Quique Sánchez Flores — Tactics & tactical evolution
Quique Sánchez Flores
Deportivo Alavés· LaLiga · 
Spain
71/ 100
Solid
41st percentile of covered managers
CAREER & CONTRACT RECORD NOT YET AVAILABLE FOR THIS MANAGER.
Season: 2026/27Competition: LaLigaUpdated: Updated todaySource: GafferLens editorial review — club relationship verified to the 20 August 2026 baseline
Tactical evolution
How Quique Sánchez Flores's football has changed across his managerial career.
Tactical evolution
How Quique Sánchez Flores's football has changed club by club. Move the slider backwards through the career — the tactical model and the simulation below change with it.
Deportivo Alavés
Present · Head Coach · LaLiga
Organised • Disciplined • Low-Risk
Base shape
4-4-2
In possession
4-4-2 with a wide focus
Out of possession
4-4-2 low block
Press
Low
Tempo
Controlled
Alternative shapes
4-3-3
- Build-up
- Direct build-up that prioritises territory and second balls
- Attack
- Wide attacking width at controlled tempo from a 4-4-2 with a wide focus in-possession shape.
A full 11 v 11 structure built from this spell only. Illustrative of recurring principles, never a literal match replay.
Limited verified tactical data available for this period — GafferLens does not publish a simulation for Deportivo Alavés yet.
This is the earliest spell GafferLens holds for Quique Sánchez Flores — there is no previous club to compare against.
Start date not confirmed · Ongoing
Methodology & data freshness
GafferScore 0.4 (provisional editorial) · tactical model 0.3 (prototype model) · rankings updated 2026-08-17. Form window: Last 10 competitive matches, recency weighted.
Updated today · Confidence LOW · Source: GafferLens editorial review — club relationship verified to the 20 August 2026 baseline
Image credits
Visual: GafferLens generic Deportivo Alavés shirt — an original unbranded illustration using traditional club colours. No licensed photograph verified for Quique Sánchez Flores (status: PLACEHOLDER).