Diamond not working, there is no width.
Problem is that we don’t have any proper wingers. Cuadrado’s move to RB has been the best thing that’s happened to his career. Costa is never fit, and Berna is Berna.
There are a few options:
1. Move Cuadrado up the field and play Danilo at RB. This won’t work as well imo, as I think Cuadrado doesn’t have the end product to play as winger anymore.
2. Play 433 with Dybala and Ronaldo wide of Higuain. We tried this last season and it didn’t work. I do feel that perhaps Dybala could be a better winger if he’s playing alongside an overlapping Cuadrado?
4. Switch to 352, this is perhaps worth a shot, but Sarri has always been a 4 at the back man so this probably won’t happen.
5. Buy Chiesa in the winter. I am all in favour of this move. Chiesa has pace and can play either LW or RW efficiently. He is much younger and less injury prone than Costa. He is Italian too. Chiesa is probably the best player that’s attainable during the winter. Do whatever it takes to get him here in January, send Berna the other way if you have to.