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With Arsene Wenger leaving Arsenal at the end of this season, @soccernews takes a look at a potential replacement coach - Massimiliano Allegri. Reports by Sky Sports suggest that the Juventus manager is near the top of Arsenal's shortlist to replace Arsene Wenger. Let's take a look and what he can bring to the table for the Gunners.

Silverware

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Trophies are something that Allegri does not lack since his step up to elite club management in 2010. He has won seven major trophies in eight years. By the start of next week, that number would most likely tally up to nine with a fourth consecutive domestic double with Juventus, who will face AC Milan in the Coppa Italia final.

His elite club management career began in the 2010/11 season when he guided AC Milan to their first Serie A title since 2004 in just his first season in charge, and it has continued since his appointment at Juventus in 2014. Juventus are now on the brink of a fourth consecutive Serie A, and Coppa Italia doubles with significant improvements in performance in Europe as well, with the Old Lady reaching two Champions League finals in four years having only just reached one in the previous 16. Arsenal who consistently underachieve in Europe would hope for Allegri to turn things around similarly.

Versatility

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Despite inheriting a winning team from Antonio Conte after his departure in 2014, Juventus has seen many changes to the roster with the exits of Andrea Pirlo, Arturo Vidal and Carlos Tevez in 2015. 2016 saw the departures of Alvaro Morata and Paul Pogba followed by Dani Alves and Leonardo Bonucci last summer.

However, each time Juventus lost a player, Juventus have come back stronger. New arrivals such as Alex Sandro, Paulo Dybala, and Gonzalo Higuain have flourished and bolstered the team under Allegri. The new stable team spirit forged has also seen Juventus through many tough matches.

Allegri is not afraid of change, but instead, sees it as an opportunity to improve, and he is also willing to make difficult decisions in the interests of his team. He did not so much as bat an eye when he pushed for Filippo Inzaghi, Gennaro Gattuso and the rest of A.C. Milan's aging stars towards retirement during his time at the club. Last season, he was even willing to drop Bonucci from the starting eleven for a crucial Champions League tie with Porto which Juventus went on to win.

Arsenal, a club that on a regular basis, loses their best players to richer rivals, his track record for adaptability would surely be highly valuable.

Tactical Know-How

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Although there were many disappointments in the big games that matter such as the Champions League final defeats to Barcelona and Real Madrid, Allegri most often than not gets his tactics right such as this season's Champions League last-16 meeting with Tottenham.

Juventus were in a dangerous position, having drawn the first leg 2-2 and fallen behind to Heung-Min Son's first-half opener. However, Allegri was able to turn the tide with a series of inspired changes in the second half. Kwadwo Asamoah replaced Blaise Matuidi, and Stephan Lichsteiner came on for Mehdi Benatia. This allowed Juventus to switch from a back three to a 4-3-3 formation. Allegri made sure to have the changes staggered with Lichsteiner coming on a minute after Asamoah to confuse Tottenham, and the changes paid off immediately.

Liechtsteiner provided the cross for Higuain's goal just minutes after coming on, and when Tottenham was still trying to recover from that goal, Dybala was through on goal to score the second shortly afterward.

Therefore for Arsenal should be safe in the knowledge that Allegri knows what he's doing though it might not be pretty.

Focus on youth

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A quote from Allegri: "There's so much pressure at this level of football, and there should be," he said. "But I try to remember why I do this. I don't think of myself as a manager. I think of myself as a youth coach. I do this because I love teaching. It is truly the joy of my life. I like making players better and smarter."

Arsenal's young squad would undoubtedly benefit from such a manager. The Gunners lack experience collectively and are an error-prone side lacking in discipline and tactical flexibility. With Allegri's coaching, there would be hopes that he would improve them both individually and collectively.

In general, Allegri would undoubtedly be a great manager for Arsenal with his knowledge and experience at managing one of the top teams in the world. Arsenal certainly does need such a manager, and it remains to be seen whether such a possibility will come to fruition.

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Image & Text Credits:
Football Punch. (2018). Juventus coach Massimiliano Allegri planning move away from Italy - Football Punch. [online] Available at: http://footballpunch.com/italy/serie-a/juventus-coach-massimiliano-allegri-planning-move-away-from-italy/ [Accessed 8 May 2018].