It's been a really fascinating A-League season tactically - we've seen a range of formations from 4-2-3-1, 4-3-3, 4-4-2 and 4-4-2 diamonds, along with highly unorthodox ones like Adelaide's 3-4-3 and the Mariners 5-4-1. Coaches are being increasingly more progressive in the way they approach and adapt in games, and it's leading to a goldmine of things to talk about from a tactical perspective.

For those interested in this sort of thing, I have a website focusing specifically on tactical analysis of Australian football - AustraliaScout.com. Each week, there's detailed match analysis on A-League fixtures, along with commentary on Socceroos matches, general 'tactical theory' articles as well as an additional focus on coaching and youth development. Along with this, I have a regular column on the FourFourTwo website, 'The Breakdown', the latest of which looked at the zonal v man-marking debate - http://www.fourfourtwo.com/au/news/breakdown-zonal-v-man-marking-league

So, with the A-League experiencing a 'tactical boom', please do come and have a read. The latest article looks at the Mariners unusual 5-4-1 formation - http://www.australiascout.com/2014/central-coast-mariners-tactical-analysis/
, and I'll post links to new articles as they are published in this thread.