Massimiliano Allegri (439 Viewers)
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Blame doesn't entirely fall on Allegri imo.
consider injuries even if we've tested the 4-3-3 in training it'd be foolish to risk every healthy player for one formation. Hwedes and De Sciglio out, imagine if last season Dani Alves was out? We'd be right back here. So I'll wait till we have a fairly healthy squad before going full on Allegri out mode.
consider injuries even if we've tested the 4-3-3 in training it'd be foolish to risk every healthy player for one formation. Hwedes and De Sciglio out, imagine if last season Dani Alves was out? We'd be right back here. So I'll wait till we have a fairly healthy squad before going full on Allegri out mode.
Is losing Alves and Bonucci an excuse to why our midfield can't string more than two meaningful passes together?
Is losing Alves and Bonucci an excuse to make dumb decisions like starting Khedira and Cuadrado over Matuidi and Costa?
Is losing Alves and Bonucci an excuse to continuously give gametime to Benatia over Rugani?
Also, it was Allegri himself that fell out with Bonucci publicly. He doesn't know how to handle big egos like Zidane or Ancelotti.
Is losing Alves and Bonucci an excuse to make dumb decisions like starting Khedira and Cuadrado over Matuidi and Costa?
Is losing Alves and Bonucci an excuse to continuously give gametime to Benatia over Rugani?
Also, it was Allegri himself that fell out with Bonucci publicly. He doesn't know how to handle big egos like Zidane or Ancelotti.
You have to look beyond that sometimes.
Our midfield cannot string any meaningful passes together. Our forwards are starved of any real service. Allegri chooses workaholics over actual skillful wingers. We are very predictable in attack.
These are problems that lie on the manager and he deserves to be criticized.
Our midfield cannot string any meaningful passes together. Our forwards are starved of any real service. Allegri chooses workaholics over actual skillful wingers. We are very predictable in attack.
These are problems that lie on the manager and he deserves to be criticized.
The very same Ancelotti who got sacked from Bayern due to a player revolt?
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No point in firing him midway through the season, but if we have a bad season he should go at the end of the season. His failure to integrate Juve's new offensive weapons and relying on Benatia, Sturaro and Barzagli being the main reasons.
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No point in firing him midway through the season, but if we have a bad season he should go at the end of the season. His failure to integrate Juve's new offensive weapons and relying on Benatia, Sturaro and Barzagli being the main reasons.
Well he's coming to the inevitable crossroads where he has to make the tough decisions. Higuain/Dybala partnership is not justifying the sacrifice in defense right now. They have been underwhelming together since the beginning. Is that on Max or the players, who knows, but it's a different topic.
The problem is Higuain was bought because he is supposed to score goals that other strikers do not score. In such a scenario, it's fine to defend with only 8 players because you will make it up offensively. Right now Higuain is scoring the same goals Matri would score and our team organisation is in shambles.
It's been a while since I've seen such huge gaps in our formation. In transition we are awful. Sometimes the entire backline is exposed. I have never seen our CBs caught in between charging the ball to the striker's feet or hanging back so many times. You only see that scenario when they think they will not be protected by the midfield, so they have to gamble to press the striker and intercept, or the striker will have time to touch and turn. Then the job is more difficult.
Last year it was the same formation but it was different. Cuadrado is drunk right now. Last year, he was like a CM and a RM. Our midfield four was way more compact. They would all be able to form a line and be within yards of each other. This year it is much more like a spread out 4-2-3-1, full out Guardiola 100% attack style.
The solution is 3 CMs instead of 2. Max knows this, surely. But what are his options with 94M Higuain and the "next Messi" Dybala? Like I said before, this is about the only realistic option for these 2 strikers, and this year it's not working.
At the moment our team would be better with Dybala as the lone ST and the rest of the team better organized behind him. But I don't know how this will happen. Unless Allegri goes into full IDGAF mode and knows he's out the door.
The problem is Higuain was bought because he is supposed to score goals that other strikers do not score. In such a scenario, it's fine to defend with only 8 players because you will make it up offensively. Right now Higuain is scoring the same goals Matri would score and our team organisation is in shambles.
It's been a while since I've seen such huge gaps in our formation. In transition we are awful. Sometimes the entire backline is exposed. I have never seen our CBs caught in between charging the ball to the striker's feet or hanging back so many times. You only see that scenario when they think they will not be protected by the midfield, so they have to gamble to press the striker and intercept, or the striker will have time to touch and turn. Then the job is more difficult.
Last year it was the same formation but it was different. Cuadrado is drunk right now. Last year, he was like a CM and a RM. Our midfield four was way more compact. They would all be able to form a line and be within yards of each other. This year it is much more like a spread out 4-2-3-1, full out Guardiola 100% attack style.
The solution is 3 CMs instead of 2. Max knows this, surely. But what are his options with 94M Higuain and the "next Messi" Dybala? Like I said before, this is about the only realistic option for these 2 strikers, and this year it's not working.
At the moment our team would be better with Dybala as the lone ST and the rest of the team better organized behind him. But I don't know how this will happen. Unless Allegri goes into full IDGAF mode and knows he's out the door.
