It had a lot to do with the great additions we made during the summer, and all of them staying fit all year and playing 30+ games (no CL helped too).
Anyway, the team being as good as ours and healthy all year, no CL, the new stadium, and a required point total of 81 for 1st place, leads me to believe a coach as good and as adaptable as Max could have pulled it off. But as you say, no way we ever find out so its just speculation.
Not to take away from anyone involved in that season as everyone deserves the utmost praise
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He finished 3rd with a pathetic squad, he did well. As for the previous season, you can say he choked away, but one look at the roster and the minutes and matches played for each player stat tells you what you need to know about that magnificient Milan of 2012.
And he already surpassed Conte