He was able to convince the Three Lions to break with their traditional 4-4-2 formation and play a far more attacking style.

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They were transformed to the more secure and positive thinking side back on their Lancashire territory, but had initially found the defensive 4-5-1 formation of a miserly Birmingham difficult to play through.

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