the 3-4-3 a project that has never blossomed yet

The perpetual unavailability of Iago Falque may be enough to explain why the 3-4-3 thought by Mazzarri for his Taurus 2019/2020 (and long tried in Bormio together with 3-4-1-2) until today is never been used since 1 ′ in the league? Probably not. Or at least, he explains it only in part. Because while the importance of the Spanish playmaker in Mazzarri's tactical chessboard is well known, it is equally true that the summer market brought with it the arrival of Simone Verdi. Player who was not there during the continuous rehearsals seen in the retreat, in which he was Berenguer – never used in that role in the league – to support Falque behind Belotti.

ALTERNATIVE – And to think that, regardless of Falque's injury, the alternatives to Mazzarri's three quarters were and are many. From Berenguer to Millico, passing through Edera and Parisians. In short: the feeling is that the technician of San Vincenzo had in mind a 3-4-3 with precise technical characteristics, with a three quarters that only with the duo Verdi-Falque would have guaranteed the right balance. This could also explain the more frequent use of Lukic or Meite out of role, to the detriment of the four players mentioned above.

PROJECT – With these premises, and with the suggestions given by Mazzarri in the last training session at Philadelphia (READ HERE), a question arises: why has the project started in Bormio so far been only on paper? Yet the Torino, due to the characteristics of the squad, would have all the cards in order to afford the 3-4-3. Especially in midfield, where Baselli, Rincon and Lukic have strong containment characteristics. But the question seems to be a question of balance: the Turin seen so far, evidently, did not give Mazzarri the certainties he was looking for. For this reason, the San Vincenzo technician probably gave up the trident on several occasions, preferring a more covered and less unscrupulous formation.