Sentence:  N'Golo Kanté embodies both sides of this, a player whose early scratchiness was soothed with glorious results in the new 3-4-3 <WSD>formation</WSD>, allowed simply to be his best, most wonderfully mobile, diligent, destructive self. 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  An arrangement of players designed to facilitate certain plays.