[CL] JUVENTUS 1-1 Lyon [2nd November, 2016] (7 Viewers)
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That draw was really annoying, can't sleep, i keep seeing flashes of the game in my head and Sturaro keeps popping up looking for the ball desperately when its right there in front of him. 
On the bright side, glad to see Marchisio is back with his long shots. He can actually be a threat to opponent's goal no matter what position he plays.
This team has no identity. The second we pass the ball from our defense forward we are completely clueless.
It is mainly the coach's blame. How can a team like Juventus not make even one attacking play against a weak defense like Lyon ? How is it possible that a RB like Dani Alves didn't even get near the opponent penalty box ?
It's true we have an average midfield at best, but even average players can do well if they work as a team.
Pjanic was anonymous, Khedira is very slow and he can't create any scoring chances, Sturaro is ... well Sturaro.
Even with all of this, lacking midfield and confused team play, the coach decides to keep arguably our 2 best creative players on the bench...
And no, it's not just because of last night, its our performances the whole season so far.
It is mainly the coach's blame. How can a team like Juventus not make even one attacking play against a weak defense like Lyon ? How is it possible that a RB like Dani Alves didn't even get near the opponent penalty box ?
It's true we have an average midfield at best, but even average players can do well if they work as a team.
Pjanic was anonymous, Khedira is very slow and he can't create any scoring chances, Sturaro is ... well Sturaro.
Even with all of this, lacking midfield and confused team play, the coach decides to keep arguably our 2 best creative players on the bench...
And no, it's not just because of last night, its our performances the whole season so far.
We played bad, like really bad.
Last season we failed to win against Gladbach and that was the main reason we didn't finish first in the group. This year, we played two matches at home in CL and failed to win both.
This is one of the things to be most worried about, because we used to be a rock at home even in CL. Now decent teams come to our home and press us hard. Not good.
Last season we failed to win against Gladbach and that was the main reason we didn't finish first in the group. This year, we played two matches at home in CL and failed to win both.
This is one of the things to be most worried about, because we used to be a rock at home even in CL. Now decent teams come to our home and press us hard. Not good.
Should have started Sandro and sub in Cuadrado when Pjanic got injured. Khedira shouldn't have finished this game on the pitch. Taking out Bonucci really hurt our defence, we were left with a back three of Evra - Barzagli - Benatia, leave these experiments to Coppa Italia.
PS: Dani Alves actually looked decent in a back four.
PS: Dani Alves actually looked decent in a back four.
We might even win the group, but it won't change the fact that we're playing average/below average group stage matches 5 years in a row. Actually, we're doing it under both Conte and Allegri. Once we won the group in these 5 years. Once we failed to qualify. Twice, and perhaps for the third time out of five - this year we'll end up 2nd. Still, no matter the final group position and the players at disposal, it almost looks like the same team playing the same kind of football, struggling the same way, trembling till the last moment, year after year.
In 2012/13 we did win the group and we did destroy Chelsea 3:0, but we did it after previously drawing the opening 3 matches, including a 1:1 in Turin vs Shakhtar and an embarrassing 1:1 away to Nordsjaelland. Even back then we risked qualification when we played the last group stage match in Donetzk. The next year we even failed to qualify to Fenerbahce, because we couldn't beat them in two matches and because we failed to beat Kobenhavn in Denmark. In our best year, when we made the final, we trembled until the last second of the last group stage match, where we needed a draw with Atletico, after previously losing to Olympiacos and coming close to a defeat or a draw against the same team in Turin. Last year it was Monchengladbach and that defeat to Seville. This year again with the two home draws. Inexplicable.
In 2012/13 we did win the group and we did destroy Chelsea 3:0, but we did it after previously drawing the opening 3 matches, including a 1:1 in Turin vs Shakhtar and an embarrassing 1:1 away to Nordsjaelland. Even back then we risked qualification when we played the last group stage match in Donetzk. The next year we even failed to qualify to Fenerbahce, because we couldn't beat them in two matches and because we failed to beat Kobenhavn in Denmark. In our best year, when we made the final, we trembled until the last second of the last group stage match, where we needed a draw with Atletico, after previously losing to Olympiacos and coming close to a defeat or a draw against the same team in Turin. Last year it was Monchengladbach and that defeat to Seville. This year again with the two home draws. Inexplicable.
