Allegri and the three -way defense, how Milan changes

Allegri, there is no way, would put it as follows: “Let’s start putting ten”. As if to say: let’s not talk about game systems. Those ten, however, can be put in place in many ways and Max between Singapore and Hong Kong has put three in a row in front of Maignan: defense at three (which then, with Saelemaekers and Bartesaghi, becomes five). AC Milan, like the America’s Cup boats that maneuver the starting line before the starting line before the start: it was expected with a linear 4-3-3, presented itself in an alternative version.

What changes

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Definitive choice? Calm … Impossible to foresee today what Milan will be like in September: it is a seven-eight unknown seven equation. Will Jashari arrive? Who will be the center forward? How will the key players be? There is some certainty. The three defense has become more than an alternative: now it is the first option of Milan 2025-26, then we will see. Most likely Allegri will vary, second moment, injuries, opponents, condition. The weird towards 3-5-2 has certainly brought consequences. The defensive plants have earned a box on the pitch and sooner or later it will be appropriate to consider a reinforcement in that position: it is impossible to face a season with only four central. Saelemaekers was immediately deployed in a different role, more defensive than habits, and in this version it promises to be fundamental. Estupinan instead has gained 20 meters of the field: he will have Pavlovic behind him and can attack more freely.

How will Milan evolve?

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The great theme is to understand how Milan will play when he has a center forward, whether Gimenez or a great purchase of the summer. Leao will not be able to make the tip during the non -possession and this is the great variable: Milan will have to defend slightly differently. On paper, natural evolution is a 3-4-3 (or 3-4-2-1, it changes little or nothing) with two players between Saelemaekers, Pulisic and Leao plus a tip. In some games, probably, it can be done. In others, Allegri will seek balance in a different way and add a midfielder. Max is a skipper of instincts and in the best years he has won many games with the changes: his tactic may like it or not pleasure but the talent to read the wind has always had it.