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I didn't much like the idea of the 3-5-1-1 when it was being suggested Juve might use it in Munich, but I wasn't expecting Juve's strikers to contribute absolutely nothing. No system was really going to work for Juve without Vucinic, but they could at least have made it so that they were...

It wasn't really about pressing. The key was, as you mention, the dropping deep when there were gaps. That allowed Pogba or Vidal to go wide and support the wing-back without fear of leaving Juve light in the centre of the pitch.

Decent performance from Juve and some interesting stuff happening regarding the system. Lazio's intention at the start of the game seemed to be to try and play something like a 4-2-3-1 with Hernanes putting pressure on Pirlo, and to have Mauri and Candreva asking questions of Juve in the...

Lazio were absolutely strolling the Derby when Roma were playing Totti and Lamela up front because neither of them were moving in behind, so it was easy for Lazio to keep things nice and compact. Only once they brought on a real CF, Destro, were they able to bother Lazio's CBs. Totti also...

Marchetti hasn't been in good form over the last few weeks.

Even Lazio's first choice defence is far from brilliant. The problem is that their midfield is very good at preventing the opposition fro really getting the chance to attack their defence. Still, Juve have to be targetting Lazio's left. Stankevicius-Mauri is clearly an awful lot weaker...