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What speculation? You think ADP is going to play 0mins in his last season. Of course we put him on ahead of Quags... and rightly so.

His coverage is immense though. Our CB's lack some skill on the ball and Chiellini relieves so much pressure overall.

It's bad luck for Quag because a certain someone demands playing time. Also Marchisio and Vidal are young, and we only play one competition. For a couple years, Barca's team were playing the same 11 for 50 games a year.

LOL

Once again... does the job.

Got gipped on 2 assists. Clear one on ones we p*ssed away. First half they pressed him hard but that gave Marchisio and Vidal plenty of room to move offensively. With more cohesiveness, we would've capitalized and then that tactic won't be so effective (in future). I like how Conte advances...

They're daring us to put them away. It's a good tactic considering our finishing. Matri really needs to get to that next level where he can put 2-3 goals away in quick succession like a Higuain. He's good enough, it's just a mental thing. If we don't score, then every team is going to start...

ffs this game should be over!

He isn't a trequartista, neither is Alex. We haven't had a good one since Zidane (and maybe Nedved for a year).

This will be a great match-up(tactically). We will probably have to convert a set-piece or two because they will lock down central defense hard. And with Shneider, hard to see them not scoring at some stage.,. Wouldn't surprise me to see Toni make a late cameo (if he's in the squad).

That's true but i'd be better if Jojo didn't have to track back as much. Like i said, i'm pretty sure the club will chase Ramirez because he's the perfect type of player for Conte's system. Marchisio---Pirlo ------Vidal------ JoJo--------Ramirez ------Matri

That's the issue though. I think at this stage, we would look to upgrade Quag first with someone like JoJo. Matri and Vuci will probably get one year in Europe to prove themselves as the central striker and then we will see.

One of the front 3 needs to have more workrate. Like a better version of Pepe so Jovetic and Matri can stay closer to goal. Vucinic is perfect for rotation.

Matri's positioning/awareness is elite but he does lack that touch of speed/and or technique. I wonder how much the temptation will be to chase a Higuain,Benzema type when we hit Europe.

Yeah but we will need a class midfielder which is why i asked about Ekdal. I have a feeling we'll go for Gaston Ramirez because he can play the AM role, or even the wing position... so he won't rot on the bench if everyone's fit.

Yeah it can be a bit dangerous and i'm sure Conte will tell him to tone it down... but i like that confidence especially as it balances out the reverse in Chiellini, Buffon. Pirlo is always like 'f*k it, we'll win anyway' where the other two look ready to slit their wrists as soon as any...

+1 A 4-3-3 gets eaten alive without good movement.

Do we still own Ekdal? How's he been going?

Got huge respect for Conte. He came with his favored 4-2-4(442) formation, made Pirlo work harder to fit in, but then changed it to fit 3 of our best players in midfield. And doing it even though it would cut down ADP/Quags playing time. After 4 years of bs, we finally have a coach in total...

OMG pepe!!