Bob Bradley and his LAFC took the MLS by storm last year. Playing an exhilarating style of football, Bradley’s Los Angeles scored 85 goals and conceded a meagre 37 the best offence and meanest defence in the whole of MLS.
While they missed out on winning the MLS, the 32-52 will go down in MLS history as one of the best teams. The key behind their success, which goes without saying, is Bradley himself. However, his stint at Swansea City was marred with inconsistency and defeats. His record at Swansea City had the club conceding 29 goals in 11 games the most goals conceded by any PL club in that period of time and only picking up 0.73 points per game.
So what has been Bradley’s philosophy at LAFC that has led him and his team to success?
In this head coach tactical analysis, we analyse the different tactics used by Los Angeles manager Bob Bradley. We will do an analysis of LAFC’s playing styles and provide you with an in-depth report into Bradley’s principles.
Lineups
The normal formation for LAFC was 4-3-3 under Bob Bradley. Tyler Miller occupied the goalkeeper position while Steve Beitashour, Walker Zimmerman, Eddie Segura, and Jordan Harvey formed the defensive line.
Eduard Atuesta occupied the lone central defensive midfielder role while Latif Blessing and
Mark-Anthony Kaye occupying the other central midfield spots. In the attack, Carlos Vela would function as the left-winger while Adama Diomande would play striker and Diego Rossi would play right-winger, completing LAFC’s attacking trident.
