With only a few match weeks to go, the Belgian Pro League table shows Hein Vanhaezebrouck’s KAA Gent side in fourth place, above current champions Club Brugge.
The club is also in the quarter-finals of the UEFA Europa Conference League, where it will face Premier League side West Ham United.
Gent have also been an entertaining side to watch this season.
The club is the third-highest scorer in the Belgian top flight, boasting a rather prolific attacking trio of Gift Orban, Hugo Cuypers, and Hyeon-seok Hong.
They have also become solid defensively as the season has progressed, which has contributed to their current holding of the last championship playoff position.
This tactical analysis will examine Hein Vanhaezebroucks tactics this season and explain how he has gotten such a great tune out of his squad.
Hein Vanhaezebrouck formations
Since returning to Gent for his second spell in charge, Hein Vanhaezebroucks coaching style has preferred to set his side up in some variation of a back three formation, usually a 3-4-1-2, as shown in the image above.
However, this formation will alter slightly throughout the match, becoming a wider 3-4-3 or a 3-5-2, with the #10 dropping deeper into midfield.
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