Three at the back for Kaizer Chiefs?

Kaizer Chiefs could toy with the idea of deploying three at the back. It has several surprising spinoffs that could unlock their attack. Kaizer Chiefs are now blessed with central defenders With the arrivals of Rushwin Dortley and Inacio Miguel to supplement the existing options of Given Msimango and Thatayaone Ditlhokwe, new coach Nasreddine Nabi now has a slight defensive selection headache.

To accommodate all of his best defenders, he might need to switch to a new system. 3-4-1-2 for Amakhosi? Although Nabi is notoriously more of a 4-2-3-1 man, he might need to adapt Chiefs’ formation to suit their best personnel. After all, football is a fluid game and systems adapt all the time during matches depending on the game state.

With around R15 million spent on Dortley and Inacio, they’ll be expected to play many minutes in the first team. However, Ditlhokwe and Msimango are senior figures in the side despite only having one season at Naturena under their belts. Although rumours abound of a move to Russia for Msimango, Amakhosi will expect him to be at the club next term.

A 3-4-1-2, or 3-5-2 out of possession, requires a lot of discipline and running from the two central midfielders, so this could be a massive season for Sibongiseni Mthethwa who could form a cohesive partnership with the versatile Miguel. The Angolan was signed as a central defender but don’t be surprised to see him in the midfield if Nabi wants to get all his best defenders into the starting XI. What are .