Width | Rules Wiki
The tactic source recommends Balanced width and reports that narrow play produced draws while radical and wide play left the team defensively vulnerable.
Width
The tactic source recommends Balanced width and reports that narrow play produced draws while radical and wide play left the team defensively vulnerable.
Evidence: 3 community-reported · Last verified: 2026-11-11 · Sources: 1
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recommended_setting
Balanced
narrow_play_observation
Narrow tactics usually resulted in draws against much lower-placed teams in the author's testing
radical_and_wide_play_observation
Radical and wide play resulted in teams being battered and conceding frequently in the author's testing
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