What if we play against Barça like this:
On paper, it would be a 4-3-1-2, but in practice Abate, Thiago and Emanuelson would play on the same line, offering the adequate protection to Nesta and Mexes.
A sort of 2-3-3-2, which would allow us to crowd the midfield and give as little breathing space to Barça as possible. Luis Enrique adopts it at Roma, but the midfield he deploys is too offensive-minded and the team is left vulnerable to counterattacks. I knows it's too risky to try it in such an important game, but I'm too afraid that Ambrosini and Antonini/Zambrotta/Mesbah will choke big time against Messi and co.
Abbiati
Abate - Nesta - Mexes - Emanuelson
Aquilani - T. Silva - Nocerino
Boateng
Robinho - Ibrahimovic
Abate - Nesta - Mexes - Emanuelson
Aquilani - T. Silva - Nocerino
Boateng
Robinho - Ibrahimovic
On paper, it would be a 4-3-1-2, but in practice Abate, Thiago and Emanuelson would play on the same line, offering the adequate protection to Nesta and Mexes.
Abbiati
Nesta - Mexes
Abate - T. Silva - Emanuelson
Aquilani - Nocerino
Boateng
Robinho - Ibrahimovic
Nesta - Mexes
Abate - T. Silva - Emanuelson
Aquilani - Nocerino
Boateng
Robinho - Ibrahimovic
A sort of 2-3-3-2, which would allow us to crowd the midfield and give as little breathing space to Barça as possible. Luis Enrique adopts it at Roma, but the midfield he deploys is too offensive-minded and the team is left vulnerable to counterattacks. I knows it's too risky to try it in such an important game, but I'm too afraid that Ambrosini and Antonini/Zambrotta/Mesbah will choke big time against Messi and co.
That's great, and we'd still have two games to practice with it (in theory), too bad we don't have the players to play it with Nesta and Abate certainly out and Boateng still unsure.
I just posted something in the other thread about a 3 man defensive line if Nesta were to be fit. Your formation could easily switch into that state while we're defending
It always has been. I remember the fuss about this game when we used to suck their balls in San Siro and Olimpic stadium too. Just so they're 6th now, doesn't mean it's not a derby. Inter is 7nth but it's still a derby.
That's what I think too. 2 days ago I wrote a piece for my site http://acmilan-shqip.org/sq/lajme/takohemi...arcelonen-prap/
That's what I think too. 2 days ago I wrote a piece for my site http://acmilan-shqip.org/sq/lajme/takohemi...arcelonen-prap/
It's still not a derby, just like a Real-Barca game is not a derby. A derby is when teams from the same City play against each other