17 Things We Learned From Newcastle Vs. Club Atlas

5. A Little Bit Of Pace Baffles United's 'Double 6' Formation

Newcastle will be playing a 4-2-3-1 formation, also known as a double 6 on the continent, next season. This will see a lot of emphasis put on the two holding midfielder in the side. As solid a structure that may seem, the speed at which Atlas turned their defence into attack showed United can't deal with individual nor collective pace. They were 2-0 down very early on thanks to this, with the second coming as a result of Yoan Gouffran giving the ball away in a poor area. You would hope that the more Newcastle play this formation than the more resilient they will become. If they don't, far quicker teams than Atlas, with far cleverer players, will have a field day between Newcastle's rigid looking lines.