[X-Offender]

After four games I think we've all more or less formed an idea of what this team is capable of. Our strengths, our weaknesses, the areas of potential growth etc. So, what is in your opinion the formation Pippo can play based on what you've seen so far?

Obviously the player choices can be different, I just went with the most popular ones (like Rami and Alex as CBs). Also I believe we can all agree that Menez and Honda are best utilized as free roamers behind the striker in choices 2 and 3, but another option would be for Honda as AM behind Menez and Torres.

Please vote and give your opinion.

PS: Move thread to Polls if possible as I can't post in there.

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[Danny]

I don't want 3 at the back. I'll say that now. Milan do not use a 3 at the back and to have one that works requires astoundingly hard working wing backs plus 3 excellent CBs who have a borderline telepathic understanding with each other.

It's something you take ages to work on - we don't have that luxury of time.

Furthermore a 3 at the back requires the defenders to be particularly big and strong. Only Alex fits into that. Mexes is a liability although he is big and strong, while Rami is neither big nor strong. Zapata is physical and fast but hardly a man mountain.

Nah, 4 at the back for me.

[X-Offender]

I don't want 3 at the back. I'll say that now. Milan do not use a 3 at the back and to have one that works requires astoundingly hard working wing backs plus 3 excellent CBs who have a borderline telepathic understanding with each other.

It's something you take ages to work on - we don't have that luxury of time.

Furthermore a 3 at the back requires the defenders to be particularly big and strong. Only Alex fits into that. Mexes is a liability although he is big and strong, while Rami is neither big nor strong. Zapata is physical and fast but hardly a man mountain.

Nah, 4 at the back for me.

I think you're exaggerating there. Juve switched to 3-5-2 in mid-season under Conte when their 4-2-4 wasn't working, it immediately brought results. We have hard-working fullbacks, that's not a problem. Our CBs might need some time to adapt, but I don't agree that they're not "big" nor "strong" as you put it. Mexes, Alex and Rami are all that. Zapata is not big but he's very strong. Though I think we would need at least one left-footed CB for it to work properly.

That being said, I understand why some of you are skeptical about it. It's something entirely different, but that doen't mean we can't give it a try. 7 out of 20 Serie A teams already utilize it.