Pretty open game yesterday, the 3421 was mixed, some good fluidity and also lacking in solidity at the back. The team was more effective at the end with the 433, yet it was after changes and other details.
Players who passed the audition definitively:
Retegui, no question he is the 9
Donnarumma saved a penalty and a couple of good chances
Di Lorenzo always good at every facet of the game
Barella & Jorginho grouping them together as these two showed so much quality when coming on, no doubt will be the starters in the euros
Zaniolo played on the right of the 433 at the end and created danger with every move
Players who were ok:
Scalvini
Udogie
Cambiaso
Raspadori
Locatelli
Frattesi
Players that failed to impress:
Chiesa
Pellegrini
Zaccagni
Buongiorno, disastrous
Bonaventura, poor
A challenge for Spalletti is that almost all his defenders play in a back 3, its the same that Mancini mentioned at the end of his stint. He has to see what is best, to give continuity to club styles of play or to impose his 433/4231.
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While Dimarco and Di Lorenzo are better to have as starters, Udogie and Cambiaso are so exciting at fullback and I'm happy that Spalletti is trying them now. They can change a game, yet they still have mistakes in them. For Udogie its defensive mistakes. For Cambiaso is to get lost in the match due to his freedom to play in every position, its a double edged sword.