Obviously the pitch was terrible, but lets be real... this debacle is a combination of ALOT of factors, rather than what UEFA did or didnt.
1-Why to wait for the last match?. That was the first step to failure.
2-We threw it in the games against Gala(h) Copenhagen IMO. Conte using Giovinco in that very moment we needed LLorente (in form or not) sealed our fate.
3-This formation goes to waste without Pirlo. And is very worrysome because the guy will play to an acceptable level next year at most.
4-Hard to swallow, but our attack was lacklustre against the "minnows". Period.
5-Bonucci and Chiellini are overrated. Like totally. Specially Bonucci. I have never ever trusted this man, he is BAD.
6-Last but not least.... im starting to question if Conte is the right man to get us to CL glory. I dont want to open this can of worms really,, because i love the man sooo much and his man-management is top notch... but tactically he is IMO very very limited. We have seen this all this time. His formation approaching, his subs in clutch moments..... something is really off with him. Oh and dont let me get on the "we need to remember this team is coming from 2 consecutive 7th places..."
Well, whats done is done... we are out and we need to look at our options.
First, i agree that we need to take the EL by storm and win the thing. The final is in our stadium and we really need to save face in front of our fans for this embarrasment that just happened.
The Negatives:
-Out of CL and less money coming our way. This is what worries me the most. We knew we were never good enought to win the CL, but to crash this soon in a very accessible group was unexpected and is worrysome.
-Conte´s situation in europe is worrysome. He seems to not be able to crack it and has costed us points that we should have earned.
-This will be a morale blow.
-Maybe this will make us evaluate our selling options. Now with less money and higher earners on big contracts, some things could be taken in consideration.
-No more money for big and needed transfers, unless we profit on our players.
The positives:
-This failure will make us (once again) take a look at our squad and rethink what we really need. Looking at Pirlo alternatives, maybe forcing us to buy wingers or an offensive variation to Pirlo, maybe change formations, who knows.
-The EL final is in our stadium and we have a chance to win the thing in front of our fans. We should go for it.
-we have the League and the coppa to go for.
-Hopefully, this will open our minds and make us look at alternatives.
Im not too sad because i was kinf of prepared for this, we all knew it was going to be 50-50 in galatasaray. We knew it. So this is not soo surprising. But one thing is for sure, we are just NOT good enought and changes need to be made. ZERO excuses.
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