{"id":88305,"date":"2025-08-22T20:16:09","date_gmt":"2025-08-22T20:16:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/88305\/"},"modified":"2025-08-22T20:16:09","modified_gmt":"2025-08-22T20:16:09","slug":"frattesi-mkhitaryan-key-to-inter-milan-transition-to-3-4-2-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/88305\/","title":{"rendered":"Frattesi &#038; Mkhitaryan key to Inter Milan transition to 3-4-2-1"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Davide Frattesi and Henrikh Mkhitaryan will be key players in facilitating Inter Milan\u2019s switch to a 3-4-2-1 shape under Cristian Chivu.<\/p>\n<p>This is the view in today\u2019s print edition of Rome-based newspaper Corriere dello Sport, via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fcinternews.it\/rassegna\/i-cds-i-inter-chivu-non-manda-in-soffitta-il-3-4-2-1-novita-per-mkhitaryan-e-frattesi-989656\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">FCInterNews<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Reportedly, coach <a href=\"https:\/\/sempreinter.com\/2025\/08\/21\/chivu-i-feel-responsibility-inter-milan-torino\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Cristian Chivu<\/a> wants to change the formation at Inter Milan.<\/p>\n<p>The Nerazzurri have been playing with a 3-5-2 shape for the last six seasons. That is the formation that both Antonio Conte and Simone Inzaghi exclusively used.<\/p>\n<p>However, Chivu wants to freshen things up with some new tactical ideas.<\/p>\n<p>The Club World Cup provided a preview of the Romanian\u2019s new formation.<\/p>\n<p>Chivu wants an extra player staying up and supporting the attack. Therefore, he is keen to use a 3-4-2-1 system.<\/p>\n<p>Frattesi &amp; Mkhitaryan Key In Inter Switch To 3-4-2-1 Shape<a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/feyenoord-v-fc-internazionale-milano-uefa-champions-league-2024-25-round-of-16-first-leg.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/feyenoord-v-fc-internazionale-milano-uefa-champions-league-2024-25-round-of-16-first-leg.jpg\" class=\"lazyload lazyload wp-image-496314 has-webp size-large\" alt=\"Davide Frattesi Inter Milan\"  data- style=\"aspect-ratio:4074\/2717;max-width:2048px\"\/><\/a>ROTTERDAM, NETHERLANDS \u2013 MARCH 05: Davide Frattesi of FC Internazionale during the UEFA Champions League 2024\/25 UEFA Champions League 2024\/25 Round of 16 first leg match between Feyenoord and FC Internazionale Milano at De Kuip on March 05, 2025 in Rotterdam, Netherlands. (Photo by Justin Setterfield\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p>In the view of the Corriere dello Sport, two midfielders could have important roles in Inter moving to a 3-4-2-1 formation.<\/p>\n<p>Firstly, there is veteran Henrikh Mkhitaryan. He has been a starter for Inter for three seasons now, but in a midfield trio.<\/p>\n<p>For much of his career, however, Mkhitaryan has played as a winger or attacking midfielder.<\/p>\n<p>Therefore, the Armenian certainly knows how to provide the final pass. This will make him an important player in adding some creativity to the Inter frontline.<\/p>\n<p>Then, midfielder Davide Frattesi has always been prolific in terms of goals. He is a player who knows how to attack the penalty area.<\/p>\n<p>Therefore, the 3-4-2-1 shape could be the perfect showcase for Frattesi\u2019s best qualities.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Davide Frattesi and Henrikh Mkhitaryan will be key players in facilitating Inter Milan\u2019s switch to a 3-4-2-1 shape&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":88306,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[563],"tags":[64,63,596,85],"class_list":["post-88305","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-football","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-football","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/88305","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=88305"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/88305\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/88306"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=88305"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=88305"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=88305"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}