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zizinho

Senior Member
Apr 14, 2013
51,816
Why not bench Higuain and play Mandzukic on top? With Higuains current form it cant get worse striker wise
because we dont have a LW otherwise. the best i can think of is:

RM Sami Pjanic Matuidi
Dybala Mandzu
/
RM Khedira Pjanic Matuidi Mandzu
Dybala

RM being either of Costa, Cuads and Berna

but Allegri already said Dybala cant play striker for a top club (like hed be any worse than Higgy ::lol3::), so that might not happen
 

Nedved96

Senior Member
Sep 1, 2017
7,198
I know. But we have Matuidi now, no need to play Mandzu anymore just for his grinta. Offers nothing going forward.
The addition of Matuidi has made a big difference. Wingers have less defensive responsibility in a 433 than a 442, that's just a fact.

Mandzukic was good going forward in this game, but it's largely redundant to play him and Higuain together.
 

BayernFan

Senior Member
Feb 17, 2016
7,123
because we dont have a LW otherwise. the best i can think of is:

RM Sami Pjanic Matuidi
Dybala Mandzu
/
RM Khedira Pjanic Matuidi Mandzu
Dybala

RM being either of Costa, Cuads and Berna

but Allegri already said Dybala cant play striker for a top club (like hed be any worse than Higgy ::lol3::), so that might not happen
Why not play a wingerless formation then? You had big succes with it in 2014-15 season. I know youre midfield back then was better without a doubt, but still.
 

K.O.

Senior Member
Nov 24, 2005
13,883
Higuain needs to hit the bench. I'd put Mandzukic as a striker and then Dybala once he returns.

What's wrong with a Costa - Dybala - Bernardeschi trio upfront? Let us play football again just like all the big teams in Europe. Put your best 3 in front of goal.
 

DAiDEViL

Senior Member
Feb 21, 2015
64,701
Higuain needs to hit the bench. I'd put Mandzukic as a striker and then Dybala once he returns.

What's wrong with a Costa - Dybala - Bernardeschi trio upfront? Let us play football again just like all the big teams in Europe. Put your best 3 in front of goal.
And Bernardeschi is part of our best 3 up front?
 

Hust

Senior Member
Hustini
May 29, 2005
93,703
yep. and i look forward to watch the full 90 minutes again. such matches are never boring to me :lol:
Need to keep pace with Nipples. As boring as today was 3pts is all that matters.

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Higuain needs to hit the bench. I'd put Mandzukic as a striker and then Dybala once he returns.

What's wrong with a Costa - Dybala - Bernardeschi trio upfront? Let us play football again just like all the big teams in Europe. Put your best 3 in front of goal.
Don't kick the beehive :D
 

Nedved96

Senior Member
Sep 1, 2017
7,198
Higuain needs to hit the bench. I'd put Mandzukic as a striker and then Dybala once he returns.

What's wrong with a Costa - Dybala - Bernardeschi trio upfront? Let us play football again just like all the big teams in Europe. Put your best 3 in front of goal.
We played that front line against Genoa in the Copa Italia, and we were actually entertaining going forward.
 

zizinho

Senior Member
Apr 14, 2013
51,816
Why not play a wingerless formation then? You had big succes with it in 2014-15 season. I know youre midfield back then was better without a doubt, but still.
because you need width even without wingers. 14/15 we had Licht/Evra, which wasnt great by any means, but Pogba, Marchisio, Tevez and Morata (and Pereyra, when he played) did a great job at providing width wen we (counter)attack. we also had the midfield to do a massive defensive work, despite Pirlo being in the centre of it, with Marchisio and Pogba helping out wide and Vidal covering Pirlo, keeping Allegris favorite 442 shape defensively. right now, we might have better offensive fullbacks in AS and MDS, but we dont have the midfield simply. Matuidi is fine defending wide, Khedira tho? and assuming he can, whos covering the centre with Pjanic, Berna/Dybala? the team is simply not built for it, a 3421 is the only other thing we might be able to pull off, other than the 442/433/4231 because:

Barza Benatia Chiellini
Cuads Pjanic Matuidi AS
Dybala Mandzukic
Higuain

transforms easily into

Barza Benatia Chiello AS
Cuads Pjanic Matuidi Mandzukic
Dybala Higuain

we wouldnt have this kind of defensive transformation in a 4312, which is why i dont see it making a comeback

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We played that front line against Genoa in the Copa Italia, and we were actually entertaining going forward.
yep, and thats what matters after all
 

Hust

Senior Member
Hustini
May 29, 2005
93,703
Partenopei Coach Maurizio Sarri claimed Juventus have an advantage in the coming weeks, as they’re playing before Napoli.

“It’s not up to me when we play, I won’t reply to Sarri who should be happy with the result [against Atalanta] and being top of the league.

trollolol
 

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