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Imo he's a better player than people here give him credit for. It's just that most fans tend to evaluate players based on a couple of key incidents rather than the whole performance. I think footie fans weirdly struggle to understand how important the off the ball stuff is and only concentrate...

Conventional formations? Allegri doesn't care, he make his own rules. From 8-0-2 to 6-0-4.

I don't quite agree. Cuads has the right flank pretty much on lock so that leaves the left flank to either Rabiot, McKennie or Berna and in the last couple of games Allegri has preferred McKennie over the other two in that position.

After making those comments Allegri played McKennie on the left against Milan. I don't know what the point is that you're trying to make.

Why are people suddenly expecting some massive changes in our formation? These are like for like replacements, Vlahovic in place of Morata and Zakaria in place of Bentancur. Tek Danilo - Bonucci - De Ligt - Sandro Cuads - Zakaria - Locatelli - McKennie Dybala - Vlahovic

I'm pretty sure Allegri prefers Cuadrado as a winger. Danilo and De Sciglio are our RBs when fit.

Could be. However it's also worth keeping in mind that out of the players we don't mind selling, only Kulu and Bentancur have some real value. I don't believe we have an unlimited budget so with signings like Vlahovic you need some money to come in as well.

Arthur is Locatelli's backup, so yes it's going to be Zakaria - Loca - McKennie.

Dusan getting to share the pitch with the GOAT, must feel blessed.

Of course you can. It's not some abnormal thing to give players the freedom to play and express themselves in the attacking third. Pep for example is another disciple of that school of thought. Although he and Allegri obviously differ greatly in some other areas as coaches. Here's Henry's quote...

He definitely loses the ball way too much and lacks intelligence on the pitch as you say. I think the biggest problem is that he tries to keep the ball for way too long and often ends up in these desperate situations where he is surrounded by multiple opponents. Somehow someone needs to get it...

I slightly disagree with that. Imo he needs clear instructions on what to do when he has the ball. The problem is that in attack it's all about freedom for Allegri which suits these creative players with flair like Dybala for example. Conte on the other hand is very strict in how he wants the...

Cassano or tuz poster? Could be a fun little game.

No I don't think so. His book value should be something like 20-25 million so should be able to make a small plusvalenza on him.

That's Arsenal trying to sign Dusan before Juventus shows up.

Thankfully at Spurs he's not expected to eat at a 100 € restaurant.

Doesn't make any difference unless you artificially undervalue the players exchanging clubs. It would be another bookkeeping gimmick and I think we are past those.

I also think some of the mistakes he made last season had a major effect on his confidence. Not all players have the mental capacity to deal with such massive mistakes.

Poetic

I think Juric, just like Gasperini, has his team playing man-to-man all over the pitch. Most teams at least to some extent defend zonally and that could explain why Atalanta/Verona defenders have difficult time doing as well once they move to another club.