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Film Room: Nashville SC's narrow 4-2-2-2

Breaking down Nashville SC's shape and their plans to make the field narrow and keep bodies around the ball

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Nashville SC's first match of 2025 gave fans a glimpse of what BJ Callaghan's system looks like after a full preseason to instill his ideas. After promising a much more possession-based and protagonistic approach, Saturday's scoreless draw with New England Revolution showed a clear vision and significant improvements from 2024, albeit with work still to do to find the final product.

Let's dive into the film and pick out a couple key elements of how Nashville SC want to play.

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