Kasimpasa Football Formation

Starting Lineup

Andreas Gianniotis · Mamadou Fall · Pape Habib Guèye · Yusuf Barası · Nicholas Opoku · Attila Szalai · Godfried Frimpong · Cláudio Winck · Cafu · Haris Hajradinovic · Ben Ouanes

Kasimpasa looks to play with a direct and vertical identity through a 5-2-3 formation. This lineup is built to exploit transitions and use width to stretch the opposition. The goal is to absorb pressure before hitting the opponent with quick forward movements.

Andreas Gianniotis stays between the posts to command his area. In front of him, the defense operates as a back five. Cafu sits in the middle of the central trio, acting as a ball playing defender to start attacks. Attila Szalai and Nicholas Opoku act as the wide centre backs, providing aerial strength and covering the space behind the wing backs. Cláudio Winck and Godfried Frimpong push high up the pitch as attacking wing backs to provide constant width. This unit works to maintain a compact block when the team sits deep, ensuring there are no gaps between the lines.

The midfield relies on a double pivot to control the center of the pitch. Haris Hajradinovic and Ben Ouanes occupy the central roles, tasked with winning the second ball and progressing the play. Haris Hajradinovic is known for his passing range and ability to switch play, which helps transition from defense to attack. Ben Ouanes works to connect the defensive unit to the front line, often dropping deep to pick up the ball from the defenders. They must work hard to cover the middle ground and prevent the opposition from playing through the lines.

Up front, the attack uses three players to pin the opposition back. Pape Habib Guèye acts as the lone striker, working to hold up the ball and find the feet of his teammates. Yusuf Barası and Mamadou Fall play as wide attackers, with Yusuf Barası cutting inside to create goalscoring chances. These wide players spread the defense wide to create space in the middle. The team looks to attack in combinations, using the wing backs to overlap the wingers and deliver crosses into the box for Pape Habib Guèye to attack.

Kasimpasa gains a significant advantage through the width provided by the wing backs, which creates wide overloads. This formation also offers a high level of compactness when defending in a mid-block, making it difficult for opponents to find space between the players. The ability to transition quickly with the passing range of Haris Hajradinovic allows the team to catch opponents out of position.

This 5-2-3 formation focuses on defensive solidity and rapid counter attacks. It is best suited for games against dominant teams where Kasimpasa can sit deep and strike on the break.