Sure, it's not really something for the poor clubs to try, but there have always been a few coaches in whose system it would fit, Favre, Bosz, Tuchel, Nagelsmann being obvious candidates. It's not an entirely new or wild idea either, it's more like the obvious next step in the evolution of the game.Not a wholly new system but still risky. Probably takes a bit of time and confirmation until coaches in the Bundesliga adapt to it.
Also, I believe that Bundesliga coaches tend to focus less on build up than transitional elements and pressing so they might also be more likely to adapt innovations in that part of the game than a new and risky build up pattern. In general I noticed that Bundesliga 2 seems to put a heavier emphasis on build up. With Kiel, Bremen, Magdeburg and Hamburg there have been at least four examples of that in recent years while I can't really think of something similar in the Bundesliga bar Nagelsmann.
You have to look at the context of the situation. Dortmund are probably assuming/hoping that Haller will be back in 2023 at the latest, so they would want someone for half a year, who doesn't cost a lot of money. They also already have three "nimble" strikers in Adeyemi, Malen and Moukoko, so they are looking for a big fella to complement them.I'd say all of them belong to the category "WTF".
Dzeko and Cavani are just that, they are experienced strikers with a physical presence. Icardi and Milik maybe a bit less so, but still more of a classical 9 than what Dortmund have without Haller and they bring a bit of quality. Icardi appears to be an idiot, but that probably wouldn't be a huge deal if they loaned him for 6-12 months, especially with a world cup to play for. Jhon Cordoba is another name I have read, who would probably also make sense, especially if they can get him for free, since he's still under contract hat Krasnodar.
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