"After the Serbian turned down Palace, Allegri immediately got to work on refining the obvious skills that Pavlovic has. He has made the outside centre-backs detachable arms of the three-man defence, something that the former Salzburg man has greatly benefitted from along with Fikayo Tomori. The direct consequence of this tactical 'freedom' (within reason, of course) is reflected in Pavlovic's impact in the final third. His role has almost become similar to that of Alessandro Bastoni at Inter, joining attacks to offer support."
"Not only that, but his speed and size cause a lot of disruption. Against Napoli in the 2-1 win at San Siro, his dart to the left byline opened up space for Christian Pulisic's second goal. Against Roma, he covered 80 metres in 13 seconds to get on the end of Rafael Leao's cut-back. As the defender himself admitted, the Italian league requires a period of adaptation: "Serie A is very tactical, and my first year wasn'"
Strahinja Pavlovic was the match-winner for AC Milan against Roma and started every league game as an irreplaceable lynchpin in Massimiliano Allegri's line-up. Five months earlier he was close to leaving after a €30m bid from Crystal Palace and other clubs showed interest. After Pavlovic rejected Palace, Allegri adjusted the system to use outside centre-backs as detachable arms in the three-man defence, which benefited Pavlovic and Fikayo Tomori. The tactical freedom increased Pavlovic's impact in the final third, creating goalscoring space and making long, rapid contributions. He believes Milan can win the Scudetto.
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