If we dont make the switch to a back four next season i will really have lost all hope with Conte, we have no offensive players who take the game to the opponents really. 1 less defender and an extra attacking midfielder will really help with that. Our transition from defence to attack all relies on Pirlo and if he is man marked out of the match we really have no chance.
I dont remember one clear chance on goal against Bayern last season, the only chance came from a Pirlo free kick and that was really it. Copenhagen even though we won 3-1 was still a poor game from us imo, we didn't create that much against them in all honesty we had 2 penalites but only for there bad defending is what got us the penalties.
If we dont start taking the game to the opposition we will never progress in Europe, Mourinho's Inter were quite defensive but they had an unbelievable counter attack and could bully inferior teams to if they didn't want to play defensive. We dont have a counter attack we have no creative spark apart from Pirlo who plays a pretty deep role.
We always play to deep for my liking and make a lot of mistakes in our defensive half, it is cringe worthy to watch us play at times. It was so clear that last season after the Bayern game that to take the next step forward we needed to change formation to a more attacking formation. Conte is just so upsessed with not losing games and not conceding goals that it really screwed us in Europe this season. He is so stubborn and i hope he learned his lesson this season even though last season should have been a wake up call against Bayern when we did not look like scoring over 2 legs.