Summer Mercato 2011

[theaxeofpain]

I think you misunderstood the spacing... that formation is the exact same one but with a trequartista slightly ahead of the players...... and you might be underrating Fabregas and Ganso's abilities to defend.

----------- abs -----------
---- the 4 defenders ---
kpb ---- mvb ---- urby
-------- ganso -----------
------ 2 strikers ---------

It's more like that, and if Cesc was in, put Ganso in the left and Cesc ahead... that way we have prince, ganso and cesc all able to play in the 'hole' at one time, so they can rotate during game and whoever goes to the whole, cesc can slot back in their spot for that attack.... Allegri is a fan of every one moving as long as there's balance...

While Ganso and Cesc can defend, they are attacking-minded players. In the midfield another DM is needed. A Gattuso type of player to be more precise.

So, a midfield destroyer, a playmaker who can defend and dictate play at the same time, and an attacking minded midfielder would make the perfect midfield IMO.