During his coaching career Bilic has always got his teams playing good football. His Croatia side was very pretty in a fluid 442 that relied on possession football. His Besiktas side played in a 4231 that played a possession based game with the number 10 dropping deep to find space but because they had two fast wingers and a tall striker (Demba Ba) they could also play more quicker and with pace. At West Ham he would rotate between 433 and 4231 but did delve in to 3 centre backs as well. His style of play was attractive but with Andy Carroll in the team, he also mixed it up as well. At Ittihad he played 433 and 4231.
For us I’d expect to see him create a squad that can play a similar game to his Besiktas and West Ham first season with a squad that can rotate between 4231 and 433 effortlessly. I expect to see us have 3 goalkeepers, 2 right backs, 2 left backs, 4 centre backs, 2 defensive midfielders, 2 centre midfielders (1 who can also play as a 10), 1 number 10, 4 wingers (2 for each side) and 3 strikers (1 big, 1 small and 1 in between).
For us I’d expect to see him create a squad that can play a similar game to his Besiktas and West Ham first season with a squad that can rotate between 4231 and 433 effortlessly. I expect to see us have 3 goalkeepers, 2 right backs, 2 left backs, 4 centre backs, 2 defensive midfielders, 2 centre midfielders (1 who can also play as a 10), 1 number 10, 4 wingers (2 for each side) and 3 strikers (1 big, 1 small and 1 in between).