The 5-3-2 soccer formation is one of the formations that focuses on defending a lead and not conceding too many goals. It is the formation that the “weak” teams adopt in order to maintain their chances of winning the game by striking the opponents with a fast counter. Knowing all that you are probably telling yourself that teams playing the 5-3-2 formation are not well equipped to win trophies. well, guess what the 2002 World cup champion Brazil went on with this tactic and won the most prestigious cup in the history of soccer. The moral of the story is