Why is every team playing the same formation?

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If you were to turn on the television right now and put on a live game of European football, it's very likely one of the teams will be playing a specific formation: 3-2-5.

And although it goes by many names, it might just be the most common formation in European football. The question is: why?

And perhaps more importantly, could it be a major problem?

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Sections:
0:00 The most common formation in football?
0:43 Rationally occupy space
2:23 The current meta
3:43 Are they really the same?
5:10 The perfect formation?