The Hernanes purchase looks increasingly disappointing, as the guy really doesn't have the pace nor passing to play the treq role here. Unless we play slow possession style like you say. But Allegri's tactical style has never really seemed to thrive in that type of system. He seems to like much more rapid attacking, vertical football when going forward.
I like Hernanes and think he should be useful for Juve, but he shouldn't have been signed if Allegri didn't think he'd be useful.
That general idea of Allegri's preferences is fair, but he hasn't spent much time playing like that with Juve. We aren't dealing with three defensive midfielders and direct play to three forwards like it was at Milan.
So are Juve to play in Allegri's more typical style or more in the style of last season?
There's certainly a lack of identity about the side just now.
I find his lack of willingness to give a single system/line-up some continuity quite troubling. Even with the injuries. Give 2 or 3 of our attackers a run of games to see if they can establish form together. Give 1 formation a run of games. Stop tinkering every single game.
Yeah, if you don't have a clear, systematic plan of attack, you have to give players the chance to form some kind of understanding with each other.
I guess Allegri is messing around, desperately hoping for a pair to show something to justify sticking with them, but none of them are doing it.
The lack of an adequate RB with Licht and Caceres out made a 4 man back line pretty tough to play well also.
That undoubtedly makes it very hard to play a back four without Cuadrado on the right to provide the width.