Massimiliano Allegri (241 Viewers)

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Vlad

Vlad

In Allegri We Trust
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May 23, 2011
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Apart from the last few minutes we have never shown any kind of urgency, we didnt put them under pressure. Our CBs are staying too deep into our own half when we are in possesion. Very stale and predictable play. Miretti and Rovella should start in this midfield. At least they show some spirit and have quality.
 
U Picciriddu

U Picciriddu

MDCCCXCVII
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Jun 16, 2020
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#66,110
We miss many good staters

But here’s your proof of a conservative state of mind. Miretti, Rovella, Fagioli I really don’t care, changes were to late and Rabiot should’ve never had to start.

And we happily accept going into the season with these full backs. How many crosses did De Sciglio made today?

Already 2 points lost and Sampdoria sucked.

McKennie’s role was horrible
 
IlCapitano

IlCapitano

Senior Member
#66,111
Dec 16, 2012
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Same players, same problems, same shit as last season.

Lack of urgency, lack of movement, lack of intelligence all around.

Without 3-4 new players by the end and a serious turnaround from Max no hope for this season either.
 
Pirlo's Beard

Pirlo's Beard

Junkie Joe Joyce
#66,112
Oct 2, 2013
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#66,112
I don't want to hear about how our younger players are "obviously not looking as good in training as the starters" even with all their inexperience and faults they look like fucking footballers unlike our usual suspects

Playing it safe with experience is going to get us nowhere, we can barely string 5 passes together against serie A fodder teams.

Can we please get a non Italian coach when we inevitably sack Allegri? We happily stopped recruiting Italian players because most of them weren't good enough for our ambitions, why does the same not apply to managers?
 
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#10

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#66,114
Jul 28, 2002
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Scottish said:
The obvious: The main cause of problems in our team has been injuries. We have made signings over the summer to improve us in various weak spots. Di Maria, Pogba and Bremer are top signings. But it doesn't matter who you get if they're gonna get injured.

Having said that, it's Allegri's job to manage the team. That includes man management ie keeping morale high, keeping the players happy etc etc. It also includes identifying the most effective way to assemble the available players into a formation of 11 with the tactics best suited to neutralise, stifle and ultimately overwhelm whoever our opponents are.

Can we blame the injuries for this awful showing tonight? Honestly no. Yes we were missing 5 starters - Wojtek, Bonucci, Pogba, Di Maria and Chiesa. Pogba as mezzala would contribute exactly what our midfield was sorely missing tonight. We saw what Di Maria offers up front, and Chiesa is one of the most exciting talents in the world atm. Even Bonucci at the back playing those passes instead of Rugani.

But if you think Allegri didn't have enough pieces to figure out a win tonight you know less about football than I do. A squad with Cuadrado and Kostic on the wings, Vlahovic up front and Locatelli in the middle can't create a single decent goalscoring chance? There's only one direction to point the finger for this game, and it's at Allegri.

There are a lot of huge tells. The late subs, the reluctance to throw Mirretti on from the start instead of a Rabiot we were trying to push out the door 5 days ago. Rugani still playing those long balls as well shows a tactical laziness. It's a copy/paste job. It really looks like no thought went into this at all.

The other part of Allegri's job as I see it is to stamp his brand on our play. In other words to give us an identity. We honestly have none whatsoever. He's supposed to provide leadership, and all of our players looked lost for most of the game. I haven't seen that since the Del Neri year, where the plan was to piss about and hope Krasic created something good. This year it looks like Di Maria will be that guy.

Locatelli was dropping back to get possession as Sampdoria were pressing high and effectively, but he was dropping back to CB in a back three. He was literally deeper than anybody else, and doing so when we had possession! "What was he thinking?" is the obvious question, but a better one is "Why did Allegri not shout at him to take possession and drive forward?" is a better one.

We have no identifiable gameplan, no identity, no swagger, no attitude and no ideas. Allegri is a top manager, make no mistake. He took what Conte built and took it to the next level. Threw out the 352 and built a brilliant 4312, and then after losing key players adapted into the excellent lopsided Cardiff formation - taking established WC CFs and making them into LMs and shit like that.

Perhaps he has an idea in his mind and is waiting for the injuries to be over with to implement it but that is nonsensical. We hired him because he's good, and part of what brought him success as Juve manager was his adaptability. We need that, and we need it now. Whatever his ideas are we're playing with they're shite and we need new ones. I'm sure he's as frustrated as us, and I'm sure he knows he needs to do better - but the changes need to be for the Roma game. Or this season is already gone.

Do your fucking job, Allegri.

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Nailed it. He needs to stop dithering and fidgeting the formation and focus on patterns / moves attacking wise…have a plan before the game. we have zilch. You could see from the first 5 minutes it was another FFS setup.
 
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#10

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Jul 28, 2002
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Pirlo's Beard said:
I don't want to hear about how our younger players are "obviously not looking as good in training as the starters" even with all their inexperience and faults they look like fucking footballers unlike our usual suspects

Playing it safe with experience is going to get us nowhere, we can barely string 5 passes together against serie A fodder teams.

Can we please get a non Italian coach when we inevitably sack Allegri? We happily stopped recruiting Italian players because most of them weren't good enough for our ambitions, why does the same not apply to managers?
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Our younger players were the only ones to be remotely effective - probably because they didn’t follow instructions.
We are too deep to be dangerous without searing pace.
 
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