Our central midfield, which used to be our main point of strength has been reduced to either a trio of disinterested vidal, careless pirlo and Pogba or a disinterested vidal, a defensive marchisio and pogba. We are playing without our best two players: Vidal and Pirlo. If they improve, we improve. If they don't then we are done for.
The question is... has Pirlo suddenly declined or is it just match fitness or is it allegri's failure in using him/motivating him properly?
The same question for Vidal. Is it just the injuries and match fitness or is there more to it?
These are important questions because If Pirlo is only suffering from old-age (meaning that he is never gonna tick again regardless of the coach) then we shouldnt be blaming allegri for the team's decline. It was always going to be very tough to replace Pirlo even if Conte had stayed on especially on our tight budget.
The same can be said about Vidal. If his poor form only down to his knee injury and that partying incident was an exception then again Conte or not, replacing an injured Vidal is always going to be a very tough task. The decline of both hits us in our core. While Marchisio can temporarily cover for the decline of one of the duo it is too much to ask of the team to cover for the decline of both players.
The decline is inevitable but I was hoping we could make a smooth transition over the next two summers. I hope allegri isnt the one responsible for bringing the decline too soon.
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