I like this guy more and more.
Now that Barzagli is injured, this practically puts an end to any doubts regarding the formation vs Barcelona.
I just wish he could save Pirlo for the 2nd half. But he's already said big players must play big games. He's not wrong, because Pirlo can decide the game on a freekick or long ball, and we will need something like this to win.
Pirlo has been better against Madrid, despite some fuckups, and looked good in the 2nd half / extratime vs Lazio.
But still, he kind of kills our pace, when we will need to counter. And his blunders against Barcelona would be lethal.
I really think it's a bad decision playing him, like it was vs Madrid. Let's hope it works.
Allegri will have to train really hard how to get out of their insane pressing. We shouldn't risk it too much with short passes. But it's like vs Dortmund... once you go off the pressure, their high defense is exposed.