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

After being blown away by them in person, Simeone Inzaghi's Inter have been one of the most exciting teams to watch in Europe this season. Their interpretation of the 3-5-2 is but one example of how prominent this shape is becoming again in football. This week, let's dive in to how it works, what key considerations are needed to develop your own, and what lessons we can learn from Inzaghi's Inter side.

The reading I did this week:

• https://www.coachesvoice.com/cv/3-5-2-formation-conte-mourinho-guardiola/
• https://www.coachesvoice.com/cv/number-six-position-role-in-football/
• https://www.coachesvoice.com/cv/switches-of-play-football-tactics-explained/
• https://www.coachesvoice.com/cv/what-is-a-regista-explained-jorginho-andrea-pirlo/
• https://www.coachesvoice.com/cv/what-is-a-mezzala-explained-de-bruyne-di-maria-pogba/
• https://totalfootballanalysis.com/article/inter-milan-2020-21-scout-report-tactical-analysis-tactics
• https://totalfootballanalysis.com/team-analysis/internazionale-2023-24-how-will-inzaghi-adapt-in-posession-scout-report-tactical-analysis-tactics
• https://onefootball.com/en/news/inter-milans-success-coaching-tactics-stats-in-20232024-38965006
• https://breakingthelines.com/tactical-analysis/simone-inzaghis-3-5-2-inter-milan-2021-22-tactical-analysis/
• https://the-footballanalyst.com/inter-milan-simone-inzaghi-tactical-analysis/
• https://www.footballcoin.io/blog/simone-inzaghi-tactics-inter-milan/
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wjsRnL1TaTM
• https://theathletic.com/4585738/2023/06/07/inter-champions-league-final-strikers/
• https://theathletic.com/5289404/2024/02/21/inter-midfield-functional-art-champions-league/
• https://theathletic.com/5251465/2024/02/05/inter-juventus-analysis-centre-backs/
• https://theathletic.com/5108924/2023/12/04/napoli-inter-serie-a-result/
• https://theathletic.com/4869430/2023/09/18/milan-inter-serie-a-tactics/
• https://theathletic.com/4600037/2023/06/11/inter-lautaro-onana-champions-league/
• https://theathletic.com/5092734/2023/11/27/juventus-inter-milan-derby-ditalia/
• https://theathletic.com/4868670/2023/09/17/inter-inzaghi-milan-ac/
• FM24 Adaptation via RDF Tactics: https://www.rdftactics.com/post/simone-inzaghi-s-magical-352-high-xg-the-best-attack-the-best-defence-best-fm24-tactics

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