Conte laid a solid foundation for Naples, and luck helped them continue to compete for the championship

The season is approaching the end, and only Serie A among the five major leagues has not yet won the championship.

Nepoli, whose combat effectiveness is stable this season, but his performance has slightly twists and turns, faces the challenge of Parma, a relegation team in the penultimate round of the game. As a strong team destined to be the Champions League next season, Conte's team building journey and McTominay's new owner, I think it is necessary for us to take a closer look at Naples.

From this perspective, although there was no winner in this game, after watching the 90-minute game, I have to admit that Conte is still quite capable.

Naples basically set up its main lineup in the away game.

In the impression Conte left on us in the past, he has always been a fan of the three-guard system, but as a leader in the tactical level today, it is impossible for him to have only one set of formulas, and he is so nested everywhere.

took over Naples, which has been playing in the four-back system in the past few years, and Conte did not make drastic changes at the tactical level. From the basic position, it is still the foundation of the four-back:

Especially from the defensive position this time, the four-backs on the back are very clear, with McTominay, Gilmore and Anguysa in the midfield, and Laspadori, Lukaku and Politano in the frontcourt.

But in terms of actual operation, Naples is still quite changeable. For example, when pressing, you can see Gilmore appearing forward and appearing in a more advanced position with Lukaku, Laspadori, and Anguísa:

After the ball comes out, you can see McTominay staying behind, and Politano also landed on the sidelines of the backcourt:

So, if you say Conte has not changed at all, it is not correct to completely follow the ideas of Spaletti and other predecessors.

Moreover, if you have to say that Napoli now has a three-back system, there is actually evidence to follow. Di Lorenzo can be regarded as a right-back with little assist, especially compared to Spinazzola on the other side, he obviously has more when he is behind.

In this way, Conte's Naples' offensive mode is very clear: Spinazola on the left, a back-footed fullback, assists forward; Politano on the right, a back-footed fullback, sometimes retreats to protect, so that two wingbacks are in charge of the offense are formed.

In this widening width, Gilmore and Raspadori are one-by-one and one-after, improving the line, providing flexibility and interspers between positions, Lukaku supports the front line, McTominay and Anguysa attack the attack.

So, theoretically speaking, the characteristics of this tactical style are quite clear, and it avoids many problems:

For example, if Lukaku works too much, the accuracy in front of the goal will decrease, so there are big helpers around him, sharing some responsibilities for supporting the offense;

For example, Raspadori and Gilmore are not able to physically confront each other, especially the latter is a clear defensive weakness in the backcourt, and there are clear big players around him to help cover the space;

For example, the four-back system has natural shortcomings in width coverage, and Politano's retreat is stronger, so the role of a wingback can be directly formed when landing, so it can strengthen its own defensive strength.

Almost every big man has small teammates around him, and almost every little man has large teammates around him, and the combination of size is very reasonable.

For Manchester United fans, there is no need to say more about Conte's accurate usage of McTominay.

In Manchester United's four-back system with different coaches, McTominay first played the back midfielder and then the frontcourt, but fixed in the back midfield position, his defensive awareness and basic defensive skills are insufficient. He is either easily taken away or easily sent fouls in key areas; when playing in the frontcourt, offensive efficiency makes it difficult for him to really become a forward, and forward insertion from the four-back system will make Manchester United empty in the back midfield position. After all, Bruno Fernandes cannot become a midfielder among the four-backs.

So in Sosha's era, McTominay was a very ordinary midfielder, and under Tenham, his characteristics were played out, but due to the coach's emphasis on the line and the team's balance of offense and defense, he either squeezed out the center player directly or came on as a substitute.

Under Conte's men, McTominay has clear offensive responsibilities and can play his characteristics, but he will not waste his physique's help on the defensive end. He is only responsible for one corner. Even if there is a problem, there are enough teammates behind him to wipe his butt.

Therefore, Conte's set of things is still a four-guard system on a large scale, because Di Lorenzo is not a fake full-back who has no assists, but by controlling his strength, Conte penetrated the key points of the three-guard system, and thus formed a three-guard offensive situation.

With this tactical approach in this game alone, Conte's level is far superior to that of the young coaches today, which is why they can still compete for the championship with Inter Milan.

