Conte teases a change in formation at Chelsea
Hazard played right up alongside Alvaro Morata for large spells of the match, and Conte has revealed that he could use that tactic a lot more, even getting rid of his usual 3-4-3 formation to facilitate it.
Speaking at his post match press conference, the Italian tactician said, “There is a good link with Alvaro, for me it is a great opportunity in this season to have the possibility to have two different systems. Qarabag was 3-4-2-1, this was 3-5-2, it is important not to lose identity in both cases.”
A switch in formation would be a massive break from the norm for Conte, who’s enjoyed tremendous success over his career with the three-man backline.