[CL] Atletico Madrid 1-0 JUVENTUS (October 1st 2014) (3 Viewers)
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Yes, we lost against Atletico.
But then again, we were kinda shit against Malmo too, for the most part of the match. No creativity, no domination no nothing.
Juventus just doesn't have the coaches or the system to be an imposing team that dominates in Europe, the talent is surely there... something's just missing.
My 2 cents.
But then again, we were kinda shit against Malmo too, for the most part of the match. No creativity, no domination no nothing.
Juventus just doesn't have the coaches or the system to be an imposing team that dominates in Europe, the talent is surely there... something's just missing.
My 2 cents.
Thank you. There's someone else in this thread that understands football because everyone saying Llorente was horrible today clearly doesn't get the sport. Numerous times Llorente won free kicks for us because of his strength and helped us retain possesion, which was crucial to our game plan. He brought Tevez into play when he could. Those are important jobs he does for the team. His other job is to score goals but he can't do that when he doesn't get any decent service, which was the case today against a very strong, well organised defence.
Llorente shouldn't be praised, but the game went on in a way he and Mandzukic to have similarly bad performances. Raul Garcia didn't do more either and wasn't any better than Tevez, because, just like the other forwards in this match, he wasn't given time or space.
Both teams nullified each other well and no team was adventurous at 0:0. I'd rather praise the defending than criticize the attacking side of today's match. One good chance for 90 minutes and three long distance shots, only one of which was on target. It wasn't as much about the impotent attackers as it was about good defending all over the pitch.
Still, it remains that our attacks were unsuccessful and it's a reason to worry for when we face Olympiacos, because here we'll need goals, unlike today where 0:0 was just fine.
Both teams nullified each other well and no team was adventurous at 0:0. I'd rather praise the defending than criticize the attacking side of today's match. One good chance for 90 minutes and three long distance shots, only one of which was on target. It wasn't as much about the impotent attackers as it was about good defending all over the pitch.
Still, it remains that our attacks were unsuccessful and it's a reason to worry for when we face Olympiacos, because here we'll need goals, unlike today where 0:0 was just fine.
The stuff some of you write in this thread is just to laugh at. What, you are not happy with the game that Juve showed, were you even watching the fucking game, have you seen how shitty Atletico were? What, did you really expect that we will have 9 shot on target, when probably the best defensive team out there is playing with the bus parked infront of their goal? On some occasions Mandžukić was just 35 meters away from Atletico's goal. You people really thought that we will penetrate their midfield and defensive line?? they were letting like 4 meters between these two lines. Atletico are masterminds in closing down space in final third, and today they have parked the bus, so I am not really surprised that we did not create any chances. Atletico were as ''bad'' as we were, they were just luckier than us. Neither of both teams showed nothing today, except for amazing tactics. You are really blaming Allegri for the loss, his tactic dispay was just amazing today. If we would open our play even more, we would probably conceded even faster.
I am not saying that I am not dissapointed by our loss today, I am, I really am, but come on, Atletico were playing on the draw the same as we did, they just scored that lucky goal.
Some of you who are saying that the ref was not horrible today, you just do not know what you are talking about. The ref today was just disgusting. He did not have any criteria, sometimes he let though game to go on, on other occasions he was blowing the whistel, like girls in U12 selection were playing today. And that yellow card that Morata recieved, I have no words, and also that foul on Ansaldi on the corner line, he almost laid his body on the ball so that really nobody could reach it, and then he gets the foul, no wonder that Licht almost killed him. Also Mandžukič made like 8 fouls and he did not recieve any card, come on.
So serioulsy people, we were not bad today, so stop complaining and crying.
I am not saying that I am not dissapointed by our loss today, I am, I really am, but come on, Atletico were playing on the draw the same as we did, they just scored that lucky goal.
Some of you who are saying that the ref was not horrible today, you just do not know what you are talking about. The ref today was just disgusting. He did not have any criteria, sometimes he let though game to go on, on other occasions he was blowing the whistel, like girls in U12 selection were playing today. And that yellow card that Morata recieved, I have no words, and also that foul on Ansaldi on the corner line, he almost laid his body on the ball so that really nobody could reach it, and then he gets the foul, no wonder that Licht almost killed him. Also Mandžukič made like 8 fouls and he did not recieve any card, come on.
So serioulsy people, we were not bad today, so stop complaining and crying.
Buffon: 'Juve must take more risks':
http://www.football-italia.net/56692/buffon-juve-must-take-more-risks
Wrong on both counts. It depends on your role in the team. It's not a coincidence that Tevez and Vidal are our top scorers. Llorente's primary job is to link the play and make space for them, which he does very well. And he has not been terrible all season. The Cesena game (I think that was the one) is probably the only bad game he's had.
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He should have done better there, obviously. What's your point? One fuck up doesn't make it an awful performance.
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He should have done better there, obviously. What's your point? One fuck up doesn't make it an awful performance.
