The 4-4-1-1 (double 6) is in the skip behind the Amex lying next to last season’s nets. The dual DMs was so restrictive last season.
Stephens and Pröpper can now play box to box and swap defensive chores. Stephens is looking confident going forward again, much more like the midfielder he was in...
It was it was clear that CH didn’t trust the King to stay rooted in front of the back four like Stephens & Pröpper did. You can see that in the substitutions where the King would often come on in the number 10 position.
Looking back, we were playing with two DMs in a 4-4-1-1. That really is...