Jasper
Maldini tier
- Joined
- Oct 27, 2005
- Messages
- 47,247
- Reaction score
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- Mt. Paektu
- Fav. Players
- 3; Marat Safin; Tiziano Crudeli; 2Pac; Christian Bale; Martin M??rsepp; Balotelli.
Bennacer and Bakayoko would've been an amazing duo. Baka went into 12th gear for Milan.. he truly loved us
Not always a good thing...
I'm not so sure about all this. I worry about Ibra being so isolated, but I understand the concern in not letting Brozovic be free. I think Pioli did this before with having the SS track the opposition anchor, at least making sure the easy pass to him is blocked. It's basically the same idea as you having Krunic on him but I think someone like Leao or Rebic would do a better job on the break and can be more effective closer to Ibra.
I also highly doubt Hakan will miss this one. He's definitely playing on the left and for good reason.
I think the key for us defensively will be the positional discipline of Bennacer and Kessie. They're going to be constantly taking turns dropping back into the CB zone to make sure we have more bodies in there when we maintain possession, and also to cover for the fullbacks when they push up. I don't think we'll be seeing them press Brozovic at all.
Offensively i'm counting on our fullbacks breaking past their wingbacks and stretching their back three. That's really the only way we can penetrate, mostly pinning my hopes on Theo and Salaemaeker if he plays RB.
I do agree about the defensive line, it should be as low as we can afford to without ceding too much. We'll probably have a few seconds of intense counterpressing when we lose the ball but quickly retreat to a mid-block.
I think we'll play the same sort of 442 we've been playing but probably with Rebic instead of Leao since he can annoy Brozovic a lot more.
Dai, dai, dai
Has anything ever in history been more deserved than this moment?
Dai, dai, dai
I just really want to see some nastiness from the team. Conte will have them ready, we need to match that. If the team shows heart and fight I will be satisfied.
Not to mention a heartfelt loss after a good performance can still unite the team. They can rally around that and use it going forward. A bad performance where they leave with their heads down will only make this season worse
Someone to pocket lautaro