The Nigeria international received some criticism in the wake of his disappointing performance against Juventus at the Trofeo Tim on Thursday evening, but Allegri thinks that the main reason is that Taiwo is still adapting to his new surroundings. "I agree that he could have done better, but the rest of the team could have done better, too," Allegri was quoted as saying on a press conference, according to La Gazzetta dello Sport. "He needs a bit of time though. He's still getting used to Italian football and is slowly getting to know the language and culture." The 26-year-old Taiwo joined Milan from Marseille on a free transfer this summer and secured a contract until the summer of 2014 with the Serie A champions.
