If we are going to play 3 at the back...

[foxes21]

It was more of a... 3-4-3 when attacking, 4-4-1-1 when defending.

 

The only time we tried this under Claudio, was on the opening day last season against Sunderland. Shakespeare was pressed in an interview by Stringer before the game, about whether we'd continue using Pearson's 3-4-1-2. He said the team can transition between 4-4-1-1/3-4-1-2, which is exactly what we did. This is how we set up:

 

Kasper

De Laet, Huth, Morgan, Schlupp

Mahrez, Drinkwater, King, Albrighton

Okazaki

Vardy

 

Transition to 3-4-1-2:

 

Kasper

De Laet, Huth, Morgan

Albrighton, Drinkwater, King, Schlupp

Mahrez

Vardy Okazaki

 

We created so many chances that day, one of the best attacking displays I've ever seen from us. Constant movement, quick 1-2's, overloading the wings, Albrighton switching from left to right, etc. If there's a game to re-watch from last season, its Sunderland at home. We were sensational.

 

 

 

 

 

[ajthefox]

I assumed we were playing 4-4-2, but did think we lost our shape a lot.

[FireFox]

19 minutes ago, foxes21 said:

It was more of a... 3-4-3 when attacking, 4-4-1-1 when defending.

 

The only time we tried this under Claudio, was on the opening day last season against Sunderland....

 

We created so many chances that day, one of the best attacking displays I've ever seen from us. Constant movement, quick 1-2's, overloading the wings, Albrighton switching from left to right, etc. If there's a game to re-watch from last season, its Sunderland at home. We were sensational.

Start of the 2nd half v Chelsea we were playing 3 at the back, Hernandez RWB, Fuchs LCB. We were looking decent. Then Mahrez and Slimani came in and we switched and looked worse.

 

Also in that Sunderland game, Albrighton barely switched after the first 30 minutes. Mahrez was obviously doing incredible on the right, so they didn't bother switching as often.

 

We do look great when Albrighton is able to switch over, especially when Mahrez stays on the right too and can't get doubled up on. I think that faith in Mahrez on the right has hurt us sometimes though, Albrighton and Mahrez should switch more often, but maybe the fullback/winger partnerships are now so strong and aren't worth risking by switching so often.

 

Hernandez and Mahrez could be a dangerous right side though, if they can develop a better understanding, then I wouldn't mind Hernandez as a RWB.

[Chico1958]

I don't know either

 

Whatever formation we were using it was crap

 

Got the result we wanted but it was uncomfortable watch