Massimiliano Allegri

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To begin with Seedorf of Ancelotti era was vastly superior to that of Allegri even if we include his late surge on the final weeks of last season or his decent performance here and there this season.

Allegri has different philosophy to what a trequartista should do. Instead of the classic definition of the position, his plan A is a trequartista who provides explosiveness and energy instead of pure creativity (Boateng) or plan B one with lots of movement and run (Urby), none of those qualities is Seedorf's forte.

His best position as we all know, and to some extent where he played quite superbly last spring, is a left-sided midfielder. But he no longer able to cover many distance, hence relying more on flick and trick that are so-so at best. Not to mention we're already covered on that position with Noce and Muntari.

His insist on playing Seedorf as starter in positions that don't suit him is puzzling. His late, late substitution when it was clear that his plan didn't work is even more infuriating. It's like trying to fix a square peg in a round hole, and when it doesn't work, hammering it down until both the peg and the square break/crack, i.e Seedorf alleged confrontation and the team as a whole suffer the most.