Not sure I agree with this at all. I can count on two hands the number of big mistakes that I have seen Nesta and Maldini make in their entire careers......but they were two of the top 5 great defenders of all time so maybe it's not fair to compare even the best defenders of modern day football to those legends.
But making errors is a mental issue first and foremost, and if your last man is making these errors, then there is no system that can cover that.
Agreed with needing to limit mistakes to further away from the goal.
I've seen a lot of mistakes made by Maldini especially. Nesta not so much...which makes sense since Nesta didn't keep playing with us to the age that Paolo did. That said, I agree that they didn't make many....certainly and infinitely less than these jokers these days that call themselves deferders *cough*cough*Ramos*cough*
What I'm saying about them is that they played well with and
for each other. The other thing is that their marking was almost flawless. Sure an attacker could wrongfoot them from time to time....but no borderline Serie B fodder that keeps getting the better of Bonucci.
Actually, for all of his flaws, Zapata is a great marker.
Blegh. If only the main problem was the coach.
We lack quality midfielders for 3 man midfield, quality wingers and wingbacks for winger-formations, quality playmakers for winger-less formations.
We lack players with pace, stamina and technical ability, period.
A 2 man attack with two CFs and no playmaking ability won't get us anywhere. The 2013/14 and 2015/16 seasons should've taught you that.
Trying to improve our pressing with a player like Suso is hopeless. Last season should've taught you that.
The only wide player with some pace and stamina in him is Bo-freaking-rini. It's hard to downgrade from only Niang and Deulefeu as options, especially with a 200m+ transfer budget, but we did.
Should've stacked the squad with wingers/wide players with pace and actual CMs, instead of CFs and failed AMs.
Oh well.
I'd still go for a 4-2-3-1 or 4-4-2. Double pivot + winger systems are far easier to pull off, than single pivot wingerless systems. Especially if you're in a primitive stage like us.
Let's take the Napoli/RM/BM route.
Great post overall
I think a 4-4-2 is the best for what we have at the moment.
I don't think Hakan is a "failed AM" ...that is, if you meant Hakan.
He's a CAM or very attacking CM and the more defensive work he has to do, the more shit he is.
Think a faster Honda imho.
Overall...a simple jack 4-4-2 may provide the needed balance, and help out with the isolation the strikers face
----Silva--------Cutrone----
Bona--Bigley-Kessie--Suso
RR---Musa---Roma---Abate
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