He'll always struggle to get a starting spot because he's not a CF nor a SS. Just a talented player but hard to fit into a formation.
Del 4-4-2 Neri would disagree...
Even though it seems Quag (this season at least), has adopted well into Conte's 3-5-2. I think it is evident that both he and Matri did better in our 4-4-2 days, some strikers thrive having wide players overlap on their flanks. Not to say Asah/Licht/Caceres/PDC/Giak don't, but in a 4-4-2 the wide players are obviously more offence orientated, more dedicated to attack, when compared to wing backs in a 3-5-2 that literally have to sprint up and down the touchline all by themselves.. Seemingly Quag, but more-so Matri, thrived in this kind of a setup, or even Conte's Siena-esque 4-2-4 which we used at the start of last season, same thing; still, it seems Quagliarella has managed to adapt quite well into the Juve 3-5-2 system this year (coinciding with his full recovery), whilst Matri certainly has not.
In any case, as a Quag fan I was super happy to see Q-tube come on, I'm hoping Conte doesn't have too big a beef with him. Had he not come on in this game I would have become a lot more fearful of his position here at Juve, for now he just needs to keep his head down, his mouth shut, work hard, and get results; with Bendtner down and out for a while, hopefully Conte focuses mainly on Vuc/Gio/Quag... I really have enjoyed having Matri in the team, and held out hope for him for a long time, but I sadly think the end of the road is approaching for him here.. Sad as it is, at the tail end of 10/11 and the first half of 11/12 he showed some impressive finishing, positioning and was scoring quite freely. Just a shame we never got to see an in form Matri playing along side an on fire Q-tube... Would have been a sight to behold, but I guess, that's football.. :/
Nope

That control, turn and shot at the end of the game was sex. Shame it was saved.











