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Johan Cruyff, a symbol of European football, lived his glory days as a coach playing in a 3-4-3. At a time where most football teams would play using a 4-4-2 formation, Johan Cruyff stepped in and introduced to Spain and the world of football a new way of playing the game. Cruyff was basically making the beautiful game even more beautiful. Cruyff always believed that playing with 4 at the back was a waste. Since most of the teams play with 2 strikers, having 3 defenders at the back is enough to make the opposition outnumbered. That 4th player represented for Johan a chance to have one more midfielder and therefore one more striker. The guy was just all about attacking! The 3-4-3 formation allowed Johan to have both a diamond shaped midfield and a diamond shaped defense. The two wide CBs had to have to mobility to help cover the width of the pitch. The one in the middle would usually sit deeper as a libero. The priority during the building up process is maintaining the possession and wi