Puro Calcio by Alessandro Bazzoni

Very revealing and insightful thoughts Allegri shared this week about his management view.

Allegri: “There are reasons why one player costs €2m, the other €20m and the third €200m. You pay for football talent, but also for knowing how to learn. If you have smart players in the dressing room then you can play with any formation”.

Allegri: “However, you don’t have the right to require a player, who ranks 6 on a scale from 1-10, to play at the highest level. At most, he can give you 6+. For example, Padoin will never be Pirlo”.

Allegri: “An outstanding Italian basketball coach once described the spot as very simple: the ball must reach from one to the other jerseys of the same color. I think the same about football, let’s not complicate it too much.”

Allegri: “My briefings do not last long, during half-time I speak for about 3 minutes. Afterwards the level of concentration drops. Of course, tactics matter, but players win the game. If you have great players then the role of the coach is not to spoil anything along the way”.