http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/blog/2011/dec/13/the-question-3-1-4-2-formation-rise



This might be of interest from The Guardian.

Edited by Decentric: 15/12/2011 08:49:49 AM

Interesting stuff but not new. Arok had the Socceroos playing this in '85, albeit with a sweeper rather than 3 CBs (Yankos, Ratcliffe and O'Connor), and attacking FBs in Davidson and Jennings. And Oscar Crino as the deep midfielder.

The false 9 has evolved since those days, and Kossie and Mitch never really dropped deep for buildup play, but the system us hardly brand new.