Khedira declining so hard this year seems to have not been planned for at all. He was quite good for us down the stretch last season, at the very least passable. This season, he's just visibly deteriorated.
It's too bad Marchisio seems to be a shell of his former self, as with Khedira underperforming, Marchisio not looking very convincing when he has been on the pitch and Max not seeming to trust him anymore, we're light in midfield again.
Betancur is an option, but he looks like a red card waiting to happen every time single time he's on the pitch. He makes really rash and impulsive challenges. I'd like to see Allegri start playing Betancur and Marchisio more often in the matches against lower-table Serie A clubs, see if he can get them going, Betancur to grow and mature a bit, and Marchisio to rediscover some form. It's my only knock on Allegri this year. He needs to rotate our midfield more and get some confidence and form into our rotation players.