Allegri has been talking about a 442, which if it was a diamond could potentially lead to goals if it was
Perin
Danilo Bonucci Bremer MDS
Paredes
Locatelli Mirretti
Di Maria
Milik Vlahovic
But then why did we bother signing Kostic? So you figure the plan is to work wingers in. So then where do we put Di Maria?
With everybody back we have the players for a not-terrible 4231
Perin
Cuadrado Bonucci Bremer MDS
Locatelli Pogba
Chiesa Di Maria Kostic
Vlahovic
or
Perin
Cuadrado Bonucci Bremer MDS
Locatelli Paredes
Di Maria Pogba Chiesa
Vlahovic
But for the forseeable future we have half a first XI, and a manager who loves the scrubs that we all hate. If it's to be a flat 442 it's gotta be
Perin
Danilo Bonucci Bremer MDS
Cuadrado Locatelli Rabiot Kostic
Di Maria Vlahovic
Which isn't the worst first XI I've ever seen, but it's hard to get excited about. Allegri talking up how Milik will be able to hold the ball up for Vlahovic has me concerned we'll see those two up front in some games, and rely on Bonucci for playmaking.