- May 5, 2004
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It’s kinda a consequence of Conte’s methods though. He’s drilled into the players that the automatisms have to be followed all summer. Maybe if this team grows with him they will be trusted to read games more themselves. I’m sure he trusted the like of Pirlo and Chiellini to change the plan after a few years at Juve.This. We totally lacked any kind of independent thought out there or creativity. We were doing the same things repeatedly, watching them fail every time. I lost count of how many times Son and Kulu couldn't accept the ball and were easily bullied into the turnover. They were playing a high line; it would have made sense for Son and Kulu to play on the last shoulder and make runs to stretch them. Or have our WBs be braver, but unfortunately, the gulf in class between the two team's WBs was evident. Instead we made it incredibly easy for them to squeeze us and press our front three and midfield.