she will, however, probably lose [[midfield]] by a massive margin and suffer from [[confusion]].

While it is possible to play this formation using IMs, given that no more than two can be used and that [[confusion]] is almost certain to occur, it is likely that the team would still lose [[midfield]] by a large margin making this a pointless exercise.  This formation can only be successful when the opponents [[attack]] is much lower than the counter-attacking teams [[defence]], as their opponents will inevitably recieve all 10 [[regular chances]] in the game and the counter-attacking team will have to rely entirely on 2-3 [[counter attack]] chances.  

[[category:Formations]]