Then why would you be making this comment? Clearly Abate is miles ahead of you and probably anyone else on these boards in terms of football knowledge. Unless you're into professional football in one way or the other, which judging by your bad taste in certain things (like for example Anime), I doubt you are
Allegri is also to blame for not noticing Pirlo's strengths as a player. He really didn't give Pirlo a go at his setup/formations and it is showing now. Pirlo can also be versatile. He could have played out wide in front of a more defensive orientated fullback, or ideally next to a more orthodox defender. Sure, this would mean us fielding only one striker in attack, but we would be able to hold more of the ball + the 3 other midfielders would have a lot more freedom to push forward and support Ibra - which is kind of what Ibra thrives on.
Don't blame only Galliani. Allegri is also at fault for not seeing Pirlo's true potential.
I don't know if he's quicker per se ... he does move into more
Well done Sage. Here's your

Keep up the horrible work!
Ashish's biggest nightmare would be Italy winning the world cup in Brazil with Pirlo as captain