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  1. [CL] Maccabi Haifa 0-1 Juventus, Nov 3rd, 2009

    :tup: Yes that would be perfect (I should have rep you for that good point but couldn't because I already repped you for the stream link ;-) ). I remember that our old Juve was able to do that at times in the mid 90s. One example is the CL final against Ajax. We really did surprise them with the...
  2. [CL] Maccabi Haifa 0-1 Juventus, Nov 3rd, 2009

    I would choose Grygera as well when we need to defense against very good wingers. I think Grygera is actually better than Zebina defensively. It is not that Zebina is worse than Grygera in tracing back/marking or tackling, but he usually makes some stupid fouls near the dangerous areas. Grygera...
  3. [CL] Maccabi Haifa 0-1 Juventus, Nov 3rd, 2009

    I think he was good offensively throughout the match. However, his right flank was not tested much by Maccabi so we will have to see if he can replace Grygera. There were a few times when he was caught going forward too high and left his right flank totally exposed. However, Maccabi's players...
  4. [CL] Maccabi Haifa 0-1 Juventus, Nov 3rd, 2009

    That is a great summary, Alen, as always +rep. I thought exactly the same. It was good to see us were able to control the tempo and hold possession. As I mentioned in a previous post, there were times when Maccabi pressed us really hard and played in a very high tempo. But then we were able to...
  5. [CL] Maccabi Haifa 0-1 Juventus, Nov 3rd, 2009

    Not a great match but at least we got 3 vital points. The result could have been different had we not successfully slow down the tempo by keeping possession at 60th-70th minutes. Maccabi was on fire during that period.