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As you know he generally relies on his 2 DM’s to receive vertical passes from the DC’s to break the first line of pressure. This requires a certain level of technical skill to undertake successfully. The main striker drops deep to pull out the opposition centre backs leaving a massive gap to be...

Do you understand how De Zerbi plays? I suspect if you did you wouldn’t be asking that question

Just out of interest do you think he understood our model or was expecting similar quality replacements to those sold?

I guess we will have to just disagree on the De Zerbi situation. I think its tactics and you think its personnel. Thanks for the sensible input

Tactics. You have to adapt to how the opposition react to how you play but also to what you have available player wise

Which is also why he had to evolve but didnt

So you are suggesting only managers with £1bn squads are able to evolve their tactics. Funny how De Zerbi was actually able to get this poundland squad playing his way in the first place!

Great managers like Guardiola think up new ways to play. When they get sussed out and teams change to counteract them they evolve again with new solutions. De Zerbi found a new way to play and has be sussed out. However he still hasn’t done the evolving bit which has caused our downfall