effectively what the pattern you have seen is for Man City game... The idea am calling for is to ease in Debuchy and Gibbs into the three man defensive unit so that within 2 or three matches, we will have to use just three of our 6
defenders in a typical game and rotating so that they can carry us he whole hog... the wingers will typically occupy the Wingbacks unless of course there is need to protect a lead in a very tight game
against a very dangerous side (You may have 5 players
defenders in the field then).