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  1. Paulo Dybala

    I think they are similar in shooting, but Rivaldo had a better first touch and mainly passing precision. Possibly also a better dribbler. About the 2002 NT, those were the golden years and we didn't know it. At the time we all thought having a team like that was just the natural order in...
  2. Aaron Ramsey

    Gotta stop falling for the temptation of considering him a starter. Use him as a backup and it should work a bit better as long as he's here. The same for Chiellini. Unfortunately it's only a matter of time
  3. Sami Khedira

    I've shited on Khedira for years and never really liked his playing style, but it is tempting indeed to put him back in consideration, initially as a backup. Midfield is a little hot mess right now. But he would have to keep position.
  4. Dejan Kulusevski

    It's a bit of a heresy, but I almost would feel better if McD started this game vs Lazio, for balance purposes and workrate in the mid. I love Kulu, but I feel it's too many pure offensive players at once (Chiesa, Kulu, Ronaldo, Morata, not mentioning Cuadrado).
  5. Paulo Dybala

    Rivaldo is horribly ugly. But as a player I don't think they are at the same level. Peak Rivaldo was legendary shit. He actually was the best player of the 2002 WC. He declined shortly after that and his peak is relatively short, but it's another stratosphere there.
  6. Andrea Pirlo

    Even with the amateurish level of opposition, the team settled a bit in 2nd half. It was good to see. But the defensive holes are still there and they seem to occur by design at this point. Pirlo is not blind, he sees the defensive problems, but insists on this scheme, as if players would...
  7. Arthur

    I thought he was good in distributing possession very Pjanic like
  8. Federico Chiesa

    I like his aggressive play, we need it. He just isnt a lwb, thats for sure
  9. Juan Cuadrado

    Legend
  10. Juventuz LIVE matches 2020/2021

    Wingers and midfielders are running like headless chicken, recklessly up and down. It's too demanding to keep up
  11. Juventuz LIVE matches 2020/2021

    Yep, on defensive fase the midfielders are always desperately running late backwards to cover the huge gap between them and defenders, and with wingers out of the map. That's no coincidence they always look shot at the end of games. It's been a very constant pattern so far. But offensively I...
  12. Andrea Pirlo

    If memory serves me right, the most solid game of the season was the very first vs Sampdoria, where a natural LB played as a LWB (Frabotta). A guy who can keep his position, while Cuadrado goes full offense on the other side. Since then, he hasn't started another game, which is weird. The left...
  13. [Serie A] Spezia 1-4 Juventus [November 1st, 2020]

    I couldn't watch, but knowing Juve played with 3 CMs (if McD actually played as a CM) is a relief. Now he has to realize Chiesa on the left is not sustainable from a defensive pov. Just play Frabotta there while Sandro doesn't come back. Preferrably, just move back to 433. The theory that an...
  14. Merih Demiral

    He still has a lot to do to assert himself as player at this level. But with all the mess on the team, can't judge him yet
  15. Leonardo Bonucci

    Oh no, yesterday without him would have been a tragedy. From what I've seen, he fought really hard. Hate the guy too, but come on.
  16. Andrea Pirlo

    Now it's time for some humility and a small step back. Go for a traditional 433, with roles well defined, similar shape on offense and defense. A LB playing LB (Frabotta), a RB playing RB (Danilo or Cuadrado), a DM in Bentancur along with Rabiot (Ramsey) and Arthur. Upfront Ronaldo (Chiesa)...
  17. Andrea Pirlo

    And btw, getting rid of Allegri and Pjanic were correct decisions. There must be acknowledgment of what they did, but still needed a change on them. Their replacement is the problem
  18. Andrea Pirlo

    I said I would consider it. There's the contract situation and, mainly, last season there was no Kulusevski.
  19. Andrea Pirlo

    If Pirlo doesn't play the next game with 3 midfielders, one of them being a DM, I'm losing my shit. He can't be that stubborn. This team is NOT READY YET to play with only 2 CMs, it can't get clearer than that. Also, I'm losing patience with Dybala. Too much trouble. I have doubts if him and...
  20. [CL] Juventus 0-2 Barcelona [October 28th, 2020]

    It has nothing to do with bad luck imo. Lack of results tells what has been happening on the pitch. The conditions are not easy, sure (COVID, injuries, new players, NT) - which means one more reason Pirlo shouldn't try to implement such radical changes right away. We've got and...