3 4 3 to accommodate Alonso?

Think the moral of today is we look better defensively vs. a team with no recognized striker. Yay us

But addressing the article, we only look comfortable playing 343/352 this season vs. teams that don't attempt to press our 3 CB's. The PL's caught onto the fact that's how you disrupt the passing patterns of a back three system (except dinosaur tacticians like Mourinho), and we don't have any CB's you feel completely comfortable with playing through pressure against a team that know what they're doing. Passing without pressure yes, Christensen's great with the ball, Azpl, Rudiger & Tomori can all get by (Zouma not so much lol), but playing through pressure all are prone to struggle.

Back threes aren't the answer this season, but they're a good tool to utilize against specific opposition because we have players like Alonso

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comment by Sideshow (U11809)
posted 17 hours, 56 minutes ago
I think it is the formation which protects the deficiencies in our squad the most.

Azpi can only play well at RCB now. Christensen is too fragile to play in a back two. We have no viable left-back option, but we do have a decent wingback in Alonso. Having three centre-backs gives us slightly more protection defending transitions (especially when you have a midfield of Kova and Jorginho), as well as more height to defend corners.

I don’t think we have an alternative at the moment unless Lampard changes his approach to games.
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Yup agree with all of that. Until the end of the season this is the way to go.