We give them 3 more weeks. Vs Inter we need all guns blazing.Hakan & Rebic usually take time to brush off the rust after an injury so its understandable why Leao started over Rebic & Hakan not fully shining in this game.
Patient lads....
Damn look at that starting XI
I would prefer Rebic over Leao, but Leao has been playing so well lately I understand it?s tough to bench him. We ask a lot of Kessie to help cover for both Leao and Theo when Rebic isn?t played.
We have to try something atleast for 45'. Milan has the squad to play with more volume at the attack and more solid defensively. The way it is now.. we play for 15' and got neutralized.
I hate the 3 defenders idea, but its just to give Theo more freedom, Leao floating around the striker in the last game was good too.
No.We have to try something atleast for 45'. Milan has the squad to play with more volume at the attack and more solid defensively. The way it is now.. we play for 15' and got neutralized.
I hate the 3 defenders idea, but its just to give Theo more freedom, Leao floating around the striker in the last game was good too.
I don't understand, what's the problem?
I don't understand, what's the problem?
Read his posts in the Pioli thread.
It will all make sense.
Just did that and I think i'm going to have a stroke. I can't believe anyone can dare think that about Pioli, who is known for a fact to be on fire.
Ok, so Australiano1980 you want Theo to have more freedom? Well, isn't our entire frickin' gameplan designed to free Theo from deep? Teams have tried to exploit it but really only Chiesa managed to do it, mainly because we had Calabria in midfield and eventually had to sub in primavera players while 200m worth of talent subbed in for Juve.
In case you missed it, here's our general strategy:
We play a very asymmetric 4231, with Theo and a forward on the left, and Calabria and Saelemaekers on the right, to balance the high positioning of both Theo and the left forward. This means Saelemaekers usually starts a lot narrower and has to constantly shift horizontally to press, which is very tiring. Kessie does a lot of work also to cover behind Theo who is usually positioned extremely high for a left back. You see this sometimes when Kessie moves the the left back zone during our build up. This also allows Theo to underlap if he wants to without worrying that he's leaving space behind. Kessie started last season as the RCM, but shifted to LCM in order to protect Theo. Bennacer's job is to get the ball from the defence, turn and pass the ball forward. Since we msotly build from the right, that means that the opposition is pulled towards the ball leaving space for Theo to run into. Bennacer's task here is to play this long diagonal to Theo into space. Notice this when we build next time, we pull the opposition to the right, then Bennacer quickly launches the ball into Theo's run, maybe through Hakan.
Notice how every little adjustment to the 4231 is in order to free Theo and maximize the damage he can inflict? One more, our inside forward is a high pressing player that loves to cut inside, which, you guessed, allows Theo to overlap into space usually while the opposition is disoriented after a successful high press.
On paper we play a 4231, but really we're playing a very distorted version of if it and one of our strongest weapons is how we squeeze teams out of shape in order to allow Theo to run with the ball. We don't need to play him as a wingback to let him do his thing, Pioli is not Conte. He's better and he's on fire.
Going to need this match to shake off some of the rust for players like Hakan, Bennacer, and Rebic. These 3 IMO need to be starting at top condition when we meet Inter shortly. Rebic is incredibly important as Theo has by far the best chemistry with him and Theo only ever really has a lights out game when Rebic is with him on the left.
Going to need this match to shake off some of the rust for players like Hakan, Bennacer, and Rebic. These 3 IMO need to be starting at top condition when we meet Inter shortly. Rebic is incredibly important as Theo has by far the best chemistry with him and Theo only ever really has a lights out game when Rebic is with him on the left.
Just did that and I think i'm going to have a stroke. I can't believe anyone can dare think that about Pioli, who is known for a fact to be on fire.
Ok, so Australiano1980 you want Theo to have more freedom? Well, isn't our entire frickin' gameplan designed to free Theo from deep? Teams have tried to exploit it but really only Chiesa managed to do it, mainly because we had Calabria in midfield and eventually had to sub in primavera players while 200m worth of talent subbed in for Juve.
In case you missed it, here's our general strategy:
We play a very asymmetric 4231, with Theo and a forward on the left, and Calabria and Saelemaekers on the right, to balance the high positioning of both Theo and the left forward. This means Saelemaekers usually starts a lot narrower and has to constantly shift horizontally to press, which is very tiring. Kessie does a lot of work also to cover behind Theo who is usually positioned extremely high for a left back. You see this sometimes when Kessie moves the the left back zone during our build up. This also allows Theo to underlap if he wants to without worrying that he's leaving space behind. Kessie started last season as the RCM, but shifted to LCM in order to protect Theo. Bennacer's job is to get the ball from the defence, turn and pass the ball forward. Since we msotly build from the right, that means that the opposition is pulled towards the ball leaving space for Theo to run into. Bennacer's task here is to play this long diagonal to Theo into space. Notice this when we build next time, we pull the opposition to the right, then Bennacer quickly launches the ball into Theo's run, maybe through Hakan.
Notice how every little adjustment to the 4231 is in order to free Theo and maximize the damage he can inflict? One more, our inside forward is a high pressing player that loves to cut inside, which, you guessed, allows Theo to overlap into space usually while the opposition is disoriented after a successful high press.
On paper we play a 4231, but really we're playing a very distorted version of if it and one of our strongest weapons is how we squeeze teams out of shape in order to allow Theo to run with the ball. We don't need to play him as a wingback to let him do his thing, Pioli is not Conte. He's better and he's on fire.
Just did that and I think i'm going to have a stroke. I can't believe anyone can dare think that about Pioli, who is known for a fact to be on fire.
Ok, so Australiano1980 you want Theo to have more freedom? Well, isn't our entire frickin' gameplan designed to free Theo from deep? Teams have tried to exploit it but really only Chiesa managed to do it, mainly because we had Calabria in midfield and eventually had to sub in primavera players while 200m worth of talent subbed in for Juve.
In case you missed it, here's our general strategy:
We play a very asymmetric 4231, with Theo and a forward on the left, and Calabria and Saelemaekers on the right, to balance the high positioning of both Theo and the left forward. This means Saelemaekers usually starts a lot narrower and has to constantly shift horizontally to press, which is very tiring. Kessie does a lot of work also to cover behind Theo who is usually positioned extremely high for a left back. You see this sometimes when Kessie moves the the left back zone during our build up. This also allows Theo to underlap if he wants to without worrying that he's leaving space behind. Kessie started last season as the RCM, but shifted to LCM in order to protect Theo. Bennacer's job is to get the ball from the defence, turn and pass the ball forward. Since we msotly build from the right, that means that the opposition is pulled towards the ball leaving space for Theo to run into. Bennacer's task here is to play this long diagonal to Theo into space. Notice this when we build next time, we pull the opposition to the right, then Bennacer quickly launches the ball into Theo's run, maybe through Hakan.
Notice how every little adjustment to the 4231 is in order to free Theo and maximize the damage he can inflict? One more, our inside forward is a high pressing player that loves to cut inside, which, you guessed, allows Theo to overlap into space usually while the opposition is disoriented after a successful high press.
On paper we play a 4231, but really we're playing a very distorted version of if it and one of our strongest weapons is how we squeeze teams out of shape in order to allow Theo to run with the ball. We don't need to play him as a wingback to let him do his thing, Pioli is not Conte. He's better and he's on fire.
Thanks!this guy gets it. probably one of your best posts
Isn't it ironic? Accusing Pioli of being too predictable, one-dimensional and plain, while proposing something that is actually predictable, one-dimensional and plain and failing to recognize how Pioli's system actually works?