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Good point about the nuance between 3-4-3 vs 3-5-2 and the slight lesser reliance on goal output from wingbacks in the 3-4-3.
Still ofc a very important position but as you say there has to be a compromise somewhere for HG quota and for budget and with Spence’s pace and power I can see conte thinking he can work with that and Doherty and by strengthening the other areas significantly we will be stronger as a whole.
I played a good standard of football (paid level) in a 3atb formation as a wing back, I was decent say 7/10 for that level and got goals and assists but we had 3x 9/10 CB’s who were formidable and very good on the ball and that solid base is probably more important than having say 2x 7/10 CB’s and a 9/10 wing back, because said wingback might score a few more goals and assists but if you have a weakness in the back 3 you’ll get exposed all day long and if those CB’s aren’t as good ball players that also very much effects your overall teams play as those balls into feet and long diagonal switches of play are vital in a 3atb formation.
Thanks for the insights today trix, good to keep drilling it home to people that it is all a fluid puzzle and that some compromise and flex is needed for parts of the puzzle ?.
As long as Conte is happy with our overall approach to the whole puzzle then I’m happy abs I’m sure we’ll end up with a very strong well rounded squad.
At a guess I wonder if the situation is something like E.g.
Choice A:
Spence RWB
Bastoni/gravidol CB
cheaper non HG than Maddison/JWP CM/AM
vs
Choice B:
Di Lorenzo RWB
Bremer/P.Torres CB
Maddison/JWP CM/AM
just examples but these are likely the type of juggling acts Conte & Paratici will be working through which is why Spence is an important step in the overall puzzle being HG and relatively cheap if we can agree a price we want.
I'm guessing the expensive LCB option is off the table (in fact all 4 CBs listed) at this point but based on what you've got there I'd take option A over option B. I could see Daichi Kamada as the cheap non-HG 10.
Give me Molina from Udinese over Di Lorenzo and I'd be more interested in option B however.