5 possible Arsene Wenger replacements- Pros and Cons

#2 Massimiliano Allegri

Allegri has established himself as a great tactician over the years

PROS:

The current manager of the Italian champions, Allegri, is on the wish list of a number of clubs around Europe. He is the 4 times winner of Serie A and has three consecutive doubles along with two Champions League finals to his name.

Leading two rival clubs in Italy, Allegri has achieved success with both AC Milan and now Juventus. In his first full season at Milan, he led them to their first championship since 2004. However, after some disagreements with the board, he left them midseason in 2014.

He arrived at Juventus amid protests from the Bianconeri fans who were furious at the signing of a former rival manager. But the way Allegri has won the fans over, delivering title after title, left no doubt in fans' mind that the Juventus board had made the right decision. He is particularly praised for his tactical intelligence and versatility.

He not only built effectively on Conte's tactics but improvised for the Champions League clashes with European giants and took Juventus to two finals in three years, an area where Conte was definitely missing a beat. On road to those finals, he defeated Barcelona and Real Madrid in different seasons but lost to the other one in the finals.

Allegri focuses more on short passes and building a move from the back, a characteristic that would bode well with Arsenal players, fans and board. His tactical flexibility in changing the formation from 4-4-2 to 3-5-2, when the situation demands, sometimes even in the middle of the match is praiseworthy.

It is exactly opposite to Arsene Wenger's stubbornness of always attacking, even in the final minutes of the game when they may be leading by a 1 or 2 goal margin. Allegri's teams are well balanced, with equal importance given to defence and attack, which became apparent in the 2017 Champions League campaign when they conceded only 2 goals en route to the final even after facing attacking teams like Monaco and Barcelona.

CONS:

Even after all his successes at Milan and Juventus, the way in which he left Milan is always held over Allegri's head. Milan were languishing in 11th position when he was sacked. A lot of it is often credited to a host of important players getting retired and being sold, but if a manager is auditioning for a job at Arsenal, he should have a contingency plan for big players leaving.

Also, Allegri has never played or managed outside Italy so he is completely inexperienced in that department. Although the last two Premier League winners were Italian, it still seems to be a big risk.