[Champions League] JUVENTUS 1-1 Shakhtar Donetsk (Oct. 2nd 2012) (26 Viewers)
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I can see our next two CL games being even more frustating maybe a win and a draw. A win against shaktar at their ground and maybe a draw against chelsea.you think so ?
Lots of juve players are accustomed to playing in cold temperatures.
Shaktar is supposed to be even better at it, yet their keyplayers are all brazillian. They will play less in the cold.
We go there, after 2 games versus the danes, whilst they got chelsea two times. Pretty certain we should be ahead in the table so they are forced to control the game
I think, we'll do better then we did today
Lots of juve players are accustomed to playing in cold temperatures.
Shaktar is supposed to be even better at it, yet their keyplayers are all brazillian. They will play less in the cold.
We go there, after 2 games versus the danes, whilst they got chelsea two times. Pretty certain we should be ahead in the table so they are forced to control the game
I think, we'll do better then we did today
Shakhtar deserved the win, they had the more clear cut chances and zipped the ball around with more vigour and crispness than us, we sucked, simple as that.
If Asamoah is going to continue to play like this at LWB we are going to need to buy a new one, I am getting very annoyed with him getting so far up the pitch than turning backwards or passing the ball sideways.
If Asamoah is going to continue to play like this at LWB we are going to need to buy a new one, I am getting very annoyed with him getting so far up the pitch than turning backwards or passing the ball sideways.
Our team is tired. It's as simple as that. Why did pirlo have to play the full 90 minutes against roma? He should have been off at half considering it was already 3-0, and that we had an important CL game mid-week. Pirlo and vidal need to be rested against siena. Marrone and lucio should also play in the defense. I know that's alot of changes to a line-up but it's what needs to be done.
You people need to sTop blaming individuals. This is the second time in a week that the team has been a collective failure. I said this in preseason, that the intensity just isn't the same as it was last year, and for me at least, it seems like the function of the 352. The problems start at the back, with the defense so stretched, it's much harder for Pirlo whether he's man marked or not. It doesn't allow him to get into the game in a manner wherein he can impose himself. That has a domino effect on the team's movement as a whole. Because what ends up happening, is that the team is basically just dropping energy chasing lost balls. That's a large reason why we weren't able to hold possession today, because Pirlo was stretched. Marchisio's individual brilliance has been coming to the fore beautifully the last few games but again, like Vucinic, he's going to be running out of gas soon enough if not rested. I thought it was a huge mistake to start Matri alongside Vucinic seeing the nature of the opposition, I'd have gone with one of Gio or Quags, both of whom came on late in the second half dealing without he same dire situation Matri and Vuci did for thte early part of the first half. A stretched defense going long, and a tired mid with no wing backs pressing any play. In the overall analysis, my feeling ism, that we misread the game from the get go and in a typical Italian way underestimated the opponents. We thought 4-1 against Roma would mean a sleepwalk past Shaktar at home. Glad they proved us wrong, but I wouldn't go as far as saying that we are out of this just yet. Still early days. Long way to go, with multiple possibilities including a win in Ukraine. 
