Juve, Ronaldo rebus: Allegri studies two teams

A summer at the most. This is what Ronaldo is experiencing, who – ready to go – has already beaten a record even before making his European debut: he is the first player to participate in five editions of the competition. And that’s what he is dreaming of: he aims to win the tournament for the second consecutive time, as he clearly stated at the press conference. And he reiterated on Instagram, with a motivational post that builds a bridge between the success of 2016 and the current European Championship.

Records & options

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After all, for the man chased by records (cit.) The future does not represent a problem, much less a distraction from the now primary objective. Indeed, in front of him he sees only certainties, as he announced in the same press conference, on the eve of the debut against Hungary: “My future? What comes will be the best for me ”. A “better” that currently contemplates 4 possibilities (plus one): staying in black and white honoring the last year of his contract, giving in to the flattery of one of the big Europeans interested in him (PSG or Manchester United), trying to force his hand to Florentino Perez in the direction of Real Madrid, return to the first love, that Sporting Lisbon at the top of the preferences of mother Dolores. But it is very unlikely that CR7 will define (or reveal) its projects before the end of the European Championship, triggering a continental football earthquake due to the ripple effects it will unleash, between exchanges and further movements.

Juve with and Juve without CR7

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So let’s try to look inside the option that at the moment appears to be the least probable, but which still cannot be excluded, also because it is the only one that relies on a concrete basis, ie on an existing contract. So much so that Juve is moving through the maze of the market taking into account the Portuguese presence in the squad. And it is presumable that Allegri is also thinking of two parallel technical projects, namely a Juve with and one without Ronaldo. With pros and cons in each of the two options. Assuming that in any case (at least) one striker will arrive (the most popular names are currently Gabriel Jesus from City and Icardi from PSG), Morata’s loan will be extended and the agreement with Dybala renewed. From fixed points to variants, linked to the module, or rather to the game system. Allegri has experienced many, at Juve and beyond, always distinguishing himself for his ability to adapt the game to the men available and not vice versa. With flexibility and imagination.

The variants

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For this reason it is reasonable to think that not even this time there will be automatisms: if on the one hand a 4-2-3-1 could suggest that that 1 would dress a Morata or a traditional center forward better than Ronaldo, with Chiesa-Dybala-Kulusevski in support. , while the duo in front of the defense would have to be invented (Locatelli and friend), a 4-3-3 would allow Ronaldo to start wide on the left, his favorite position, with Morata and Dybala completing the trident (or Chiesa largo a right and the Argentine behind, connecting midfield and attack), while a 3-4-3 would allow you not to lose the thrust on the flanks, Juve’s gold nugget by Pirlo. And to fish in the large group of players that Allegri sees mezzali, from Bentancur, to Arthur to Rabiot. To stay with those present, because the transfer market cannot fail to bring a midfielder to Juve, the first request of Allegri. 2.