Who benefits and doesn't from a 3-5-2?

[Locotoro]

Watching the Inter goals video - and it looks like Conte wanted one of the forwards to be able to run the channels and get in behind, while also pulling defenders out of position.

I think we will see a lot of Kane as the focal point, who can either put Son in through a channel, or get the ball to a wing back, while Kane continues to run towards the center of the goal for a return pass.

We will see a lot of that, you're right but we will also see more of that from Son too. Otherwise we will get very predictable in attack.

 

[Matthew]

Ndombele: will benfit alot with Conte and remember I have hated on Ndombele 99.9% of my posts this season. Will all deeper and play the Brosovic role and I think he will be really good this season.
Hojberg: Will become the big looser in the midfield, conte playes a man to man defence with the 3 central mids, and want the 2 infront to be able to have a really good passing foot when they win the ball in the counter-attacks, witch Hojberg lacks (will be playing against teams that we will fall back againt) in the vidal role.
Lo Celso: Big winner. Will fit perfect in a man to man defence. With good work rate and passing fot he will take the barella role just fine.

it's a myth hojbjerg cant pass.

 

[crazyguitarman]

Hojbjerg is a great ball winner but I don't think he can play that DM role in Conte's system. Sure he can pick a pass, but not reliably when under pressure and he would be more suited to simple lay-offs to a more progressive playmaker type. He would play the box-to-box CM role, probably against more difficult opposition, surely? Can only see Ndombele or GLC as the DM, with the other playing that CM role against teams we expect to beat.

 

[Bluto Blutarsky]

 

[Hotspur33]

Sooooo......pretty quiet in here today, huh?

 

[danielneeds]

Wingbacks, eh?

A penny for Matt Doherty’s thoughts in the last 24 hours...

 

[Deleted member 27695]

Instead of shoehorning current players into a 352, bear in mind that Conte has been very flexible in terms of back 3 interpretations at his last few clubs. He even started at Chelsea with a back 4.

What he'd do, most likely, is find the best shape for the personnel he has, whether that's a 352, 343 or similar variant (3421, 3412 etc).

 

[crazyguitarman]

Instead of shoehorning current players into a 352, bear in mind that Conte has been very flexible in terms of back 3 interpretations at his last few clubs. He even started at Chelsea with a back 4.

What he'd do, most likely, is find the best shape for the personnel he has, whether that's a 352, 343 or similar variant (3421, 3412 etc).

So he's going with a 0-0-0