well anywhere near a decent performance against 10 men, but i stopped seeing performances and focusing on results.
The interesti defend really well and even if it was their 2nd team, i can't see any team defending better than them in the whole of europe.
With all factors considered it is a positive result. The only creative player on the field was alex( how can you have any expectations from the midfield)
just a couple of comments about the players
-nocerino: he didn't play very well but with our weak defense he has to be playing along side zanetti. We need cover in the midfield and almiron doesn't work as hard if he works at all.
-palladino: huge huge disappointment. We said at the start of the season that he will need to really step up if he wants to cement his place a first team player and bar a couple of performances here and there he didn't deliver.
His position will need to be re evaluated especially as a winger.
although we are in a good position , am not too optimistic about progressing even with some of our first team players back.
I agree with u on many things. I didnt like Nocerino's performance today... he presents himself as the lesser of two evils when compared to Almiron or even Tiago. He is a good ball-winner but he is not a force to be reckoned in our midfield. What bothers me most is that neither him nor Zanetti can take a clean shot on goal and neither is capable of creating play down the middle. Playing on the flanks is an idea, but whenever we are behind it seems to be Ranieri's
only idea. That I think must change.
Iaquinta needs to improve... he was a big hit early on in the season, but he isnt trying as hard anymore. Palladino- u said it all. In all honesty, I doubt he will be at Juventus next season. He is a horrible right winger; as a striker, he rarely scores.
I am giving the squad a break at this point in the season. January is usually a bad month for Juventus... historically I believe. We never seem to creat any huge spectacles. The performance today was lethargic and lacking any sort of spark or ambition on the part of the players. At the same time, with Buffon, Zebina, Chiellini, Andrade, Salihamdzic, Nedved and Camoranesi all out of the game and only two central midfielders at our disposal, u cant expect too much... and the result we achieved is more than enough.