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Interesting quotations tbf. But for me Conte’s love for Dier and the signing of Lenglet (both of whom struggle in a high line) suggest he doesn’t intend for us to consistently press high like Arsenal and City. Plus, it’s just not something we’ve seen at his previous jobsI definitely see where your coming from, because it’s mostly what we’ve seen from Conte here. But I’d argue that the deeper structure is a result of our worse personnel.
These are quotes made just this week actually by Conte, explaining what I’m saying.
“The intensity of the game it depends also on the opponent. In the first half [on Sunday] we started to press high, but sometimes you find a good opponent. We work to overcome the pressure.
You have to know very well that when you press high, you leave a lot of space at the back. If you a player like Saka, Martinelli or Mahrez, Foden or Grealish or Haaland, then you risk to concede a goal very high. Then you also have to consider the characteristics of your players, of your defenders.
If we can stay very high and depend high with 50m behind us or it's better for the characteristics of the players to stay a bit lower to cover more space and don't be stupid to be so open and give the opportunity to your opponent to kill you.”