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Tale of two styles IMO. First half we sat back in that ridiculous 4-4-2 zone marking bullshit where our 2 strikers just walk around and we defend 8 on 10. Second half we were pressing more and forcing turnovers. I liked that. Our ideas going forward are still pretty shit when Del Piero isn't...

wow nice. Thanks

Did we play 4-2-4 again?

Ya... our season starts soon. I'd like to see a real match one of these days.

4-4-2 soft zonal marking :sergio: People think a new LW and CB will somehow change our fucked up tactics. :sergio: I really hope Conte has something up his sleeves and intends to scrap this shit soon.

It's not about the results or even the performance. Just look at the tactics. Are you telling me Conte is practicing something he doesn't intend to use? Our intentions are clear. We are playing this awful 4-4-2, sitting deep and isolating our strikers just like last year. If you think you can...

We're not Barcelona. durrrrrrrrrr

I'm just curious what everyone is seeing that is giving them reasons to be so optimistic. "People say the same shit every year, blah blah blah". Ya they do. Some people say, "wow we're still shit" and others say "just wait until the season you idiot!" Boom. 7th place.

Yes. And the season before. And the season before. You guys seem to be so confident we're amazing when there is not even a single ounce of proof. Like Cheese said, we haven't even held possession or pressed at all. I guess we will turn into Manchester in these next 2 weeks until the season...

We have been shit for 3 seasons. Last year we played a shitty 4-4-2 and finished 7th. This year we are playing the exact same way and are still shit. This is a knee jerk reaction? You guys seem to think we are Barca and just having a run about in preseason. We have been shit for a long time...

omg finally we are pressing up the pitch

No real team plays like this. This formation and tactic is embarrassing. We are defending with 4 defenders and 4 midfielders. All they do is sit in their zone. They follow no one. They press no one. 2 players can pass the ball amongst our midfielders because none of them will leave their place...

How do you help defend without defending. "Hi honey, I will help you clean the kitchen but I won't clean the kitchen." Barca's strikers win the ball more than their defenders.

Are you kidding?

Well I can assure you Conte could work for 100 years on this team but if he plays with 2 strikers who do fuck all standing around up front, we will never come close to winning. This is how you beat the 4-4-2. Use your 4 man defence to pass the ball through our 2 strikers. The 2 strikers now...

That is a bad thing?

The 4-4-2 is like playing a game of foosball in a bar except your opponent can move his guys wherever the fuck he wants on the table but you are stuck with your 3 rows.

I really hate this formation. 2 strikers standing up front doing nothing to help the team is 1950s football.

Where is Martinez? GTFO Pasquato

oooooo Marchisio