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So excited to watch Miretti play. Interesting that Brendski is playing over Dybala. They are both leaving in 8 weeks but one is showing more application but has half the talent and end product. Application > Ability.

The only thing I remember Vrioni for is watching him running on against Lyon to save us from getting knocked out the CL.

If nothing else, we have surely cultivated a good team spirit amongst a core group of players. Tough to do when you are not achieving results, so it shouldn’t be underestimated. Here’s hoping next season we can add a bit of quality so that we can string together more than 3 passes in the final...

With our current squad I’m not sure. Who would be exchange short intricate passes with? I’m not convinced he’d be able to retain the ball under pressure in the middle of the park whilst his team mates are hiding from the ball like ours do. He looks good in that system where there are similar...

Is it Jihadiball or Jihadball? Either way, whoever came up with the term deserves a medal.

I believe we only have three current players who you could pass the ball to and be confident they can retain it under pressure. Admittedly, Dybala has lost the ball in the middle of the park more often this season. With him going we are now down to just Cuadrado and Arturd. Time for even less...

Played RWB in a back 5. Putting himself in the shop window for Inzaghi or Conte’s 5-3-2.

Impressive engine. Can’t recall seeing one of our Centre Mids make that many runs in behind the back line and ahead of the CF, whilst showing good defensive positioning since drunkturo.

I don’t recall it being ‘pussy’ football. IMO it was tactically inflexible with no plan B, which meant a persistence with sticking to a 3-5-2 even when it wasn’t working. Kind of summed him up then, If Plan A is not working, then the team needs to work harder at Plan A because there was no Plan...

He scored from a very similar position at the same ground against Atletico in a group stage game. Was obvious he was going to attempt it again, but it’s still a low % option.

Personally I don’t want him out. I’m just disillusioned with wasting three years whilst getting progressively worse each year and continuing to piss away money. If we judge Allegri on his body of work overall this year, then in my opinion it is substandard. Work has been done off the ball, but...

Agree, the main error when breaking down the goal is how easily the midfield gets played around with a simple 1-2. De Ligt and Chiellini then have to react and adapt which they don’t do a great job of. If we actually bothered to attack with any purpose and score goals then we wouldn’t be...

If we can’t figure out a gameplan then could we at least field Morata, Vlahovic and Kean and play direct long balls and play for knock downs. At this stage no one would think any less of Allegri, it could be effective and the players may actually be given some direction on what the plan actually is.

Today really brought to light how little Allegri coaches this team to attack in the final third. 1. Very often, two players in the same space and getting in each other’s way. 2. Minimal first time passes, players always trap the ball and then look up to see what’s unfolding. Demonstrates they...

Been figured out and the system utilised by Allegri really shows his flaws. Isolated up front, opposition sticks an aggressive centre back to get really tight to him, often in a 3-5-2. He can’t play flicks around the corner or lay the ball off to anyone near him because often there is no one...

Emotional reaction I’m sure but at this moment I feel Allegri should retire from all football. He sucks the enjoyment out of the game. The fans turned up in numbers and the atmosphere was dead by half time. We have been outplayed in a football sense by just about every team in Serie A. 9 months...

Allegri and this team have sucked away every ounce of enthusiasm I have for football. To have no cohesion going forward at this stage of the season isn’t acceptable, least of all for a man of Allegri’s experience.

Italian sources seem to claim he’s turned off his social media accounts. Seems the opposite to the approach of young players in the current day, but curious to know what’s driven it if so. I could only think he didn’t want to get caught up in any criticism or wanted to remove distractions...

Just hide and not show for the ball in the middle like the rest of the team. It helps keep possession and pass %’s high, whilst ensuring we don’t give up any chances to the opposition.

Understand it’s the rule as dumb as it is. I’ve yet to see a clear image that shows it clearly came off the elbow or arm yet. At slow speed from what I can see it’s still inconclusive, in which case it ‘should’ go with the on field call. I’d like to believe there is one.