What do you guys say about playing a 3-5-2 against Barcelona?
The only teams that have beat Napoli recently (Aside from Real) are Atalanta and Juve, who both played a 3-5-2 and it kept the tiny Napoli attackers relatively quiet. You might have noticed that Napoli immediately stopped scoring and getting chances when we switched to 3 at the back last game. Barcelona will most likely play a similar 3-man attack, so stacking the middle will go a long way to keeping their small framed attackers at bay. It means probably benching Cuadrado, but he could be even more effective when introduced after the break. Real Betis and Malaga kept the Barca attacks at bay this season by playing 3 at the back too.
I must admit that it seems the most logical, especially if we are trying to keep a defensive mindset.
Still, that formation has seen us playing terrible offensively, giving away posession to easily, and that may well be suicide against Barcelona.
It all depends on what game-plan Max sets up for these games.
Its up to him to find our optimal shape, while also consider the danger they present to us. Its a fu#king clusterfu#k of a jigsaw puzzle.
Personally, I hope we do 2 completely different approaches. preferably, we go out guns blazing at home, like PSG but instead of playing like a bunch of scared chickens away, still manage to keep our heads cool and kill them with Classic italian tactical superiority.
I want us to play like Italy does in the WC: dictating tempo, frustrating the opposition, in control and without stress.
Confidence high, Chest out and Grinta as if we were the last remainder of Spartan blood left in the battle of Battle of Thermopylae.
Im so hyped for this fixture i can barely feel my Di#k anymore.

