Capitano Giorgio Chiellini (48 Viewers)

JBF

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Aug 5, 2006
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What? They've done it before this month with that midfielder Lazio signed this year, first they had the title as "Official: Herna... signs for Lazio" then after some 10 minutes or so they change it to "Report: Herna... signs for Lazio".
 

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Ok lets examine the possibilities. Either FI made an article with an absurdly ridiculous title or Showdown posted it and edited the title.

Which sounds more likely to you?
 

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Dec 18, 2005
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I don't mean to rag on Cheilini, but after his teammates defensive display today, I feel an important point must be made about him for this season.

Individually, he is without a shadow of a doubt our best defender. In 1 v 1 situations he will win the tackle and out-muscle you 9 times out of 10. However, his individual brilliance rarely spreads to the teammates around him, and that is where I expect him to make a massive improvement this season.

Given the age of our current back 4, Chiellini is the most experienced. With this comes added responsibility, and it is time he turns into a leader at the back, something he alluded to the other week.

Part of being a leader involves disciplined displays. This means Chiellini cannot go on parading runs through the middle anymore, be dragged out of position by attackers (especially when his teammates are better situated to deal with them), or blindly hoof the ball up the field anymore.

Along with Marchisio, I expect big things from him. They both experienced a record breaking Juventus last season, and with veterans leaving this summer and others in the last stages of their career, their role within the club/dressing room has evolved from last season.

We need both of them to step up and set an example for all the new players. I realize this is unfair as individually they are the least of our concerns, but this is Juventus and we have always had a handful of players to drag the team along, and considering their mental attributes, I see them as the best candidates to fill this role for Juventus.

So far they have shown themselves to be good players, but now they must adapt and show themselves to be worthy leaders and adjust their performances on the field accordingly.
 

Azzurri7

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Dec 16, 2003
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I don't know what's with Chiellini's passing. How on earth this guy can't seem to give one decent pass upfront into the middle but launches crosses and shoots the ball out whenever he gets the ball?
 

Quetzalcoatl

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Aug 22, 2007
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I don't know what's with Chiellini's passing. How on earth this guy can't seem to give one decent pass upfront into the middle but launches crosses and shoots the ball out whenever he gets the ball?
I actually thought he was a lot better in the Samp game but was gonna wait for a couple more games to see if he could keep it up. He didn't really blast the ball up the pitch and played some decent passes along the ground.
 

Byrone

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Dec 19, 2005
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I don't mean to rag on Cheilini, but after his teammates defensive display today, I feel an important point must be made about him for this season.

Individually, he is without a shadow of a doubt our best defender. In 1 v 1 situations he will win the tackle and out-muscle you 9 times out of 10. However, his individual brilliance rarely spreads to the teammates around him, and that is where I expect him to make a massive improvement this season.

Given the age of our current back 4, Chiellini is the most experienced. With this comes added responsibility, and it is time he turns into a leader at the back, something he alluded to the other week.

Part of being a leader involves disciplined displays. This means Chiellini cannot go on parading runs through the middle anymore, be dragged out of position by attackers (especially when his teammates are better situated to deal with them), or blindly hoof the ball up the field anymore.

Along with Marchisio, I expect big things from him. They both experienced a record breaking Juventus last season, and with veterans leaving this summer and others in the last stages of their career, their role within the club/dressing room has evolved from last season.

We need both of them to step up and set an example for all the new players. I realize this is unfair as individually they are the least of our concerns, but this is Juventus and we have always had a handful of players to drag the team along, and considering their mental attributes, I see them as the best candidates to fill this role for Juventus.

So far they have shown themselves to be good players, but now they must adapt and show themselves to be worthy leaders and adjust their performances on the field accordingly.
Well said.:tup:
 

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