Antonio Conte is under serious pressure even this early in the 17/18 season, but we shouldn’t forget that things were looking even more gloomy this time last year. In fact things were looking a lot worse, as more we came into the season on the back of the disastrous 15/16 debacle.
Here’s a great video from COPA90 on the switch to 343 against Hull last season, a moment that will go down in Premier League history as one of the great tactical shifts. Just look how many teams are playing in the same formation this year!