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I don't see how fullbacks like Grygera, Grosso, Motta, et cetera are going to do any better man-marking a player when they can't mark as it is. They can't even square up to an attacker properly. The strength of the zonal defense is that you are a compact unit and hide the flaws of the...

Very nice breakdown. The pictures really tell the tale of how disorganized we really are back there. No unison or cohesion, no rhyme or reason as to what some players are doing. The fault lies with the coaching and some of the players. And to me, I can't see Barzagli in the center and...

I'll certainly take the three points. As JuveJay now understands, "every win is a good win." Glad to see the strikers scoring but this was only one match, so they have to prove they can perform like this over the span of several matches. And to me, the central pairing of B and B will be...

Good one! :lol:

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2:45 Eastern, as always.

I'd say the level of quality was pretty much the same with Ranieri's defense. It was a zonal defense, as you mentioned we played tightly with the midfield contributing to its success at times. From my experience playing a zonal defense it works if you have somewhat competent fullbacks and...

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