If there is one Milan player who is truly indispensable and irreplaceable for Massimiliano Allegri, it is certainly Adrien Rabiot. The Frenchman joined the Rossoneri in the final days of the summer transfer window after the ex Juventus coach had requested him from Milan’s management almost all summer. Marseille initially considered him untouchable, but in August the famous argument with Rowe changed the situation. The French club then agreed to his sale, and Milan seized the opportunity just before the window closed.
Once at AC Milan, Rabiot immediately became an automatic starter.
Allegri has consistently deployed him from the start, except once in Florence, when he came on in the second half due to a foot problem. Whenever he starts, the French midfielder has never been substituted and always plays the full 90 minutes. As La Gazzetta dello Sport explains this morning, “the Duke” is irreplaceable because he embodies Allegri’s philosophy on the field: his surges raise the team’s defensive line, and he never forgets to run back to close spaces.
It must also be said that Rabiot is a true talisman for Allegri, because with him on the field in Serie A, Milan has never lost (in the league, the Rossoneri were only defeated on the opening day by Cremonese, at which point the Frenchman had not yet arrived). Adrien has scored three goals so far, which were decisive for two wins: the beautiful strike at Torino launched Milan’s comeback (from 2-0 to 2-3), while his brace at Como secured three crucial points in an important direct clash.
