You're gonna be frustrated as fuck with this place when they have a go at Llorente for not showing up or for not scoring (when a huge part of the problem lies with the lack of service from midfield). But rest assured: I'll help out when that time comes!
Honestly, it wouldn't have made a difference tonight. He couldn't play to his strengths, a game based entirely on movement, because there was nothing going on behind him. You can't blame a CF when he spends most of the match chasing the ball off an opponent's foot.
We all know Matri's first touch is pretty bad, so it was unfortunate that we had to rely on him to play 'trap the ball' , 'hold up the ball' or whatever the fuck we tried. We did not play to Matri's strengths, so it's pretty unfair to bash him. I think Conte got the tactics wrong, and I think our midfield was shit. Except for Vidal.
Honestly, it wouldn't have made a difference tonight. He couldn't play to his strengths, a game based entirely on movement, because there was nothing going on behind him. You can't blame a CF when he spends most of the match chasing the ball off an opponent's foot.
His lack of ball control was me-esque. And it caused direct counter attacks when our players were moving in the opposite direction. If he could only keep the ball for one or two more seconds... that would be great.
His lack of ball control was me-esque. And it caused direct counter attacks when our players were moving in the opposite direction. If he could only keep the ball for one or two more seconds... that would be great.
That's fair, I'm just pointing out that some of your criticism towards Matri can be directly attributed to Conte's tactical choices. But whatever, I do agree that Matri didn't have a good match.