CorSera: Four ‘ready-to-use’ players – Allegri’s firm request to the Milan management

Massimiliano Allegri is learning more about his squad with each passing week, especially after difficult nights such as the one against Lazio.

The defeat in the capital on Sunday night has severely complicated any plans that Milan might have to try and put serious pressure on Inter. In the biggest game of the season so far, with a chance to cut the gap to five points, the team ultimately could not stand up to the pressure.

The absence of Adrien Rabiot in the defeat against Lazio highlighted once again to Allegri a fatal flaw in this side: there are not enough players with the character to be able to deal with difficult moments.

Allegri’s request

According to today’s edition of Corriere della Sera (via MilanPress), the Tuscan coach has asked the management for one thing this summer: the purchase of ‘four ready-to-use players’.

He wants Rabiot-style signings, so in essence players who don’t need several months of acclimatisation and adaptation before being useful to the cause. His view is clear: if Milan want to make a step forward and compete in Italy and Europe, quality and experience is needed.

In addition to the Frenchman in the squad, the Rossoneri also have Mike Maignan and Luka Modric with similar characteristics, but often they are not enough on their own. Modric is 40 and may not even stay, while in attack there is an absence of consistency.

Without Rabiot on the pitch – excluding the first two matches against Cremonese and Lecce as he hadn’t arrived yet – the Rossoneri have obtained two wins, four draws and one defeat.

It is an average of 1.42 points per game, significantly lower than the 2.35 they achieved with him on the pitch (14 wins, 5 draws and 1 defeat in 20 matches).