Not sure tbh, I don't think we'd been truely WC Wingers for Conte to change formation. Just capable wingers.
Yes, its more important to have the correct formation then accomodate the players you have to their maximum potential.
Limiting our outstanding midfield today is nothing,because thanks to the amazing 433 average capable wingers, will be much better.
This is why Stoke city sometimes plays tiki taki like barcelona in a 433. They absolutely dont have the players, but they are capable at passing, so the formation saves everything
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9 goals 8 assists in 18 games is good for even one who is played as a SS.
Cerci is a good player but it remains to be seen if he can perform in such a way for big club, which plays possession football. We often see players used to counter attacking systems fail to adapt to possession football, like Isla for instance.
Especially wide players and pint sized players managed 15g11a in such system before, and were garbage in possession football
And even a genuinly good player like Alexis Sanchez, needed more then a year to adapt somewhat to it. He to was garbage the initial year.
Isla, seems to be partially garbage still