I’m intrigued what system we now use considering the outgoing players. We’ve lost Chiesa to a long term injury and Kulu to a madman at Spurs intent on destroying a football club.
We don’t really have any wide options now with Cuadrado and Berna being the only players on the squad that can play on the wing, also don’t see any trust being put on the younger players so I wonder if we’re going to see a change to a more narrow system or a 4-3-3 with Morata, Dybala & Vlahovic trident.
Would be nice if we pulled off a last minute deal for a winger to give us a few more options because I’m still seeing a lack of balance in this squad. Vlahovic hasn’t solved everything
With Chiesa out and Kulu sold because he’s been awful for a year now, I don’t know if we have enough wide players to double up on the wings for 4-4-2, 4-2-3-1, or 4-3-3. Depends on Bernie’s form, if Aké is worth giving minutes to, if Mckennie could transition into being useful as a wide midfielder, and if Morty/Kean could play wide and contribute. A lot of ifs.
Would be curious to see 3-5-2 with Mckennie-Zakarias-Locatelli mid and Dybala-Vlahovic front pairing. Cuadrado/Danilo RWB, and MDS/Sandro LWB. 4-3-1-2 is another option with Dybala behind two strikers, but seems defensively quite problematic.
Whether we kept Kulu or not, with Sandro getting more and more washed up by the month, our left side is incredibly weak in the attacking phase with Chiesa out. MdS and Bernie can offer moments, but both are far too inconsistent going forward. It’s a real weakness and problem for this team and there doesn’t seem to be an easy solution.