"Allegri doesn't understand football; he understands the physics that governs the cable cars. Yes, until 15 years ago I had never been to a ski resort, and when I first arrived, I saw the kilometre-long steel cables, which led up those cabins, bend. I thought the cable was suffering; they couldn't bring them up, they were too heavy. But I learned one fundamental thing: the cable bends on purpose."
"Watching yesterday's match of Milan against Cagliari, I saw a team that bent, bent, that conceded, that made mistakes even in simple things, and an inexperienced mind that judges thinks 'You see, this Milan suffers, this Milan does not dominate, this Milan is not focused'. But I ask you: what if it's just this fold, this curve, this fall, their strength? Yes, because the human brain was not born to be tense, focused, and aggressive for 90 minutes. The brain works for activations"
Massimiliano Allegri is regarded as among the best Italian coaches of recent times and has a trophy cabinet to prove it. He divides opinion, with some fans loving him and others disliking him. After returning to AC Milan in the summer, Allegri faced doubts about making significant changes. Milan are now fighting for a potential 20th Scudetto thanks to Allegri's ability to navigate difficult moments. Former Juventus and Inter midfielder Hernanes offers a cable‑car metaphor: cables bend deliberately to distribute weight and absorb effort, so a team that 'bends' at times may be demonstrating resilience rather than decline. The human brain cannot sustain maximal tension and aggression for 90 minutes.
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