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[CL] Tottenham Hotspur 1-2 JUVENTUS [March 7th 2018] (5 Viewers)
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----------------Higuaín
----------------Dybala
Sandro--Matuidi/Khedira--Pjanic--Costa
---Asamoah--Chiellini--CB------RB
I think this side can trouble a lot of teams until Juve upgrade the midfield. Sandro as a LM is so much better than at LB. He presses as well as Matuidi but is technically far superior especially when dribbling. Asamoah behind him covers for the Brazilian's defensive lapses. Plus Asamoah deserves to start given how well he has been this year. So underrated.
Eventually it would be great to see Cuadrado, Costa, Dybala, and Higuaín start at the same time.
----------------Dybala
Sandro--Matuidi/Khedira--Pjanic--Costa
---Asamoah--Chiellini--CB------RB
I think this side can trouble a lot of teams until Juve upgrade the midfield. Sandro as a LM is so much better than at LB. He presses as well as Matuidi but is technically far superior especially when dribbling. Asamoah behind him covers for the Brazilian's defensive lapses. Plus Asamoah deserves to start given how well he has been this year. So underrated.
Eventually it would be great to see Cuadrado, Costa, Dybala, and Higuaín start at the same time.
Exactly. Spurs are a great side. Heck they were superior to PSG in this CL. Until they lost to Juve, they won 14 straight at home and were unbeaten since November. They smashed Liverpool 4-1 at Wembley, 2-2 at Anfield right after City lost there 4-3. Beat United 2-0 and Arsenal 1-0 at home.
So despite all the injuries, Juve eliminated probably the best side not to qualify for the quarters. Imagine the potential this Juve have once they recover from injuries and hit form. Their attack is as lethal as it has been in years.
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In certain respects I think this team can be more difficult to beat than last year. Sandro at LM over Mandzukic, Matuidi in place of Khedira, and Costa instead of Cuadrado are all strong options that didn't exist in 2017.
Spurs are well known for their physical condition, but it was Juve who looked like the better conditioned team with 30 minutes left. Sandro can be a liability in defense, but his mixture of physicality and technique makes him an excellent left mid.
So despite all the injuries, Juve eliminated probably the best side not to qualify for the quarters. Imagine the potential this Juve have once they recover from injuries and hit form. Their attack is as lethal as it has been in years.
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In certain respects I think this team can be more difficult to beat than last year. Sandro at LM over Mandzukic, Matuidi in place of Khedira, and Costa instead of Cuadrado are all strong options that didn't exist in 2017.
Spurs are well known for their physical condition, but it was Juve who looked like the better conditioned team with 30 minutes left. Sandro can be a liability in defense, but his mixture of physicality and technique makes him an excellent left mid.
People who are saying we were good for only 15 mins of the 180 min tie are crazy. That final half hour was great - some of the best “game management” you’ll see from a team in Europe this season. Completely shut the game down and barely gave Spurs a sniff (other than the offside Kane header). Considering the amount of injuries, vital players nowhere near top form and our “sloppy” play as of late, that was a great win that will do us the world of good from here til the end of the season.
Agreed. I don't buy "only 15 minutes." Juve's performance in possession in Turin was awful after going up 2-0. However, Juve were the ones that had by far the better chances. The tie could have been over at 3-0 or 3-1 in the first half had Higuaín finished two of the easiest chances he will get. I'm not sure how a team can "dominate" despite giving up 2 goals immediately on top of 3-4 clear cut scoring opportunities.
In the away leg, Juve set up badly in the first half and Son was given too much space which lead to no less than 4-5 scoring chances. Only in those 45 minutes did it feel like Tottenham had their way completely against Juve. In the 2nd half Tottenham faded when it mattered most.
Leg 1
Juve won the first half.
Juve won the 2nd despite giving up a soft goal on a FK. At best it was 50/50.
Leg 2
Spurs won the first half
Juve won the 2nd.
Is this version of Juve good enough to beat the other European elite? Heck no. Does winning this tie give Juve the time they need to recover players and find form? Yes. It can't be stressed enough, Tottenham are very very good in midfield and attack. Very good and in excellent form. Juve eliminated them while not being even close to full strength. Imagine when Juve are in form and healthy. The job now is to get the squad to that point. I miss Cuadrado!
In the away leg, Juve set up badly in the first half and Son was given too much space which lead to no less than 4-5 scoring chances. Only in those 45 minutes did it feel like Tottenham had their way completely against Juve. In the 2nd half Tottenham faded when it mattered most.
Leg 1
Juve won the first half.
Juve won the 2nd despite giving up a soft goal on a FK. At best it was 50/50.
Leg 2
Spurs won the first half
Juve won the 2nd.
Is this version of Juve good enough to beat the other European elite? Heck no. Does winning this tie give Juve the time they need to recover players and find form? Yes. It can't be stressed enough, Tottenham are very very good in midfield and attack. Very good and in excellent form. Juve eliminated them while not being even close to full strength. Imagine when Juve are in form and healthy. The job now is to get the squad to that point. I miss Cuadrado!
I don't get why tho. Spurs style simply can't have been a surprise to him. Was he expecting soemthing else from Pooch or did his players misunderstand the tactical plan; or perhaps he was outcoached.
High press; direct balls towards Kane, Alli, Son (a lot of of-the-ball movement); overload around the 2nd ball, win it and establish your play with Eriksen and Dembele; lose the ball-> high press (rinse and repeat). When in a while you see Vertonghen or Dembele build-up but usually when the high press is already working.
High press; direct balls towards Kane, Alli, Son (a lot of of-the-ball movement); overload around the 2nd ball, win it and establish your play with Eriksen and Dembele; lose the ball-> high press (rinse and repeat). When in a while you see Vertonghen or Dembele build-up but usually when the high press is already working.
I wish Max could just make it easy for us fans and not make us endure such nervous moments all the time
If that Kane header had of get knocked in by them I would have literally been deflated
It is such a good feeling when we win such a tight and important game like that but my god the emotions I go through is too much
If that Kane header had of get knocked in by them I would have literally been deflated
It is such a good feeling when we win such a tight and important game like that but my god the emotions I go through is too much
Actually they went with their typical "come on you spurs" after the equaliser. Their cheering was pathetic but Juventini were not impressive either. Our group of 30 Polish fans annoyed the fuck out of these cvnts 
(spurs) constantly cheering Juve as they were losing their temper.
It was such an entertaining evening that I will remember it for a very long time.
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(spurs) constantly cheering Juve as they were losing their temper. It was such an entertaining evening that I will remember it for a very long time.
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If Juventus had just one transfer campaign similar to a Man Utd, Man City, PSG, Real or Chelsea of old frenzy we would undoubtedly be CL champs by now.
I want a spending spree similar to the year we got Nedved, Buffon, Thuram.
Is that too much to ask? We surely have money in our war chest from our European and Italian successes.
At the moment we are competing at the top level (2 cl finals in 3 years) but eventually the transfer campaigns of City, PSG and dare I say it even Man United will start to pull away from us while Real, Barcelona and Bayern will be in a different stratosphere.
Juventus seriously need to spend like the big boys or risk falling behind.
I want a spending spree similar to the year we got Nedved, Buffon, Thuram.
Is that too much to ask? We surely have money in our war chest from our European and Italian successes.
At the moment we are competing at the top level (2 cl finals in 3 years) but eventually the transfer campaigns of City, PSG and dare I say it even Man United will start to pull away from us while Real, Barcelona and Bayern will be in a different stratosphere.
Juventus seriously need to spend like the big boys or risk falling behind.
