Massimiliano Allegri (326 Viewers)

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Floro Fckin' Flores
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May 16, 2010
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Hist said:
Ever wonder why we have been consistently having bad starts to the season from an offensive standpoint?

One reason is that it takes time for players to gel and we always lost key offensive players that cant be replaced.

Thats true but only half the truth. The second half is that we don't have a detailed attacking plan. We never did under Allegri. Allegri puts players in some positions and gives broad instructions and lots of freedom. He doesnt drill movements and combinations the way Conte does for example. This means that the players have to figure out what to do on their own and a loss of a key player means that a new style has to be developed organically using the new players as opposed to drilling an existing system into them (think Klopp or Pep for instance).

It naturally takes a lot of time for patterns to start to emerge and for the players to start having a "telepathic understanding" when there is no clear system and they haven't played a lot together. Barca had the same Allegri approach when they had MSN because if you force these 3 in a system you'll end up limiting their genius potential to combine. You'll recall that it was not the coach's plan (enrique) to have Suarez down the middle but rather the players that came up with it mid game and then he liked it and kept it.

This is the Allegri style of offense. The more talented the offensive players you give him, the more they can with that freedom.

You are probably thinking what a load of BS. We didn't overhaul the attack this season we just added depth plus our attack has been scoring very well in the last few games.
This is true but in the Serie A games we used the same players from last season and so they already have that chemistry. Today we didnt start Mandzukic and Cuadrado and that hurt us going forward despite the fact that those that did start are more talented players.

Its gonna take a while before we see Costa and Bernandeschi really gel and develop their own attacking patterns with Dybala and Higuain. We will probably have to wait for half a season.
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Exactamundo. Great post.
 
The Quazis

The Quazis

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Dec 21, 2012
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j0ker said:
So you are telling me we bought Matuidi and Costa to be Khedira's and Cuadrado's subs?

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No, we bought them so that we can field them from day one like it's Fifa and there is no such thing like understanding the tactics or gelling with other team members.

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Snobist

Snobist

DareDevil
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Apr 16, 2017
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I feel for the guy, his team each year gets weaker. Our defense without Chiellini is crap! I'm really worried about post-Chiellini Era! Unless Caldara and Rugani become very top defenders. Chiellini is a beat!
 

PedroFlu

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Sep 20, 2011
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Defense seems to be the problem. We have shown a lot of fragilities in every single game yet, inclusing against minnows. And I don't know how much Allegri can do when what we really need is better individual quality for our defenders. None of our current CBs is absolutely trustworthy. Zero, niente, none of them. RB position is a mess.
 
Hust

Hust

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Hustini
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May 29, 2005
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Chiellini is trustworthy and id say rugani is close to it as well.

Everyone, even bonucci, makes mistakes.

Problem is IMO is the communication at the back. We are back to ground zero in contes first season. Needs to re-gel and gain solidity
 
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