Since last week, that is from Juventus-Napoli, Antonio Conte has launched a new structure for his formation: goodbye to the 3-4-2-1 and away with the 4-2-3-1 (or 4-3-2- 1, depends on McTominay’s position). The article written by focuses on this theme Mimmo Carratellihistorical signature of Neapolitan sports journalism, for today’s edition of Corriere dello Sport: “New horizons are opening up. The 3-4-2-1 is dead. It led to nothing. Playing against Palermo with the second rows, with the exception of Lobotka, Conte found the right formation, a 4-2-3 -1 which dispels the prejudice according to which Lobotka and Gilmour are copies of each other, they couldn’t play together. Instead they played very well, they never stepped on each other’s toes, often one shorter (Lobotka), the other shorter high.
The double play was a successful experiment. Conte was right and turned towards Napoli definitively. Because with the 4-2-3-1 my dream would also come true (if I were that coach, if my dream came true) of seeing McTominay on the pitch together with Lobotka and Gilmour for one of the strongest midfields in the championship. The 4-2-3-1 allows it. Without prejudice to the double play, in the three behind Lukaku there can be McTominay between Neres and Kvaratskhelia.”