Don’t call him an inventor. If anything, intuitive. Or, better yet, insightful. For Allegri, football is simple, like the roles of his players: each has their own. Then, of course, you can adapt. In every self-respecting season, Max has always shown a certain propensity for tactical experimentation. The last one, before everyone’s eyes, was that of Leao as first striker. So far the choice – also thanks to the Portuguese’s precarious condition – has not yet given the desired results. Yet, between Juventus and his first cycle at Milan, we saw many experiments by Allegri: from Boateng as an attacking midfielder to Emre Can as a central defender, up to Sturaro as a full-back and Mandzukic as a full-back. Let’s look back at some of Allegri’s tactical experiments: how many really worked?
