I recall, but we still had at least two other CMs at the time, no? We could have switched to a 2 man midfield formation and done fine. All we can do now is switch to 3 at the back but it looks like we are going to be forced to use Cuadrado and apparently Matuidi (lol) as our LB...we literally HAVE to play them...no rest, as long as we play 4 at the back.
Current situation looks worse due to unforeseen circumstances.
They were going to sell Rugani and replace him with someone who can play both CB and LB it seemed. Then Chiellini got injured.
DC got injured, Berna in poor form - means Cuadra has to play RW. Danilo got injured. Finally, Alex Sandro's dad passed away. Demiral can play RB but our LB more affected.
No one can be expected to anticipate all that, not all Paratici's fault. It'll be fine in a month once they all recover.
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FB-wise, we're one option short - at LB - because of Chiellini's injury right before deadline. It'll prolly get addressed in Jan.
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5 CMs for 3 spots for full season was a legit dumb decision they planned ahead.