Top 6 replacements for Zinedine Zidane at Real Madrid

#3 Massimiliano Allegri

Juventus have reached Champions League final twice under Massimiliano Allegri

Massimiliano Allegri was received with harsh criticism at Juventus in 2014 as Antonio Conte's successor. However, the Italian has proved his ability, by winning 7 trophies and ending runners-up of the UEFA Champions League twice.

With talents such as Andrea Pirlo, Carlos Tevez, Paul Pogba, Alvaro Morata, and Arturo Vidal moving on, everyone expected the Old Lady to suffer a slump.

However, Allegri's tactical prowess has seen Juventus becoming better in spite of the departure of world-class players. In a manner of speaking, the Italian has rightly followed Sir Alex Ferguson's art of reinventing his squad with limited available finances.

Italian clubs are known to build their teams around a strong defense. Evidently, Zidane has failed to shore up the abysmal backline at Real Madrid; a drawback that has seen them fall 10 points behind Barcelona in the league this year.

Should Allegri take up the Bernabeu job, the Los Blancos will certainly see a sturdy wall at the back being built under his stewardship. The defensive approach need not scare the fans, as Allegri's style of switching formations during games will allow the team to net a plethora of goals.

Apparently, the Old Lady play with a 3-5-2 while in defence and switch to 4-2-3-1 for attacking opponents.

From a 3-5-2 to a 4-3-1-2 to a 4-4-2 to a 4-2-3-1 and most recently to a 3-4-3, Allegri has aptly proved his talent at achieving success with different tactics. Finding a formation that will overcome Real's frailties won't be a tedious job for him, will it?

The quality of players at Real Madrid will guarantee the Italian a wider tactical flexibility. Undoubtedly, Massimiliano Allegri has everything needed to usher in another golden age like Zinedine Zidane's at the Santiago Bernabeu.