It’s been no surprise that Orlando City Head Coach James O’Connor has deployed his favored three-man back line in the majority of his club’s matches in this young Major League Soccer season. Speaking as someone who personally expected him to stick by that approach game in and game out, no matter the circumstances, it has been shocking when the lineup featured a more traditional four-man defensive line. The successes and failures of each setup are actually pretty comparable, though only allowing one goal in the last two matches with the four-man defense seems to say more than perhaps the statistics do.
A Four-Man Back Line May Be the Way Forward for Orlando City
