Through seven games of Orlando City’s 2017 season, Head Coach Jason Kreis’ team has utilized two formations. The flat 4-4-2 midfield and the diamond 4-4-2 midfield. Both formations have their advantages and drawbacks, but for the Lions, one specific formation has provided a better defensive record than the other.
Through the first three games, Orlando ran with the formation it practiced with for much of the preseason, the flat 4-4-2. This formation provided wingers on either side of the pitch as well as two central midfielders in between. Will Johnson was pushed back to fullback and Servando Carrasco filled in the midfield with Antonio Nocerino.