Of course, the knowledge on paper is always shallow. To win the game, in addition to tactics, players still need to perform. Today, Napoli did not win, but they gave some discounts on the away game execution.. In the offense, a clear problem is that Lukaku is no longer as brave as he was. Today, the confrontation with Parma central defenders is more likely to lose or win:

} This makes Naples directly lack the smoothness of the offensive development today, especially in the first half, almost only McTominay formed a fulcrum from the left, thus shifting to the right On the wing, Politano gave a threat ball. This line can be played steadily:

Lukaku supports it from the right side, so as to bring the left half to the frontcourt. The game plan to lead Spinazzola to the frontcourt has not been formed, which makes Parma's defense easier. In fact, it only needs to be strong enough to wait for the threat of the ball coming from the right side:

This forces Napoli's offensive efficiency to be discounted, and it requires the display of personal abilities to help the team, which has begun to form some shortcomings. There is no need to say more about this. There are too few helps to the team today, and you really let McTominay play the forward, for example, expecting him to explode when holding the ball, break through and send the ball, it is still a tough thing:

, including Raspadori, there are some limitations in this game. Under the cover of the big player, you do not show your short and flexible characteristics, and then make a comeback.

And the most threatening attack in the first half came from Anguysa's personal ability, but hit the post:

In the second half, Conte also knew very well that Napoli had to improve their offensive intensity, so when he came back in the second half, Laspadori and Lukaku broke through the right rib together, but did not take a kick:

And as Lukaku gradually declined, the left side must be able to display some abilities to create greater pressure on Parma.

Although Spinazola forced his way from the side without the help of the strong and weak side transfer, his back foot characteristics can also help when he enters the middle lane. Just like this direct pass from McTominay, Parma unexpectedly:

Unfortunately, the free kick taken by McTominay this time was only at high quality:

Therefore, this game actually exposed some of Conte's shortcomings.

The reason why he plays well in the single-line season is that there will always be some problems in the multi-line season. One of the reasons is that when he pays attention to the players' confrontational ability, his usual training intensity is relatively high, which makes the core players with heavy weight always have clear fatigue problems under intensive schedules.

I like to play against players with excellent ability and lay a solid foundation in tactical training. These two points are actually difficult to get at the same time today, especially in Conte, who has never had a very rich and generous environment.

Another point is that his substitution timing is still slightly insufficient, not that he changed it wrong. For example, today's first wave of replacements to Laspadori, Gilmore, and Billing and Neres, and further strengthening the impact, while increasing the price on the wing, is actually a good idea, but in this away game where the opponent must play hard, it is actually a bit late to change until 70 minutes.

The opponent made several fouls and had a few more quarrels, and the substitute players only have 15 minutes left.

Of course, this is also related to the environment Conte himself is in. When he was unable to make up two sets of starting skills to play a wealthy battle, he had a slight preference for the starting players and had a slight doubt on the ability of the substitute players.

But reflected in the game, it is today's result:

Neres creates a point, but the time has reached the 96th minute. Not to mention being prompted by VAR, if you expect Neres to play against his opponent again, the time is not enough.

Fortunately, Inter Milan did not seize this opportunity, which allowed Naples to take the initiative in the championship to compete in his own hands. The next game will be won by the champion.

Although there are some flaws and shortcomings, Lukaku is also a veteran, and other players do have their own characteristics. Conte also uses his own tactics to try his best to play to his strengths and avoid his weaknesses, but his personal ability is still a little less talent.

So, even if the results Napoli fans don't want to see in the last round, Conte's season, or this tactical basis, is still quite good.

The question is how long he and DeLaurentis can deal with it, this is the suspense.

As for Parma, Zivo's team is also very good in combat effectiveness, which is the key to their ability to stand to the end.

Although many things are difficult to see due to personal abilities, if you put two big centers on the basis of the three defenders of the weak team, you can observe his tactical ideas. The twin towers actually have a lot to do with running and routes, but in today's era, if some methods can be used to solve this stubborn problem, it will produce unexpected results.

So, Ziwo is under great pressure now, and he will face a strong opponent in the last round, and the prospects are unpredictable, but I hope he can continue to get the opportunity to coach, no matter where he is.

McTominay's first league title seems to have to wait until next week to get the result.