AC Milan head coach Stefano Pioli hinted at the possibility of trying out some new things tactically, and a formation change could be a possibility.
This morning’s edition of Corriere della Sera (via MilanNews) recalls what Pioli said during his first preseason press conference yesterday in which he hinted at the need to keep an unpredictability from a tactical point of view.
“This is almost my fifth season. I feel like an architect of a thing with a solid structure, but where some areas of the house should be arranged to have something better,” he said.
“There could also be tactical innovations to have greater advantages. A lot will also depend on the characteristics who will arrive. With players of quality and intelligence, new things can be done.”
As per the paper, this certainly suggests the possibility of moving from a 4-2-3-1 to 4-3-3. It is no coincidence that in yesterday’s first practice match of the season the team were deployed in a 4-3-3 system, too.
Given that Brahim Diaz has departed after his loan ended and Daichi Kamada seemed close to signing but then things went cold, while there is a focus on the right wing role in the mercato, there are further signs that a three-man midfield could be the way forward.
The business done between now and the end of August should present key indicators as to what Pioli has in mind, and he has often lined up with an advanced midfielder who offers defensive guarantees, like when Franck Kessie and Ismael Bennacer played further forward.
