You never know? Thats the best you can do? Ok...Criscito is our next Del Piero
Pirlo was a PLAYMAKER upfront, as AM, Ancelotti made him a deep laying playmaker, he changed his position, bit lower down the field, but not the fact that Pirlo was a playmaker, thats irrelevant to his exact position.
Palladino is somewhat technical and free roaming forward/shadow striker, but not much of a good passer (thrives more in having the ball at his feet), especially longer range passer which a Pirlo role thrives on. In fact, why are we arguing it...Palladino is not a playmaker, period.