Antonio Conte (178 Viewers)

[j0ker]

Celtic thought we would keep possession and they would try to hit us on the counter, didn't they?

:trollol:

 

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[Zacheryah]

fantastic to read

 

[Trequartista]

They expected us to play possession football, hitting us on the counter. Conte decided to play catenaccio instead, which was a tactical masterpiece.

 

[napoleonic]

but I honestly don't think the first gameplan was catenaccio though, it was more like our players got muscled out and thus forced us to catenaccio as plan b; I wonder what would've happened if we didn't get that early goal.

 

[Zacheryah]

but I honestly don't think the first gameplan was catenaccio though, it was more like we scored an early goal and decided to play catenaccio; I wonder what would've happened if we didn't get that early goal.

fixed

 

[oldlady87]

He's the man.

 

[Badass J Elkann]

funny how since Juve been winning again that mirko guy hasn't posted shit and how conte was going to get sacked this season

 

[Nzoric]

If he planned that first half to go like that then he's an absolute genious.

 

[LowLife]

There is something about him that I like very much is that fact that he is very unpredictable. They expected us to play possession football, and we do otherwise, Next game probably they'll come to turin and thinking they'll dominate the game with lots of crosses and corners, but it will happen the opposite.

 

[Hydde]

but I honestly don't think the first gameplan was catenaccio though, it was more like our players got muscled out and thus forced us to catenaccio as plan b; I wonder what would've happened if we didn't get that early goal.

This really.

IMO it was more a stroke of luck than a carefully planned catenaccio. Thats just my impresion.

IMO, no coach on their sane mind would let that kind of pressure to his team on purpouse. We were in serious trouble after our goal.

 

[Red]

Juve were never in serious trouble.

Sure, they weren't able to break Celtic's pressing game, but Juve never really looked like they were in real danger of conceding.

 

[napoleonic]

This really.

IMO it was more a stroke of luck than a carefully planned catenaccio. Thats just my impresion.

IMO, no coach on their sane mind would let that kind of pressure to his team on purpouse. We were in serious trouble after our goal.

yup, one of the reason I don't like 3-5-2/5-3-2 hybird against teams with multiple wing players, 3-5-2 will be pressed hard starting from the wings, then one of the CMs will need to cover... eventually negating the number advantage on the center, having a defensively weak CM like pirlo will further punish that 3-5-2.

 

[JCK]

Juve were never in serious trouble.

Sure, they weren't able to break Celtic's pressing game, but Juve never really looked like they were in real danger of conceding.

Only once and resulted in a lame header.

 

[Hydde]

Juve were never in serious trouble.

Sure, they weren't able to break Celtic's pressing game, but Juve never really looked like they were in real danger of conceding.

thats true,,, but it also ahd to do with celtic presenting a pathetic attacking display. Barca would have scored like 3 in that situation.

 

[Juve_fanatic]

thats true,,, but it also ahd to do with celtic presenting a pathetic attacking display. Barca would have scored like 3 in that situation.

Well, Conte wouldnt have played like he did today if we were against Barca

 

[TrezJuve]

I didn't like our approach to the game at first and Celtic's pressure and athleticism surely contributed to it, but I think it was perhaps the best way to play them.

I think I'm still surprised we were actually good on the counter.

 

[Red]

thats true,,, but it also ahd to do with celtic presenting a pathetic attacking display. Barca would have scored like 3 in that situation.

Juve wouldn't employ the same tactics against Barca that they did against Celtic.

Celtic have no creativity, so there was no need to be concerned about anything except high balls in the box.

Against Barca, you have to be concerned about exerything except high balls in the box.

 

[PiN7uRiCCHi0]

Only once and resulted in a lame header.

I recall a dangerous attempt or two from the edge of the box.

Juventus sat too deep and allowed Celtic too much time on the ball in our third during the opening half hour.

 

[KingGale]

Juve wouldn't employ the same tactics against Barca that they did against Celtic.

Celtic have no creativity, so there was no need to be concerned about anything except high balls in the box.

Against Barca, you have to be concerned about exerything except high balls in the box.

Well said. I wonder how we'd play against Barca.

 

[gray]

Well said. I wonder how we'd play against Barca.

Heavy pressing, quick ball movement when we get it, but realistically we'd probably have to sit pretty deep against them.