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What is the reason why Pirlo left AC Milan and found his second spring in Juventus?

2:50pm, 10 September 2025Football

Strictly speaking, the year when Pirlo was about to leave Milan, that is, the 2010-2011 season, his performance was not too bad. I've watched Milan's game during that period, and Pirlo's form is still OK.

Although he is not Allegri's favorite, he can still play when his teammates are injured and need to rotate.

The ball is organized, excellent scheduling and vision. In addition to the decline in explosive power and physical athletic ability, it is not as good as when I was young, and there is no problem at other times.

And under the 4312 system, Pirlo can still win with the game in Milan.

However, there will still be problems, that is, Allegri's tactical configuration at that time would be carried out with Ibrahimovic as the core. Ibrahimovic cooperated as the fulcrum of the frontcourt, and Robinho, Boateng and others conducted interspers around him. In the midfield, there are Van Bomel, Flamini and others, as well as Gattuso, and these people are enough.

However, one thing we need to know is that the coordination between players requires rhythm and a sense of layering. When Allegri's tactics are prepared to be developed with Ibrahimovic as the core, the connection between him and Pirlo and the midfield matching will be a problem.

Both players who require certain ball rights and tactical weights, and both need teammates around them to play around. If the combination is not properly matched, there is a high possibility of trouble.

And that year, the recession of Gattuso, Ambrosini and others in Milan was also very obvious.

The reason why Pirlo was not comfortable in Milan was that his condition was fluctuating significantly, and the unhappy playing under the Allegri system was that his once familiar teammates were slipping down.

Everyone is a veteran in his thirties, and his athletic ability is not as good as before. If you force yourself to match, you will look old. In addition, there are many new players in the team, and their playing styles and styles have changed, which will also make the team's system need to be rematched.

In Allegri's thinking, he hopes that the team can be younger, increase speed, and have a sense of space. But if you go to Pirlo, the pace will slow down, which will be detrimental to your tactical arrangements and deployments.

This is also the main reason why Allegri does not reuse Pirlo. It has nothing to do with ability, but inconsistent ideas in your thinking.

Pirlo was used to the previous routines, and Allegri also had his own routines, but wanted to create a new system. The two sides' ideas went against each other and had to part ways.

Another point is that Milan management also tends to short-term contracts rather than long-term contracts on the issue of contract renewal. Considering that Pirlo is in his thirties, Milan wants to change the old and new, and thinks Pirlo’s future is not trustworthy. If you renew a long-term contract, what if you don’t perform well? There will always be this concern in my heart.

The management's "explosion" and the fact that they do not trust Pirlo very much will actually indirectly affect the coaches' arrangement.

Reuse Pirlo, what if the other party leaves? I worked hard to build a system around him, but it was gone, and it was not worth the loss. Instead of doing this, it is better to use the new style of play, which will make the team successful.

This concern will still affect it.

Since the two sides cannot cooperate, they have to leave, and Pirlo has to go to Juventus to find a way out.

When you arrive at Juventus, Pirlo's situation will be different. The tactical system and personnel configuration here will be more in line with his development. The team also trusts him very much, and basically builds the system around him.

Marcisio and Vidal are both younger and have good athletic ability. They can make up for Pirlo's disadvantage of explosive power and slowing down speed. They are both midfielders who can run well and have a huge range of running, which is much better than Milan.

And there is another point. In order to slow down Pirlo's pressure on the ball, Pogba is also behind him. Pogba's ball control, dribbling, and the ability to hold the ball, which indirectly shares Pirlo's pressure on the ball.

Back then, Juventus would like to let Pogba play in the left midfield position, and match Pirlo. After Pirlo dragged it, Pogba went to support. Both of them have the ball on their feet and the opponent cannot grab it, which makes the opponent's defense very difficult and they dare not join the double-team easily.

In addition to Pirlo, the overall athletic ability and sense of layering of Juventus midfielder was the best in that era. It has both technology and impact, and it greatly made up for the limitations of Pirlo's growth and decline in athletic ability.

plus Chiellini and other defensive cores in the team, making Juventus feel layered overall.

By the way, when it comes to Juventus tactics, there is one thing that cannot be ignored. Even Juventus' defensive rotation and assisted defense protection are also top-notch. For Pirlo, his teammates also do their best to take care of them. If you need assisted defense, try to help them.

This also made Pirlo very comfortable to play.

Compared to Milan's midfielder's old appearance, Juventus' midfielder is full of vitality, and Pirlo also gains a good space with the help of his teammates.

This is the key reason why he found the second spring in Juventus.

After all, football is still a sport played by 11 people. It cannot be changed by one person. When everyone can work together and unite, people can live a prosperous life and regain confidence in playing football.

will have a process of one rise and another.

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