What is the system used by the opponent and how does it effective your team? The assessment of Team Shape, formation (Systems of Play) is to determine a recognizable order or pattern of play from the assignments of specific players with clearly defined roles on the field. What are this team's combination of plays. Who, Where, What and Why does it effect their style of play?

What is the system used by the opponent and how does it effective your team? Do you need to make adjustments? Most systems start with a 3-3-1. Now you need to discover where the remaining three players are positioned. Yes, in general it is true that when the team is in possession of the ball, all players in general are attackers, and when out of possession all are defenders. However, most coaches do assign specific tasks to each player and organization of players.