One of the biggest decisions Daniel Farke has to make this summer is what formation he plans to fit his players into for next season.
Although it is important to have several formations that can be used throughout the season, most teams have a main way of setting their team up to keep consistency in their play.
Farke used the 4-2-3-1 and 3-5-2 most often last season. With the current crop of players, what would be the best formation for next season?
Here is our look at what formations Farke could go with and the best XI for each one…
4-2-3-1
Remi Matthews
Ivo Pinto, Grant Hanley, Timm Klose, Jamal Lewis
Tom Trybull, Ben Godfrey
Onel Hernandez, Moritz Leitner, Emi Buendia
Dennis Srbeny
4-1-4-1
Remi Matthews
Ivo Pinto, Grant Hanley, Timm Klose, Jamal Lewis
Ben Godfrey
Onel Hernandez, Mario Vrancic, Kenny McLean, Emi Buendia
Dennis Srbeny
3-5-2
Remi Matthews
Grant Hanley, Christoph Zimmermann, Timm Klose
Ben Marshall, Ben Godfrey, Tom Trybull, Moritz Leitner, Jamal Lewis
Dennis Srbeny, Teemu Pukki
3-4-3
Remi Matthews
Grant Hanley, Christoph Zimmermann, Timm Klose
Ben Marshall, Ben Godfrey, Tom Trybull, Jamal Lewis