On the back of a six-match winning streak where the club managed to preserve a clean sheet on every occasion, one would expect Juventus manager Max Allegri to maintain his winning card for as long as it’s paying dividends.
However, with some of his most important players back to the fold, the coach is reportedly feeling the temptation to change skin in order to accommodate his returning stars.
Of course we’re talking about Federico Chiesa, Paul Pogba and even Angel Di Maria to a lesser extent.
The Italian made a few short cameos before the break but will be looking to play a more prominent role by January, while the Frenchman is yet to feature in an official match since his return to Turin last summer.
According to la Gazzetta dello Sport via JuventusNews24, Allegri could switch from the current 3-5-2 formation to a more adventurous 3-4-1-2 lineup.
This would allow Di Maria to operate in the hole right behind Chiesa and another striker (one between Dusan Vlahovic, Moise Kean and Arek Milik).
Meanwhile, Pogba will operate in the double pivot alongside another central midfielder, while the rest of the formation remains intact.
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While this surely sounds like a fun formation to watch, Allegri tends to play with three midfielders, and dropping one of them in favor of another attacker could jeopardize the whole balance of the team.
Perhaps the manager will eventually test this attacking formation, but in the meantime, we don’t expect him to drop the winning recipe.
Sounds like crap. Di Maria can be a sub, besides he won`t stay fit anyway.
was supposed to be changing his tactics for Vlahovic, instead he`s trying to mould him against his talent. #BanterEra
4-3-3 is ideal with the players we have…just bring back Rovella and Cambiaso and kick out Slowredes and Sandro in Jan
I’d like Rovella and Cambiaso to remain in their respective clubs in order to maintain their development. Although Pellegrini could be the only one to recall to replace Sandro, I think it would be infinitesimally paramount to sell Sandro ASAP and bring Grimaldo or any other LB, especially an attacking one. At the right, I would love to see either Mæhle or Karsdorp. We need N’dicka as a replacement for Bonucci and Sergej to kick pompous Rabiot outta the lineup. Just imagine a midfield of Sergej at RM, Pogba as an LM, and my fav one so far, Fagioli as our Regista. The attack should be as following: Chiesa-Vlahovic-Kean