Is PSG moving to a positional 4-2-4?

 

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The appointment of Luis Enrique at PSG was one of the most interesting move of last summer: Parisian club lost two of the most important star of the team such as Messi and Neymar and the new coach also asked the club to lay-off Marco Verratti, the hearth of PSG midfield during the Qatar ownership reign.

By appointing Luis Enrique, Paris Saint-Germain is trying to change the model of football, no longer focused on star player but finding a solution to create an organic environment in order to transform this collection of great player into a football team.

For this purpose, it seems that the Spanish coach is looking to put apart his preferred 4-3-3 in order to move towards a 4-2-4 where the positional play principles are still implemented.

How to explain Xabi Alonso through Hofmann goal.

Bayer Leverkusen is sitting in front of the Bundesliga table before this international break, a result which is fully deserved for the team coached by Xabi Alonso.

Here is how Bayer scored the first goal of the match against Koln in the last weekend ending a possession started in the own half.

Here is the goal: