Predicting Orlando City’s 2017 Starting XI

With week one of the 2017 season inching closer and closer, it is time to start thinking about the starting IX the Lions and Head Coach Jason Kreis will look to. Over the course of the transfer window, changes have been made and, for the most part, those changes have all been for the better.

Kreis has a preferred lineup formation of a 4-4-2 diamond. This formation is a 4-3-1-2 by application and is what Kreis has used throughout much of his career. Here is a breakdown position by position.

Goalkeeper is probably one of the easiest positions to break down and one of the club’s deeper spots with the recent acquisition of Josh Saunders from NYCFC. Saunders is a great pickup by OCSC as a true…