FORMATION · 4 AT THE BACK
The 4-1-4-1 formation
A back four, one dedicated holder, a flat four ahead of him, one striker.
Also called single pivot
The shape
1
GK
2
RB
3
CB
4
CB
5
LB
6
CDM
7
RM
8
CM
9
CM
10
LM
11
ST
Formation 4-1-4-1
What it gives you
The holder plugs the space in front of the centre-backs that a flat midfield leaves open.
What it costs you
It leans on one player to do that job, and he cannot be everywhere.
Positions
GKRBCBCBLBCDMRMCMCMLMST
Who plays it
The 4-1-4-1 is the 5th most-used shape of the 22 we track: 247 of the 5,080 lineups we hold from the leagues we cover this season, 5% of them.
- Grimsby100% of lineups13 of 13
- Beşiktaş90% of lineups9 of 10
- Club Tijuana100% of lineups6 of 6
- Kauno Žalgiris88% of lineups7 of 8
- Cheltenham73% of lineups8 of 11
- Leon75% of lineups6 of 8
- Eyüpspor80% of lineups4 of 5
- Çorum FK80% of lineups4 of 5
- Leicester63% of lineups5 of 8
- Bromley50% of lineups4 of 8
- Erzurumspor FK60% of lineups3 of 5
- Gençlerbirliği60% of lineups3 of 5