so basically...new direction/ sarriventus has officially failed and now we are teaching him to coach rather then the opposite?
Well, that's one way to look at it lol.
There are still lots of his ideas left though, mainly the defensive line is the same (zonal), it's just deeper. In possession, it looks the same. Cuadrado is a bit more aggressive to get in behind so that's a new addition (probably just because that's Cuadrado's DNA).
But he's using Dybala differently than any coach has used him, so that's probably Sarri's idea.
To be honest, I don't find his "lack of adaptability" to be a valid criticism this year as he is clearly churning through ideas. We must be on Plan C or D at this point.
But this is also the second consecutive manager that is using a different lineup every match, it seems.

