Sergio Conceicao is thinking about making a further tweak to the team in order to create balance in the midfield department, a report claims.
There is a real need to improve the defensive record after the Rossoneri allowed two goals in each of their last four Serie A games. They have only had three clean sheets in total under Conceicao, which is not enough for a coach whose Porto sides were much more solid at the back.
According to Corriere dello Sport (via MilanPress), Conceicao has had a new idea that he will test and develop during the full weeks that are now available at Milanello. More specifically, he hopes to create a ‘shield’ with the midfield.
Those in the double pivot will now have a primary mission: to protect the rearguard, sitting in front of the back four. Warren Bondo’s debut in Lecce impressed the coach and he believes that pairing him with Youssouf Fofana is the winning move.
Then, the presence of the French duo would free Tijjani Reijnders in the attacking midfielder role to create and score as he has been season. This solution, it is said, will be tested against Como and then perfected during the international break.
We need solid midfield and attack
Think this is a much better approach. We need to be defensively sound so that team can’t just score on a counter each time. Once they realise they can’t they will open up and we will have space. This will only work if SC doesn’t keep telling the double pivot to push forward as he has been. This has caused the 2 CBs to be isolated and concede goals.
And on top of that, wingers need to be very versatile in play, just like Pulisic who is everywhere on the pitch. It adds numbers to midfield play. As for leao, he will still be lazy as usual.
“Those in the double pivot will now have a primary mission: to protect the rearguard, sitting in front of the back four… Then, the presence of the French duo would free Tijjani Reijnders in the attacking midfielder role to create and score as he has been season.”
No sh*t. What a genius move.
yeh right? what was the plan so far?? xD
It’s March and we’re only now realizing that Reijnders in a double pivot isn’t enough protection in front of defense?
DO IT!!!! Bench the useless Yankee and see us triumph. 🙂
Is going to be good if Fofana can be passing well, because almost all his passes were intercepted. Watch him closely please
now we only need backups. RLC and musah dont fit in that role
I said this already, if I were the coach, I wouldn’t play Tijj in front of a defence, let alone a shaky one like ours.
Good move.
But a change to 4-3-3 would be more ideal.
Fofana, Bondo with Tijj in front of them will always be the perfect selection in the midfield.