Every shape, ready to build.

Balanced width with three attackers and three central midfielders.

Two banks of four with two strikers — simple, solid, direct.

A double pivot protecting the back four behind a front four.

Three central midfielders feeding a playmaker behind two strikers.

A lone holding midfielder shields the back line under a midfield four.

Three centre-backs with wing-backs providing the width.

An attacking back three supporting a front three.

Five at the back for defensive solidity with two out-and-out strikers.

Maximum defensive cover with a narrow front line.

A back three, a flat midfield four, and two players in the hole behind a striker.