AC Milan head coach Stefano Pioli could make some tactical changes to help his side get out of the rut they currently find themselves in, a report claims.
This morning’s edition of La Gazzetta dello Sport (via MilanNews) takes a look at the alterations that the Milan boss could decide to make to bring his team back from the quicksand, after a difficult start to 2023 in which a lot of the certainties have vanished.
The two solutions in mind are centred around different ideas, with the first suggestion being a return to the 4-3-3 system in order to add an extra body to the midfield to increase physicality. That could be Rade Krunic who is expected back from injury soon, or Tommaso Pobega.
The other hypothesis is a potential change back to a 4-4-2 which we have already seen Pioli use, with the aim of supporting Olivier Giroud by putting another forward next to him, such as Charles De Ketelaere or Divock Origi.
If you’re going with extra midback then try Bakayoko. He was good in Gattuso’s 4-3-3
Are you not aware that playing Bakayoko a certain amount of times will trigger a mandatory buy out clause? Why do you think he hasn’t played a minute this season?
1 more time actually. 1 game thats it, 20mil on top i believe. Thats why we haven’t seen him.
Milan formation is quite weird. We have all the posession, like 60-70% but we never scored goals, because the shoot is usually from afar. only Leao makes penetrative move on left wing
Hope we can make new changes, one that revives CDK hopefully
I don’t see anything wrong with the current formation, is better to play the way we know, I think our problem is right-wing and goalkeeper plus a strong Center forward
Really, to me it looks like Pioli’s tactics are figured out and the team is unbalanced as hell.
We need to BUY a first team right winger, first team center forward, backup to Hernandez and one more backup midfielder. Anyone who was talking about how great it is to get bargain and potentially good players can see how that goes. You don’t defend the title by buying Vrancxx, Thiaw and similar players. You buy a player that can play this season and a youngster that can be ready in a minimum one season, probably more, those are 2 different categories.
We need to BUY a first team right winger, first team center forward, backup to Hernandez and one more backup midfielder. Anyone who was talking about how great it is to get bargain and potentially good players can see how that goes. You don’t defend the title by buying Vrancxx, Thiaw and similar players. You buy a player that can play this season and a youngster that can be ready in a minimum one season, probably more, those are 2 different categories.
The best formations Milan can revert to right now are formations with similar foundation and structure to avoid starting from the scratch like the aforementioned 433,then 3421 or it variable of 343 and with these formations Milan would stabilized until we find replacement for the Kessie energy at the middle and revert to the accustomed 4231 formation.
I think Origi could perhaps work alongside Oliver Giroud…I think having two big men up front could help…Giroud is still the best striker we have by far ,but of course like others his form seemed to have dipped since the World Cup .Also Rafael leao ,he is carrying the ball too far before he is releasing the ball .I believe he sometimes tries to hard ,and thus is not relaxed on the ball .Of course he is a very good player,but lost his way a little at the moment …We are still a very good team ,it’s just that we really do need to slow down a little bit ,and think a little bit more rather than wasting efforts from 20 yards plus out from the goal .We do not seem to be sure of the whereabouts of where we should be playing and constantly getting in each other’s way especially in defensive area’s..We will come good again soon..
So it’s not all doom and gloom.Olivier Giroud will soon start scoring goals ..
Maybe 3-5-1-1 fits the bill since Milan have plenty of MF.
If it’s me, i would use Bennacer-Tonali-Vranckx-Adli/Krunic-Theo. Alexis also could play as MF.
Then Leao / Rebic / Diaz as second striker behind Giroud / Origi / CDK.
But hey this is just my raw theory. For me, it looks kinda nice but in practice it could be sucks lol.
Hahahah wow. It only took this long to consider that the 4231 doesn’t fit our team at all?? Wow.