Napoli, Gilmour or Anguissa? The dilemma of the suspended Conte for Bologna

  Yet another reversal on the module plan, this time from 3-5-2 al 4-3-3, reduces the number of cartridges that can be fired in midfield a bit, and on Monday evening one of the following could pay the price Billy gilmour e Andre-Frank Zambo Anguissa. In theory, this fight for a place in the sun at From the Ara it might seem like a simple pre-match ballot, perhaps, at worst, to be resolved with a substitution during the match, an almost calculated risk for every coach in the era of five substitutions per match. Instead, faced with the Napoli there will be the team that recovers more balls high up and that allows the opponent fewer touches before recovering the ball. This is 'only' the tactical aspect. Then there is the form aspect, which sees the Bologna since 2025 second only to the Roma and in front of Inter and precisely Napoli. Therefore, getting the approach wrong on a historically difficult pitch and in the last two years a bit for everyone for the Azzurri could become a difficult mistake to correct during the match despite the many alternatives on the bench. The options, speaking of the midfield, are two and, this time more than ever, they risk influencing the entire formation and perhaps the outcome of the match itself. Let's start from gilmour. Landed in the capital of Campania with the aura of being a simple alternative to Stanislav Lobotka in the control room, the Scotsman has recently shown that he can coexist with the regular starter, forming together a very valid double play hinge that is excellent at setting up the action on the ground with a dribbling style that has few equals in Serie A. It definitely needs less introduction. Anguissa, who left the rotation only due to the physical ailment with which he returned from the expedition with his Cameroon. The number 99 would guarantee more experience, but also more physicality to try to win those duels in the middle of the field that will perhaps prove decisive if you want to get the better of a team that makes one-on-ones its strong point but, at the same time, also its Achilles heel. With Anguissa il Napoli would limit the risks but, perhaps, would also lose the benefits of a (double) construction from below in the presence of those like the Bologna often leaves itself open to the counterattacks of others but, with this very weapon, it can be lethal. A nice puzzle that Tale will try to resolve it in the next few days, perhaps also taking advantage of this long 'silent' vigil.

The 'advantages' of Conte's suspension

  For many, the coach's absence due to disqualification could mark another point in favour of the rossoblù and, in the long run, of theInter. But will it really be like that? In reality, the vice Christian stellini, Between Serie A e Premier League, he proved to be a talisman: with him on the bench and with Tale in the stands, the teams they belong to have always won. Then there is the detail, which is not so much a detail, called press conference, an appointment that many coaches would often gladly do without especially when they have to prepare a potentially crucial match for their team. Not being able to comment on what will happen at From the Ara, almost as a matter of coherence Tale he chose to stay out of the game also for the usual pre-match chat in front of microphones and notebooks, the one in which uncomfortable questions often arise. Questions that, at this stage of the season, usually focus on two cornerstones: the present of the team, with its objectives that are coming to the fore, and the future of the team and of those who lead it. Two questions that, needless to say, Tale today it is willingly avoided. It is difficult to establish when the outcome of the match will be From the Ara could influence what will or will not happen next year on the Azzurri bench: for some, the dream of the Scudetto could strengthen the bond born last summer, while for someone else, in the light of what happened with Luciano Spalletti, the opposite theory could be valid. The truth is that today nobody knows what is in the head of Tale: not even Aurelio De Laurentiis, the control-freak president who, however, this year more than ever, has understood that living day by day after having launched the new project last summer is the right choice. And the next port where he can possibly land without suffering any damage is called Bologna. The approach march proceeds well and without a hitch, with the newfound abundance as the only complication. The most heated ballot is in midfield. gilmour o Anguissa? Who will win the 'televoting' announced by Tale not only will he earn the nomination to play from the start, but he will consequently direct the tactical choice made by the entire team Napoli and his approach to the match.

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