During the interview with Claude Puelone of his former players at theAS Monaco made a surprise intervention, Philip Leonard, Belgian international. They took the opportunity to answer the question posed by our journalist, Pascal Scime: is it possible to go to 4 in defense in the middle of the World Cup?
According Philip Leonard“the team was taken behind several times because the players are used to playing 4 behind in the club. They have the automatisms to do it and I don’t understand why Martinez persists in doing that. He says he’s not against the principle, we need to be reassured and if we have a good defense, and we don’t concede goals. We automatically take a bridge and we can go far.”
Pour Claude Puel, it is possible to switch from a defense to 3 to 4 players during the tournament. “There are automatisms created in the club, you just have to choose the players who will be in central defense.” He concludes, “because it requires complementarity, duels and a certain speed in the back. You should also put a guard in front of the defense to relieve them and avoid waves and counterattacks that can be deadly..”
