Nkunku plays everywhere. But it is the trident with Pulisic and Leao who makes the fans dream

“What role do I like to do? The midfielder, but depends on the game and obviously on the coach’s decisions ». Christopher Nkunku, at the presentation press conference, gave a sincere response to reporters, then specifying several times how his future at Milan will be the son of Massimiliano Allegri’s choices and the feeling with teammates. The French striker has been in Milanello for a week, he is working to put petrol in the legs after a summer without minutes in Chelsea’s friendlies. Of course, Nkunku had been at stake with the Club World Championship (won) until July 13, but in essence he hasn’t played a game for two months. Difficult, therefore, that with Bologna on Sunday evening I start from the 1st, more likely instead that Max reserves a portion of the race in the second half. Yeah, but where? And instead of whom?

Ductility

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Unless tactical upheavals – to which Allegri in the past has accustomed us – Christo (as they called him in England) will not act as a pure midfielder. Until the Livorno technician maintains his 3-5-2 unchanged, in fact, Nkunku can find space likely from first or second tip: in the first case with Pulisic, in the second in support of the new center-forward version. In his luggage, the French has quality and versatility to fulfill both tasks. He has the sense of the goal of those who are called to aim for the opposing door (only Gimenez, in the current Rossoneri Rosa, touched the 20 goals like him in a single championship) and alternatively the movements to turn around a “nine”. On the other hand, we are talking about a footballer born at the PSG as a mezzala and then evolved in all attack roles, from the midfielder outside high, to the actual tip. This is why Allegri will be able to indulge himself after a game in choosing how to use it.

Modules

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Naturally think of a trident all speed and technique with Nkunku, Pulisic and Leao: fascinating, but also complicated solution to absorb for the rest of the team, unless the three axes take the necessary sacrifice. A 3-4-2-1-but also a 4-3-3 or a 3-4-1-2-with Christopher in the team you can do. You can still get there over time, but not immediately: Max favors balance and in a Milan still shaken by too many goals suffered in the recent past, you must first think of solidity. Allegri, however, is also a coach who recognizes and loves talent. And when he had in abundance – you see in some years at Juventus or in his first Milan -, he did not skimp with use it at massive doses. In Milan then there were few workouts to realize that Nkunku is not any one. What impressed the Livornese coach? Speed, feet (kick with the right and with the accident almost in the same way) and intelligence. If it is true that in modern football, with the possibility of the five replacements, entering the bench is not at all “disqualifying” as in the past, it is equally undeniable that it will not be easy – once you enter all the stars – decide to leave one between the French, Pulisic and Leao out of the departure. And who knows that Max then does not surprise us sooner or later with the classic “cheerful”. Suggestions? A “fatigue” Pulisic in full band like Saelemaekers or a fantasy mezzala, for example.