"Are you missing a centre-forward? "We have Gimenez, who can give us a lot. Maybe we can even play without a centre-forward. There are seasons when you can play without a penalty area man. That said, Leao and Nkunku can play as a centre-forward.""
"Could you play a 4-3-3 with Pulisic, Leao and Nkunku or Gimenez plus two? "We'll see this throughout the season. There are times when you can play with three forwards. It's a growth the team can make during the season if the need arises and the team can sustain it. It's not like we're guaranteed to win if we start with four strikers - there are also substitutions.""
""It all depends on the players' willingness when we don't have the ball. In today's football, we can't afford to defend with seven or eight men. Because then, when you get the ball, those seven defenders aren't very sharp to attack.""
Massimiliano Allegri indicated that AC Milan can sometimes play without a traditional penalty-area centre-forward and that Santiago Gimenez, Rafael Leao and Christopher Nkunku can all occupy centre-forward roles. The team currently favours a 3-5-2 setup that produces split-striker movement rather than a single focal point. Allegri said a switch to a 4-3-3 with three forwards is possible later in the season if the squad can sustain it and the players show the necessary defensive work-rate. He stressed the importance of collective pressing and warned against defending with seven or eight players.
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