Jose Mourinho has used many different formations during his coaching career, in order to get the best out of his players’ characteristics. The most popular have been the 4-4-2 with diamond, the 4-3-3, the 4-4-1-1 and the 4-2-3-1. In regards to his playing style, Mourinho is very flexible and adapts the style of play to the players he has at his disposal. He also adapts to the specific conditions and tactics of every single game, matching his team to best play against the opponents of the day. Mourinho can read the game perfectly and react immediately to any changing game situation, to produce the best results for his team. His teams can be high pressing like at Porto and his first spell at Chelsea or they can defend in a middle or low block. In the attacking phase, his teams can be both dominant as Real Madrid were (especially during his second season) or give the initiative to the opposition in terms of possession and focus on counter attacking. This all depends on the preferred tactics of the Portuguese, based on the players he has available and the opposition's strengths. It is very difficult to predict Mourinho's tactics during the attacking phase. The build-up can vary from using short passing in order to move the ball between the lines, to playing direct long balls from the goalkeeper or the defenders. However, both with Real Madrid (Ronaldo) and with Chelsea (Hazard) Mourinho favoured using right footed players on the left - they would often move inside to create overloads which is a key tactic of Mourinho's. The Jose Mourinho chapter in this book is 'Creating an Overload with a Winger Shifting Across'. There is a full analysis of how Mourinho uses the converging movements of wingers towards the inside within the zone of responsibility of the opposing centre back, while at the same time pushing the full back forward on the flank. If the forward was also positioned within this zone, an overload took place and the winger could receive unmarked, either directly or after a lay-off pass by the forward. The next step was the final pass or shot at goal (if the man in possession was within shooting distance)