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I’m in favor of trying a 3412 thing with Brozovic and Calha as pivots and Barella in front of them. I know we tried something similar under Conte and it failed miserably, but I also don’t think we had the right mentality/ personality to play like that at the time.
*Theoretically* as long as one of the pivots is always in position to be able to defend, we should have decent coverage through the middle anyway. The bigger concern is on the wings. We don’t have enough pace and then we over commit out wide and it leaves us totally exposed. I’m not really sure what the answer is there other than to improve tactics/ communication and to stay more compact as a defensive unit in general.
*Theoretically* as long as one of the pivots is always in position to be able to defend, we should have decent coverage through the middle anyway. The bigger concern is on the wings. We don’t have enough pace and then we over commit out wide and it leaves us totally exposed. I’m not really sure what the answer is there other than to improve tactics/ communication and to stay more compact as a defensive unit in general.