Imagine a 3-man-midfield with Rabiot, Xhaka and Fofana. No glam, no flair – but grit, structure and control. That trio won’t play the prettiest football you’ve ever seen, but they’ll drag your team through the mud and still keep it standing. Rabiot the balancer, Xhaka the general, Fofana the engine – together they cover space, dictate tempo and fight like hell. It’s not sexy. But it’s the kind of midfield you win ugly games with. Allegri ball at its finest. Modric, meanwhile, gives you the luxury of a tactical switch – someone to rotate in or bring off the bench when you need to slow the game down, take control or unlock a deep defensive block with pure class.