IF UNTIL last season he was rigid, this season he’s been adamant, really adamant.

Although it kind of made the team look better by quite some distance after that gruesome loss to Lazio at the Olympico, it was highly bizarre of Mister Allergi to try out a never tried before 3-4-3 formation in a crunch match at a stage as big as the Champions league, the only competition in which by hook or crook, Milan were actually in a good position until that defeat to Malaga.

Coming back to his stubbornness, his fixation with Daniele Bonera as the first man on the team sheet week after week just not cut it with any Milan fan, at least on this planet. Agreed, the defence has been weak since the summer departures but surely each one of these guys from Acerbi to Mexes to Zapata is any day better than Bonera who literally has been nothing but a perennial back up all throughout his Milan career even in his prime (if he really reached that stage in his career).

Palermo-Milan: The Rossoneri squad

Highlights: Milan 1-0 Genoa

I must admit, and am sure many of you will nod to this that it was really embarrassing as a Milan fan to watch him shake hands with the captain’s band around his arms with Stefano Mauri at the Olympico last week, and its equally embarrassing when he makes statements in the media as a pseudo senator, a status he can only dream of in another life.

Anyway, jumping straight to the main point, how many more matches to go before we finally see Urby Emmanuelson on the left side of the field as a wing back? He started out his career as a left back and did pretty well only to be molded into a left sided midfielder at Ajax, and even today aspires to play as a left back for the Dutch National team, a position he’s duly occupied for the Oranje during his best days at Amsterdam.

Antonini is too slow and not Milan class, we’ve known that forever now while Milan were unable to sign a potent wing back over the summer wasting much of the time chasing Kaka rather than plugging the loopholes at the back which has been an Achilles’ Heel since Maldini’s retirement in 2009. It’s even more bizarre that with a ready made been-there-done-that natural left footed winger like Emmanuelson on the roster, Count Max still prefers someone like Kevin Constant (a player who still rubs his eyes every morning to assure himself it’s not a dream that he plays for AC Milan now) as a back up in his 3-4-3 over the Dutch international.

We all saw, how the left wing sprung into life the moment Urby switched to that position at the derby against Inter with countless number of crosses flowing in from his left foot. Yet, it caught everyone else’s attention but Allegri’s who still prefers him as one of attackers in the trident upfront.

First of all, Emmanuelson wastes a lot of chances upfront with his long rangers most of the time striking someone at the top tier of the stadium, while his mazy runs though promising at the start usually end up producing no results what so ever. Moreover, while playing on the right more often than not the Dutchman looks very clumsy while trying to switch to his left foot every time he has the ball on his weaker foot. His end product is pretty sloppy too, criminal for any attacker in football.

Palermo presents the perfect opportunity for Allergi to try him out as the left wing back as the Sicilians are weak at the moment and have not really been in top form even at home which is pretty surprising given their strong performances at their own backyard last season. It’s not an experiment but plain logic which will only grow strong against Chievo on the weekend as post these two fixtures Milan have a pretty dangerous line up until the end of November as they prepare themselves for important matches against Malaga, Fiorentina, Napoli, Anderlecht and league leaders Juventus at a stretch.

With Boateng injured for this fixture, and Bojan waiting in the wings it would be fair to hand the former Barcelona attacker a chance on the right wing of the attacking trident and the next two fixtures are the only ones where these so called “experiments” can be tried out.

Pato is back after his long layoff, and though a little rusty, the speedy trio of El Shaarawy, Pato and Bojan with De Jong and Montilivo at the center of the midfield flanked by Abate and Urby on the wings will really instill fear in the opposition as this will be a group that is both good on the ball and fast.

Also with Urby and Abate as wing backs, the center three will be more secured on the counter as the duo’s pace will help them track back more easily to support a slow and weak defense.

Well, all we can do is speculate and dream of having our own little formation in place when the Rossoneri line-up against Palermo tomorrow, but it will be interesting to see what surprises Allergi has in store for us fans over the course of the next two games which will lay the foundation for the next three weeks that could make or break Milan’s season altogether.

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