Juventus coach Massimiliano Allegri seems to be on in the course of the Italian Serie A soccer match Juventus vs Frosinone on February 25, 2024 on the “Allianz Stadium” in Turin. (Photograph by MARCO BERTORELLO / AFP) (Photograph by MARCO BERTORELLO/AFP by way of Getty Photos)
Following reviews that Sir Alex Ferguson has steered former Juventus coach Massimiliano Allegri as a possible successor for Erik ten Hag at Manchester United, here’s a take a look at how the Purple Devils might hypothetically line up if the Italian have been in cost.
A potential Man United again three
For the overwhelming majority of his time in Serie A with the Bianconeri, Allegri favoured a back-three system, propped up for the most effective a part of a decade by the legendary again line of Andrea Barzagli, Leonardo Bonucci and Giorgio Chiellini.
Juventus have been nonetheless defending in a 3 throughout Allegri’s final season in cost, albeit within the type of Danilo, Gleison Bremer, Federico Gatti and Alex Sandro.
United have loads of centre-backs at their present disposal, together with a former Bianconeri defender in Matthijs De Ligt, though he has not all the time had the most effective observe file underneath Allegri.
Nonetheless, assuming that everyone is match, United have an extended record of defenders who might line up in a again three, together with De Ligt, Noussair Mazraouri, Lisandro Martinez, Harry Maguire, Victor Lindelof and Johnny Evans. Left-back Luke Shaw has additionally performed in a again three earlier than, like Alex Sandro did in direction of the tip of his time with Juve.
United in a 3-5-2
The midfield turns into attention-grabbing. By the tip of his time with Juventus, Allegri mostly used a 3 man midfield, though he did often go for a 3-4-3 or relatively a 3-4-2-1.
A 3-man system would probably nonetheless see Bruno Fernandes star because the forward-most of the midfielders. Kobbie Mainoo, Casemiro and Manuel Ugarte are the almost certainly candidates for the double pivot behind him.
Assuming that Allegri have been to go for a 3-5-2 at Previous Trafford, It could not be unsurprising to see Marcus Rashford and both Joshua Zirkzee or Rasmus Hojlund begin up entrance in tandem.
United in a 3-4-2-1 or 3-4-3
If Allegri selected a 3-4-2-1 in his hypothetical state of affairs, the holding midfielders would stay the identical, and Bruno Fernandes would additionally keep up in a trequartista function. He would then be joined by one other participant within the type of both Alejandro Garnacho, Mason Mount or probably Amad Diallo. Marcus Rashford might additionally play in that function, however is also used because the centre-forward, as he has achieved on quite a few events beforehand.
The opposite choice can be to go for a 3-4-3 with extra recognisable wingers, probably Rashford and Garnacho, with a extra conventional centre-forward like Rasmus Hojlund in at no.9.
How Man United might line up underneath Allegri
(3-5-2): Onana; Mazraoui, De Ligt, Martinez; Dalot, Mainoo, Casemiro, Bruno F., Shaw; Zirkzee, Rashford.
(3-4-2-1): Onana; Mazraoui, De Ligt, Martinez; Dalot, Mainoo, Casemiro, Shaw; Garnacho, Bruno F.; Rashford.
(3-4-3): Onana; Mazraouri, De Ligt, Martinez; Dalot, Mainoo, Casemiro, Shaw; Garnacho, Hojlund, Rashford.
