I think its on par with Milan or Inter's squad yes. I'd say inter's current squad is actually better. They have a very good squad.
And no one on this forum thought we could finish first or second. We all hoped for a top 3 finish and considered that an achievement given the squad.
And no one on this forum thought we could finish first or second. We all hoped for a top 3 finish and considered that an achievement given the squad.
Allegri definitely had the much superior squad. He didnt have to rejuvenate anyone or discover the hidden talent of any future stars. He also came off the back of a campaign where he already won the league and so his team was gelled and stable. He had a strong 1st 11 and some depth too. His team was good both in Europe and in Italy.
Conte had to work with freebies that nobody wanted and vidal in a team without confidence, and without any winning experience. There was no mega-spending no expectation by the fans nothing. We were already accustomed to failure and were hoping that we could get a sniff at CL football. Enter Conte and Pirlo starts suddenly playing at his best and the whole team goes on a full season undefeated. The very next season we retain the title and have a very impressive CL campaign. This is nothing short of a miracle. And if anyone here want to go back and check the opinions of the same members who are hating now 2-3 years ago on the forum he'd see how much their memory is damaged. If I wasnt lazy id have looked up the bookies' odds from back then of us finishing 3rd let alone us finishing 1st undefeated. The butthurt started in Galatasaray and was magnified when he left.
Conte had to work with freebies that nobody wanted and vidal in a team without confidence, and without any winning experience. There was no mega-spending no expectation by the fans nothing. We were already accustomed to failure and were hoping that we could get a sniff at CL football. Enter Conte and Pirlo starts suddenly playing at his best and the whole team goes on a full season undefeated. The very next season we retain the title and have a very impressive CL campaign. This is nothing short of a miracle. And if anyone here want to go back and check the opinions of the same members who are hating now 2-3 years ago on the forum he'd see how much their memory is damaged. If I wasnt lazy id have looked up the bookies' odds from back then of us finishing 3rd let alone us finishing 1st undefeated. The butthurt started in Galatasaray and was magnified when he left.
Buffon
Licht-Barza-Bonucci-Chiello
Vidal-Pirlo-Marchisio
Pepe-Matri-Vucinic
vs
Abbiati
Abate-Nesta-Silva-Antonini
Nocerino-Van Bommel-Seedorf (Urby)
Boateng
Robinho-Ibra
But let's not take into consideration that we signed Licht, who was one of the best FB's in Italy, that Vidal was coming off a great season in Germany, or that Vucinic was massive improvement in our attack and immediately commanded starting spot at DP's expense. Or Pirlo's still WC abilites. Yeah, if we disregard all those trifles then Conte definitely won Scudetto with mediocre team, apparently relegation-battlers according to you.
