Rob Edwards’ revelation about his Middlesbrough transfer transaction while talking about the employment of wing-backs

Rob Edwards’ revelation about his Middlesbrough transfer transaction while talking about the employment of wing-backs

Rob Edwards acknowledges that whether or not he uses wing-backs going forward will probably depend on Middlesbrough’s summer transfer business.

There has been a lot of speculation since Edwards was named head coach of Boro as to whether he would continue to use the back three formations that he has used in his previous positions or if he would rather play the four-man defense that Boro has been employing more frequently lately.

To protect younger players who were coming on at the time, the new head coach started with a 3-4-2-1 system for Saturday’s 3-3 draw with Mansfield, the first friendly the team played in front of the public this summer. For the last half, they switched to a 4-2-3-1 formation. When asked about his preferred formation, Edwards was unambiguous about how future hiring will probably influence the course he ultimately takes.