It's as though people have completely forgotten Tevez and how he played for us last year.... Constantly picking up the ball in the midfield, connecting our midfield to our attack... while still being a forward... in both 3-5-2 and 4-3-1-2... While the two have different strengths, the way they drop deep to bring the ball forward into attack is very similar... and makes neither of them an outright trequartista.
Allegri could easily have said Tevez played an "almost trequartista role" last season at various times.
You could say it about huge number of more mobile Support Strikers who drop deep and bring the ball forward. Doesn't make them an outright trequartista.
Spot on. I like that he's working that ability into Dybala, cause he really has the skillset to retain the ball, or liberate him from defenders and ideally, either go on a mazing run, or send one of the wingbacks or striker through the defence
Thats why i think, and i said since the beggining, that this guy has the potential to play as a treq, but not as a static treq, but more of a "tevez like" treq who drops deep when needed, and attack too... not just limiting him to be in the 3/4 waiting for a ball to come to see what to do.
We can very much play with another SS like Berarddi and the 2 could overlap positions from time to time when dybala goes on the attack.
IMO Dybala is way more swift and inventive than Berardi, and Berardi has some good assists and goals on his legs too. Letting Berardi play as an SS/RW and giving Dybala the Treq/forward/Free role position could be the best solution.
Dybala just doesnt stay around the box waiting for a ball to score, but he goes very deep pretty much like Tevez did and runs with the ball.
A balance of dropping deep and orchestrating attacks, but at the same time keeping his aggresiveness on the enemy area is what he needs to aim.
IMO practising this template is what will give us the edge needed...and the best is that we can save some good money of finding that Treq and use it elsewhere (ie. securing Morata and Cuadrado).
When you think about it, we would have attacks coming from Pogba, Morata,Dybala,Berardi and whoever plays in the mid like Khedira, Lemina or a new guy.
Keeping Sandro, Cuads and adding someone like Lirola who seems technical, would do wonders too.
Sounds promising tbh.