Age has nothing to do with it at this point, there are many old players who can still cut it at the top level.
Bayerns tactics were clearly superior to ours, they took Pirlo out of the game, they pressed the defence and gave us no chance for movement. Had Conte started Vucinic with Quag, Pogba instead of Marchisio the friendly ghost and Asamoah instead of Peluso it would have been a very different game imo
my fren, imagine what happen if Conte decided to bench Marchisio and start Pogba against Bayern? How would Marchisio feels then? he's playing well in recent games and he's fit for the game. Put simply, he is the prince of Juve.
I blame the inaccurate long pass from the back and the inability of Quag/Matri to win the long ball/hold the ball and link up play. Marchisio usually already making forward run to support the strikers but because of those reasons, his forward runs become obsolete and he need to run back to defend. These forward runs of him that is not use effectively by his team mates that makes him invisible in the match.
Second, if Conte can predict that Kroos will be injured in the game and Robben who's replacing him would outclass Peluso then he's a sorcerer
He can become a billionaire predicting lottery number and playing in the stock market. No need for him to became a football manager
Certainly playing 3-5-2 against 4-2-3-1 is ineffective, then Conte need to make sacrifices and change the tactic to 4-3-3 or 4-2-4 for the 2nd leg. I think there is no need to use 3 CB against a single CF (Mandzukic/Gomez) thus 2 CB is already adequate. Benching Bonucci is preferable than benching Chiellini or Barzagli as he's a ball playing defender but his passing/long balls against bayern was dissapointing. Placing Chiellini in the LB position could be backfire as he is not quick enough against the likes of Robben/Mueller/Ribery.
Buffon ; Asa Chiello Barzagli Isla ; Marchisio Pirlo Pogba ; Gio Matri Vucinic for the 2nd leg