We have loads of options:
In central midfield we could use:
Appiah, Conte, Tacch, Maresca, Davids, Tudor
In attacking right we could use:
Camoranesi, Zambro, Miccoli, Appiah, Maresca or even Nedved
In attacking left we could use:
Nedved, Maresca, Davids, Zambro, Di Vaio
Playmakers?
Nedved, Miccoli, Del Piero, Maresca or Olivera (if he stays)
I.e.....There are soooo many options because we have so many good midfielders who can play in so many different positions.
So although we only have 25 players in our squad (compared to over 30 for Inter) - I feel we have more depth because of our flexibility.
Formation??? The permutations are truly endless. You name it....4-4-2, 4-3-3, 4-3-1-2, 4-2-3-1, 4-5-1, 3-4-1-2, 3-5-2, 4-3-2-1 etc etc we have the players for any one of them. There are not many teams in Europe that can boast that kind of tactical flexibility.
My choice would be the formation that contains our best players. Our best players are: DP, Nedved, Davids, Miccoli, Thuram, Zambro & Trez. For all of them to co-exist...I only see the following:
--------------------Buffon----------------
Thuram---Legro---Montero------------
------------------------------------Zambro
-------------Tacch---Davids--------------
--------Miccoli---Nedved-----------------
------------------------------Del Piero----
----------------------Trez------------------
The great thing about that formation is that it can change so easily during the game. Nedved & Miccoli can play on either flank, DP can play deeper. The 3 attacking midfielders can play anywhere behind Trez and their movement is hard for other teams to mark.