This simple formula has proven true in the business of international soccer, particularly over the last twenty years with the formation of the English Premier League.
Juanma Lillo, a former coach in Spain's La Liga, is seen as a soccer swami for pioneering the 4-2-3-1 formation that has been used by six of the 16 teams at the Euro.
When Scotland lined up in a 2-2-6 formation in the first international game against England in 1872, it heralded soccer's evolution from a game dominated by dribbling into one where passing was king.