[Europa League] Manchester City v JUVENTUS (Sept. 30th 2010) (7 Viewers)

Nenz

Senior Member
Apr 17, 2008
10,472
Marchisio isn't bad but he does nothing. He didn't tackle, he didn't pass. I never notice him when he plays because he never does anything notable. I hate that people have this mentality that "oh well I didn't notice him so he's not bad". Not doing anything for the team is bad.
 

awit

Senior Member
Jan 10, 2010
2,571
I'd be OK with Marchisio being invisible in the games if he was paired with someone like Aquilani. But since he is playing with Melo and Sissoko, he should contribute in attack more.
 
Aug 1, 2003
17,696
Well I take heart that our defense finally looked like a unit.

We need to just get through this group stage, having Aquilani and Quag will come in really handy after, I missed them today.

TBH I don't think Martinez was bad considering his match fitness, he backtracked to help out a lot.

And I thought Pepe had a lot of space but no one seemed to pass to him, what a waste.
 

Stu

Senior Member
Jul 14, 2002
17,557
Good result. I expected us to lose and they absolutely dominated the game after we scored so I'll take a point for sure. We were much better defensively than in previous games but I seriously think Del Neri needs to start thinking about benching Marchisio. He doesn't win balls and he doesn't influence attacks. Melo did more in 15 minutes than he did all game.

Manninger - 6
Didn't have that much to do. Made some decent saves from Johnson.

Grygera - 6
I thought he had another solid game. No major errors.

Bonucci - 6.5
Strong showing. Most of City's threat came from wide positions. Our centre backs did well.

Chiellini - 7
My man of the match. In the way of everything.

De Ceglie - 5.5
Not bad. Johnson gave him some problems and he should have been more alert on their goal but he worked hard.

Krasic - 5.5
Disappointing. Should have had a penalty (or two) but he didn't influence the game otherwise.

Sissoko - 6
Typically annoying. Won some balls brilliantly, gave away some needlessly.

Marchisio - 4.5
Did absolutely nothing. He's not a ball winner and he's not a playmaker. What is he?

Martinez - 5
I thought he started pretty well. Faded as the game went on.

Del Piero - 5.5
Not his best game but one thing I liked about his performance was his workrate. He won more balls than Marchisio.

Iaquinta - 6
Scored a great goal. That was about it.
 

Users Who Are Viewing This Thread (Users: 0, Guests: 6)