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I was calling for Rebic to start, as support striker, since he's not a LM.
Then at half-time, being a goal down and witnessing a relic on the left flank I said I wouldn't mind Rebic coming on for the relic(Bona) since Udinese would park the bus and Rebic would become more of a LWF.
He comes on, the team switches to 4-2 fantasia, Rebic spends even more time in the final third than against SPAL, and he scores twice in a striker manner.
This 4-2-4 is a great option to have for 2nd halves when you're chasing goals, and it might even be sustainable from start in certain home games, but it's very unbalanced in most circumstances.
Since hakan ain’t available, rather Rebic than bonaventura.. at least he can switch positions with leao mid-game
He's been good in like two games in two and a half years.Conti was so poor today. Got exposed so many times today
You said you would rather bonaventura, and even borini before rebic at LM..
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If you want to know why I think Rebic at LM is a bad idea, then focus on Rebic during Udinese's equalizer. Now imagine if Rebic had been on the pitch for 85 minutes and not 40, and imagine this wasn't a home game against a bottom table team.
Nope, I picked Hakan between those 3, for an actual 4-4-2. Still would.
I've never been a Bona fan, let alone now after all these injuries and age catching up to him.
Borini before all 4 of them.
Rebic was a wing-forward, or a second-striker when he came on. If it was up to me he would've started in that position, but tbf Leao also showed he deserved to start.
This was their avg positions. Rebic was even further up than Ibra.
If you want to know why I think Rebic at LM is a bad idea, then focus on Rebic during Udinese's equalizer. Now imagine if Rebic had been on the pitch for 85 minutes and not 40, and imagine this wasn't a home game against a bottom table team.
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Is this serious?
I was calling for Rebic to start, as support striker, since he's not a LM.
Then at half-time, being a goal down and witnessing a relic on the left flank I said I wouldn't mind Rebic coming on for the relic(Bona) since Udinese would park the bus and Rebic would become more of a LWF.
He comes on, the team switches to 4-2 fantasia, Rebic spends even more time in the final third than against SPAL, and he scores twice in a striker manner.
Agree completely on Rebic. It's mind-boggling that some here still want to see him start at LM in the next game.
Rebic was a wing-forward, or a second-striker when he came on. If it was up to me he would've started in that position, but tbf Leao also showed he deserved to start.
If you want to know why I think Rebic at LM is a bad idea, then focus on Rebic during Udinese's equalizer. Now imagine if Rebic had been on the pitch for 85 minutes and not 40, and imagine this wasn't a home game against a bottom table team.
No one is saying Rebic is a LM.
We are saying lets choose a tactic where Rebic can play while Hakan & Suso arent fielded.
Ss or a winger , he is better than both.
As a LM he isnt suitable but Bona or Hakan arent good enough to justify a formation that require a LM.
The 2nd half team will get destroyed by most Serie A teams who can finish. Even Udinese could have comfortably scored 3 goals against us in the 2nd half alone. So Pioli risking that lineup from the onset would be some new level of suicidal management.
The 2nd half team will get destroyed by most Serie A teams who can finish. Even Udinese could have comfortably scored 3 goals against us in the 2nd half alone. So Pioli risking that lineup from the onset would be some new level of suicidal management.
When Hakan is fit, he will always start in this Milan squad. Balance is always important for managers (rightly so).
Donnarumma sort of forced our hands since he literally gave them an early lead
and we had to put on the offense gear right at the start. With both theo and conti pushed up high, Kessie being a passenger and us having two slow CBs left us incredible vulnerable for counter attacks.
Because of one good game Rebic doesn‘t become a good player. I‘m not saying to not play him but overall I‘d clearly prefer Bona as LM.
He was highly rated with Frankfurt and is just now gaining play time. I say lets try him out . It's not like you can show anything with 10 min subs.
Because of one good game Rebic doesn‘t become a good player. I‘m not saying to not play him but overall I‘d clearly prefer Bona as LM.
Because of one good game Rebic doesn‘t become a good player. I‘m not saying to not play him but overall I‘d clearly prefer Bona as LM.
He might have ended up playing as LWF rather than LM but I don't really think the differentiation is such a big deal. He came on to replace the LM and we adjusted the formation to suit Rebic and he played on the left side. Yes there were problems with him tracking back but there were problems of all kinds with Jack and the are when Hakan plays too.
Yes, that is exactly the crux of it. Our squad is quite unbalanced, the second half team yesterday got all our best-performing players on the pitch (especially considering Hakan was out), the first half team had a useless Jack in it for the sake of maintaining a 4-4-2 and an in-form Rebic on the bench.
I don't know what Pioli will do now. We can call the 2nd half team a 4-2-4 if you like, although Samu was still tracking back as he did in the 4-4-2 - his role didn't change a lot so it's somewhere in between the two and also looked like a 4-2-3-1 at times and also a 4-1-4-1 occasionally, very fluid positionally as Pioli keeps saying. Anyway, if we stick with those personnel then we're really light on any replacements for the front 4 and from that showing either a lot of work needs to be done with Rebic defensively, or we need a new midfielder, or both. Otherwise we keep it in reserve for occasions like you mentioned and bench one of Leao or Rebic to play Hakan or Jack.
But I agree with what Wild says, especially Jack isn't good enough right now to be on the pitch and the formation should be such that he isn't.
People are talking as if Rebic played LM when he came on last game, but to me, it looked more as if Rebic played alongside Ibra and Leao moved down to LM position when Rebic came on.