Bayern Munich: Is 3-4-3 a viable option for Hansi Flick this season?

Numerical superiority in the final third

Along with improving the defensive shape of the team, 3-4-3 will also help the team to have an overload in the final third. The wing-backs will have more freedom to venture in the final third as they will have defenders covering the spaces vacated by them.

As previously mentioned, Flick can even go ultra-attacking by using wingers as wing-backs, making at least five attacking players in the final third for the German Champions. The spatial awareness from players will need improvement, though. Since they will be very close to each other in the final third, they have to make sure that they don’t become a hindrance for Robert Lewandowski.

This formation will facilitate the attack when the team is chasing goals against the opposition. Overloading the attacking players with coordinated moves can surely help Die Roten to put stronger teams to the sword.

The only downside of this formation is that Thomas Muller will not be playing in the number ten position unless Flick decides to go two up top rather than a front three. Apart from this big disadvantage, there is a strong case for Flick to implement this formation at some stage this season. Since the Champions League game against Lokomotiv Moscow is a dead rubber, Flick can surely try this system once again on Wednesday.