Antonio Conte (93 Viewers)
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I don't know why that is so funny. The 4-3-3 brigade are obviously the ones spewing this utter nonsense.
Conte - Benitez dialogues. Did you guys hear this one? Look at expenses - Benitez
Conte retort, "We have been taught a lesson from a team that's built to win the title but are 17 points behind us, out of the CL & EL. They have only the Coppa Italia to save their season."
Benitez's comment on Llorente :facepalm2:
Conte retort, "We have been taught a lesson from a team that's built to win the title but are 17 points behind us, out of the CL & EL. They have only the Coppa Italia to save their season."
Benitez's comment on Llorente :facepalm2:
Atl. Madrid has a cohesive team. All their players can fully engage in multiple styles of play. They can all press or they can all counter-attack.
With Pirlo and a sweeper in our side, we can only play 1 way. It's not a fluid team like Atletico. It's hard to explain but it's like we have anchors on a ship.
Atletico has no problem moving the whole team around the pitch. They all run at the same speed. If the forwards press up high, the midfielders follow. All of them, not just one (Vidal). If they sit back and counter, they can all counter, not just one (Tevez).
Part of it is also formation. Ours tends to drift to a 5-3-2. The sweeper is doing nothing, just compromising our numbers in midfield and attack. Less numbers in the midfield and we can't get the ball back in dangerous areas.
If you can assemble a really athletic team with some skill, and you play with a 4 man line, you will always be a competent side.
With Pirlo and a sweeper in our side, we can only play 1 way. It's not a fluid team like Atletico. It's hard to explain but it's like we have anchors on a ship.
Atletico has no problem moving the whole team around the pitch. They all run at the same speed. If the forwards press up high, the midfielders follow. All of them, not just one (Vidal). If they sit back and counter, they can all counter, not just one (Tevez).
Part of it is also formation. Ours tends to drift to a 5-3-2. The sweeper is doing nothing, just compromising our numbers in midfield and attack. Less numbers in the midfield and we can't get the ball back in dangerous areas.
If you can assemble a really athletic team with some skill, and you play with a 4 man line, you will always be a competent side.
Amen. Our mid is pretty good but looks totally disjointed from our forwards. Thats what i said earlier..theres no cohesion... no link up. Ech of our attacking players out there are in an island...each one on their own trying to create something.
Its because in italy, theres a lack of quality and mentality to stop us, specially quality. Too much fodder trying to stop our good players.
But when a team is inspired in the right way, and properly set up against us, they give us all sort of troubles.
In europe, big teams have more than enought quality to give us an early scare and turn us into a defensive coward team from the get go.
Its because in italy, theres a lack of quality and mentality to stop us, specially quality. Too much fodder trying to stop our good players.
But when a team is inspired in the right way, and properly set up against us, they give us all sort of troubles.
In europe, big teams have more than enought quality to give us an early scare and turn us into a defensive coward team from the get go.
I have been saying this for a long time, we have one less player in midfield/attack and this really compromises us. I agree with your whole post though the main problem is the formation which is severely holding us back. That is why i was against the Tevez signing as he cant fit into a 4-3-3 formation.
I dont think a 4-2-3-1 is the answer either as we would be restricting Pogba and Vidal going forward. If they had a CDM holding they could bomb forward in a 4-3-3 and cause all sorts of problems in attack for the other team and play a perfect box to box role.
I dont think a 4-2-3-1 is the answer either as we would be restricting Pogba and Vidal going forward. If they had a CDM holding they could bomb forward in a 4-3-3 and cause all sorts of problems in attack for the other team and play a perfect box to box role.
He needs a strike partner up front with him, if he were to play on the wing we would not be getting the best out of him. Tevez likes to drop deep and pick up the ball between midfield and the opposition defence. As a lone striker he would not grab that many goals doing this imo as he is not really that type of player to poach goals.
He is a very good player but that is my only problem with him that he does not fit into a 4-3-3. Maybe he can adapt his game to play that lone striker role but it would be a bit of a gamble.
He is a very good player but that is my only problem with him that he does not fit into a 4-3-3. Maybe he can adapt his game to play that lone striker role but it would be a bit of a gamble.