Spurs Formation 24/25: What we're using & what we can improve

Tottenham Hotspur play attractive, liquid football under Ange Postecoglou, but what formation do Spurs tend to use?

Ange Postecoglou is a very tactical manager who relays his message well. Sometimes, he can be a difficult manager to predict but one thing which fans know for certain is that he communicates his wishes to his players well.

The Aussie manager has revolutionised the way in which Tottenham play their football. While there are still some imprints from former managers, Postecoglou has come in with his own approach and applied it throughout his time. In many ways, it's a breath of fresh air.

But with that being said, what is the Spurs formation for the 2024/25 season? Let's take a look at the hints...

Spurs Formation 24/25: What we're using & what we can improve

In the 2024/25 season, the Spurs formation appears to be 4-3-3. Ange Postecoglou likes to play with four defenders at all times and his strongest lineup comes with three midfielders and three attackers.

Throughout the opening three Premier League fixtures, Tottenham have used the 4-3-3 formation twice. They reverted to a 4-3-3 formation, which served them well last season, after trying and failing with a 4-2-3-1 formation against Leicester City in GW1.

The 4-3-3 formation works best for Spurs because their best and most influential players are those who play out wide. So, spotlighting their tactical formation around wide-play suits their best players, such as Son Heung-min, Dejan Kulusevski and Pedro Porro.

Going forward, Tottenham Hotspur could improve by implementing a centre forward in their 4-3-3 approach. In the two games which Tottenham have played with a 4-3-3 formation this season, they have used players in the centre who are better out wide; Kulusevski and Johnson.

However, this seems like an unfair criticism to make, so it must be addressed that Dominic Solanke is injured. When he is back from injury, it would be nice to see the striker utilised as the centrepiece of a front three.

In the only match which Dominic Solanke played for Tottenham this season, Spurs played with a 4-2-3-1. While this can easily be seen as a 4-3-3 out of possession, in possession it rendered Solanke as surprlus to requirements at times.

Therefore, it would be good to see Solanke utilised as a target man or, in less pressurised terms, someone to feed the ball to, as part of a 4-3-3 formation.

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