From Mandzukic to Boteng, when Allegri changes players’ roles

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?