Capitano Giorgio Chiellini (43 Viewers)
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As the most adventurous of our CBs, he was stretched at times in the first half, but after the break, moving back to LB, he provided one of his finest ever 45 minutes in a Juve shirt. With barely any help on the left flank other than bit-part forages from Marchisio and Vucinic, Giorgio took it upon himself to not just own the whole side of the pitch as LB/LM/LW combined, but did more than any other to bear the weight of the whole team and charge it forward. He went into tackles like a true dog of war, let nothing go past him on the left, recovered lightning quick from any misjudgements and was for me, the only player on the pitch other than Pirlo who showed world class talent. His determination, energy, strength, stamina, speed and extreme fury is aligned with wonderful technique. I think he is actually improving under Conte. And for all those people who continuously suggest Marchisio as a future capitano, I shake my head and demand they watch this game. Against the strongest team in our league, our main rivals for the scudetto, 1-0 down, who stood up to be counted? who spit and sweat blood and tears for the cause, who refused to lie down???? It was Chiellini. I have to take something of his rating for the first half, even though it was the tactics not his inadequacies…but still…9.5/10. Truly fucking wonderful.
