roma vs MILAN

This upcoming week will be very interesting indeed.

Without the duck, we will be losing a very important asset. I fear that we will have to change formation, some how.
The players who could fill Pato's POSITION, are probably Mancini, Becks and Abate.
Probably the player most natural to the position is Mancini, since that is basically his natural position (or so I think). But I am not so sure about his form and condition, and that injury, at the moment.
The alternative would be Becks or Abate, but they simply don't offer enough going forward in that position. THey can adapt to it, but they don't perform at max there.

I would be all for a change in formation, but "testing" it for the first time in such crucial games is not ideal. It would be interesting to see Ronnie in the trequartista role. I've noticed that we have been most dangerous when he slides into the centre, he gets the attention of not only the winger who follows him in, but also the central defender or DM, which opens up a lot of space for the forwards or pushing midfielder. I don't know what difference it would make if he starts his movement from the middle.
Ronnie in the trequartista role would mean playing a 4-3-1-2, à la Ancelotti. With Ambro and Flamini to Pirlo's sides. But that would mean playing Hunter and Borri upfront. Imho, that is a waste of a player/position. Neither of them will help enough in the build-up play and possession.