5-2-3
From Hattrick
One of the more excentric 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 one:
| 5-2-3, 1 IM | |||
| GK | |||
| WBD | CD | DTW | WBO |
| ECD | EF | IMO | WO |
| FO | FTW | ||
With this formation, the manager can realistically expect to dominate on two sides from three and still maintain a good defense. He or she will, however, probably lose midfield by a major margin and suffer from confusion.
With 2 IM's it is only possible to score central attacks and is thus not very effective as a Counter Attack tactic, whereas with 2 offensive wingers midfield loss is often too significant.
