The Conte Thread

[kellzfresh 7,229]

14 minutes ago, Chelsea4 said:

This is fake right? 

 

Wtf. Hopefully it's fake. But even if its true, it doesn't reveal much, I'm just more concerned that if this is true, there is a nasty rat in our club.

[Blue_Fox_ 2,086]

"Secret tactical masterplan."

It's ever since May I'm saying he's going to use a 4-4-2 (4-2-4)  Joke journos. 

[Chelsea4 1,521]

30 minutes ago, Chelsea4 said:

This is fake right? 

 

Anyone who watched the came could have written the formation or corners but how do they know what they eat?

[Chelsea Legend 11 4,062]

For anyone who has been listening to what he's been saying its was always going to be a 4-2-4 or 4-4-2. We don't have the depth to play 3 at the back. Conte used the 4-2-4 before and is going back to it again.

 

http://www.zonalmarking.net/2011/10/23/antonio-contes-system-isnt-a-4-2-4-but-still-provides-excitement/

[Tomo 21,751]

To put my mind at ease, how will the two man midfield cope against 4-5 men? will the wingers or even one of the forwards drop into midfield off the ball?

Im sure Conte has a plan round it, if we had one of the members of purist FC I would be worried.

[King11Didier 916]

I don't care about the formation as long as some players like Ivanovic and Mikel are not in it.

[Chelsea Legend 11 4,062]

1 minute ago, Tomo said:

To put my mind at ease, how will the two man midfield cope against 4-5 men? will the wingers or even one of the forwards drop into midfield off the ball?

Well we don't really know how they will be tactically deployed. Where you start on the pitch doesn't always dictate your assignment. 

[Belgiannutt 3,201]

6 minutes ago, Tomo said:

To put my mind at ease, how will the two man midfield cope against 4-5 men? will the wingers or even one of the forwards drop into midfield off the ball?

Well in defense Conte's 4-2-4 is just a regular 4-4-2. So i'd assume we'll see our wingers drop deep and tuck inside helping out our midfielders by protecting the central midfield area and essentially becoming "a cm".

Both our strikers will likely drop deep and act as buffers in front of our central midfield forcing the opposition to go wide while also making it more difficult for them to switch play.

 

[Blue_Fox_ 2,086]

41 minutes ago, Tomo said:

To put my mind at ease, how will the two man midfield cope against 4-5 men? will the wingers or even one of the forwards drop into midfield off the ball?

Im sure Conte has a plan round it, if we had one of the members of purist FC I would be worried.

The same way you would expect a normal 4-4-2 to work during the defensive phase. Both strikes will help out also more likely than not.

[Tomo 21,751]

6 minutes ago, Blue_Fox_ said:

The same way you would expect a normal 4-4-2 to work during the defensive phase. Both strikes will help out also more likely than not.

That's good then, my biggest fear in a 4-4-2/4-2-4 is getting overrun in the centre, happened a lot to City in 13-14, Chelsea, Bayern and Barca all battered them at the Ethiad with that extra man in the middle.

[Tomo 21,751]

Is it just me or was he very reluctant in saying Mikel's name in this clip?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f-rkWMq7Ct0

 

[Milan 17,956]

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And Conte's message to Hazard and his team-mates is clear: 'Follow me, and I can take you to Lionel Messi's level'.

http://www.skysports.com/football/news/11668/10504153/antonio-conte-challenges-eden-hazard-to-reach-lionel-messis-level

[Blue_Fox_ 2,086]

One very good manager, arguably a top 3 in the world, already tried that; Hazard subbed himself off, he needed a siesta.
Hopefully this time around the manager will be ruthless.

[Miguelito 459]

One very good manager, arguably a top 3 in the world, already tried that; Hazard subbed himself off, he needed a siesta.

Hopefully this time around the manager will be ruthless.

I hate it when someone is injured and has to come off.....

Move on! He was injured.

[Unionjack 7,531]

2 hours ago, Belgiannutt said:

Well in defense Conte's 4-2-4 is just a regular 4-4-2. So i'd assume we'll see our wingers drop deep and tuck inside helping out our midfielders by protecting the central midfield area and essentially becoming "a cm".

Both our strikers will likely drop deep and act as buffers in front of our central midfield forcing the opposition to go wide while also making it more difficult for them to switch play.

 

That sounds all well and good and on paper it works. But Cescy needs coverage. He needs some time and space and the problem we have is one of those wingers that will drop deep and tucking inside will be Hazard.

Now I'm pretty sure that Mou tried to drill defence into him and it didnt seem to do nothing apart from make him (and the rest of our AMs) scared to take shots at goal.