Massimiliano Allegri was the only real antidote for the vulnerable Milan of last season, and the effects in these first three Serie A games are already clear. Full recovery will take more time, but the signs the 58-year-old Italian coach has shown in the first 270 minutes of this new campaign are already significant. And it is not only about his usual antics, like clutching his jacket in his arms, the most famous move in his often theatrical repertoire. It is about the mentality he is passing on to his players, as relayed via Milan News.
Massimiliano Allegri wants every piece on his board to feel important.
From telling Yunus Musah to "calm down" in Lecce to praising Santi Gimenez after his substitution against Bologna. The command in this early stage of his Milanello 2.0 is clear: give this team the keys to maturity, avoid last season’s mistakes, and try to build a straight and solid path. Detours and steep climbs are expected along the way. The difference will be in how they are faced.
Allegri is the right man to make sure this team makes as few mistakes as possible, and if mistakes come, to learn how to take the best from them, because growth also comes that way. Allegri is the only one who could give this squad the gear shift needed to make a difference. Time alone will tell if this team will truly recover from last season’s problems.
