Welcome to the Technical Area, your FM podcast brought to you by Gaffer Graemo.

The Box Midfield. It's taking over. From the Brazilian Box to Guardiola's interpretations, amongst others, the key to dominating a midfield now seems to be kept in a box. Where did it come from? How's it going? How do I use it in FM? Let's find out...

If you want to take a deeper dive into the box midfield, check out:

• https://dictatethegame.com/jogo-bonito-beautiful-game-guide-to-playing-4-2-3-1-like-a-brazilian-part-1/
• https://assets.ngin.com/attachments/document/0003/1458/WCC_The_Tactical_Evolution_of_Brazilian_Soccer.pdf
• https://community.sigames.com/forums/topic/133097-dungas-brazil-box-midfield-4-2-2-2-formation/
• https://www.theguardian.com/sport/blog/2009/jun/24/the-question-brazil-4-2-3-1
• https://www.sportsessionplanner.com/s/H60fb/Playing-through-box-midfield.html
• https://mbooroff.medium.com/box-midfield-advantages-and-ways-to-create-e006ac93ff8
• https://spielverlagerung.com/2014/11/26/juego-de-posicion-a-short-explanation/
• https://strikerless.com/2015/03/15/dominating-the-central-areas-the-box-formation/
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R7Q0B97UeEE
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cnpTFZ0QNbY

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