let's forget this argument already. conte had plenty of class players in midfield and even in attack who could play the ball forward. give us a pirlo and a vidal and we're good again. give us a prime buffon, a prime barzagli, a chiellini (not this 37 year old one though, he's way too clumsy with the ball lately), a mandzukic and a tevez, and we're brilliant again. even vucinic would raise the level of our current squad. licht is classes above danilo.
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conte's first squad was full of class players despite its shortcomings. out of this team, only cuadrado, dybala and chiesa can play the ball forward, and only de ligt and chiellini are good in one on one defending. zero mids come close to pirlo, vidal or pogba, and only locatelli comes close to marchisio.
or give me a coach who'd guarantee results with this shitty squad. and not conte pls, he won't come back, and we wouldn't call him back. and if a squad can only perform with conte, then it's a seriously flawed one anyway.
allegri is a proven coach. he made mistakes vs udinese and empoli, he should have already switched to a 3 mid formation, so he's not perfect. but expecting this squad lacking balance, dedication, leadership and quality to win the league is pure delusion.