Back in 2010/11, under the management of Max Allegri, AC Milan won the Scudetto with a very strong team. In fact, the Rossoneri had so many world-class players that they didn’t work on tactics.
Milan lost just four games that season and Zlatan Ibrahimovic, who was a key in the Scudetto last season, was the star back then as well. With 14 goals and 12 assists, he won over the Rossoneri fans with ease.
Antonio Cassano was also part of that team and although he joined mid-way through the season, he had an important impact with eight goals and nine assists. In a recent interview with La Repubblica (via MilanNews), he revealed an interesting thing.
“We had Abbiati in goal, Zambrotta, Jankulovksi as the full-backs, Thiago Silva and Nesta in the centre, Pirlo or Van Bommel in between, Gattuso, Seedorf and Ambrosini. Cassano behind Ibrahimovic and Robinho.
“Do you understand? We didn’t do tactics. Tuesday we ran a bit, Wednesday at the gym, Thursday practice match, Friday was optional and on Saturday we took two penalties and two corners. The team went on its own,” he stated.
Of course, with so many world-class players it’s easy to understand why Allegri decided to focus on keeping them in the best of condition, rather than working too much on tactics. The main reason for the eventual downfall was the departure of these players.
