I agree we need to be able to play different styles, but players on the pitch need to be able to change the style of play as the game is going on,A couple of years ago, we did not have a plan B but now can play several systems. However Conte and no doubt other Managers know our style and can plan to defeat it. That is what happened and is why we can never say our first 11 cannot be bettered because to become better we need to be more flexible with different players and different styles. That is exactly what Poch has been doing, last year Wanyama and by adding Sanchez to the squad it will add a different dimension this season. We need more flexibility further up the field and Barkley would have provided that but is injured. Lamela is also injured and does that. Hopefully we will add someone other than a defender & 3rd GK as it is needed. With 3/4 players normally injured and 18 players named each matchday we need 22 players that are all considered good enough to play when called upon.
the Chelsea match showed the coaching team doesn't think on its feet well, when the team sheet came in we needed to put someone on David Luis, or put someone he had to foul all the time to get him sent off,
I don't think our players can adopt to the game well,
Dier is ok as a stopper, but he can't see a pass, so why was he often given the ball to set things off ?