In addition to the 4-2-3-1 formation, which was used almost exclusively last season, Stefano Pioli could consider a three-man backline for the upcoming season amid the return of Simon Kjaer.
The Dane has recovered from the serious knee injury he sustained in December of last year and now he wants to compete for a starting spot. The Kalulu-Tomori duo will be hard to budge, though, but the solution could be a three-man backline (via Gazzetta Dello Sport).
That way, Pioli could make the most of Kalulu and Tomori’s pace on either side of Kjaer, who is more positionally aware. It’s an option that certainly looks interesting on paper, but it remains to be seen if it’s doable.
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