Shape snapshots are shorter, quicker summaries of each team's shapes, in and out-of-possession. Plus, any other tactical observations.
Line-Ups
West Bromwich Albion | Leicester City |
1. Johnstone | 1. Schmeichel |
2. Furlong | 27. Castagne |
6. Ajayi | 25. Ndidi |
5. Bartley | 4. Soyuncu |
27. O'Shea | 2. Justin |
3. Gibbs | 29. Mendy |
8. Livermore | 8. Tielemans |
19. Sawyers | 17. Perez |
12. Pereira | 26. Praet |
7. Robinson | 15. Barnes |
11. Diangana | 9. Vardy |
Snapshot 1
Below is a typical example of West Brom's shape in-possession versus Leicester City shape out-of-possession
Here you can see how in controlled spells of possession West Brom pushed their wingbacks higher up field which allowed their wide forwards to invert
However, West Brom mainly relied on counterattacking opportunities for their attacking play and tended to attack with their three forwards, supported by their wingbacks
Leicester set up with a 442 out-of-possession shape with Praet dropping back to support the midfield on the occasions when West Brom progressed the ball up the pitch
Snapshot 2
Below is a typical example a of Leicester's shape in-possession versus West Brom's shape out-of-possession
Here you can see how Leicester pushed their fullbacks high which allowed their wide forwards to come into the half-spaces and combine with Vardy and Praet in central areas
West Brom predominantly got into a 541 low block shape to defend their own box - but also, to draw Leicester up the pitch in order to create space in behind for potential counterattacking opportunities
Result
Half-Time = 0-0
Full-Time = 0-3
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