Gonzalo Higuaín (43 Viewers)

[s4tch]

Zaza is basically gone.

Who is the other striker? Pjaca? I thought he was more of a winger/attacking mid, maybe we will use him as Dybala's backup.

most probably yes.

prima punta: higuain, mandzukic
seconda punta: dybala, pjaca

 

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[Boksic]

most probably yes.

prima punta: higuain, mandzukic
seconda punta: dybala, pjaca

Seems risky especially as we didn't try him there in pre-season but I like what I have seen of Pjaca so far.

 

[ImmovableObject]

This guy is growing on me, his position allowed space to open up once again for khedira.

Mandzukic should never start over him again

 

[Jem83]

Love his positioning / off-the-ball movement

Shame he didn't get a chance at goal, but he does so well running into space. Should start against Sassuolo at JS

 

[pavelnel]

He did decent as a sub but imo 3-5-2 is not suitable formation for him. Especially with Dybala playing so far away from him it is more like 3-6-1. Too defensive and rigid to create any chances.
He needs to slim down even more though but I am optimistic he will deliver.

 

[Amer]

He's still in bad condition and probaby wont start for us until October.

 

[K.O.]

Again, he's still levels above a fully-fit Mandzukic. No point in benching him.

 

[Salvo]

He did decent as a sub but imo 3-5-2 is not suitable formation for him. Especially with Dybala playing so far away from him it is more like 3-6-1. Too defensive and rigid to create any chances.
He needs to slim down even more though but I am optimistic he will deliver.

It actually works well because he attacks the space far better than Mandzukic. Stretches the defence.

 

[pavelnel]

Again, he's still levels above a fully-fit Mandzukic. No point in benching him.

Again, this is Allegri -great coach but stubborn as hell as he prefers solidity over creativity anytime.

 

[Vlad]

Phisically he isnt there yet, thats why he comes off the bench. Didnt like him today.

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He's still in bad condition and probaby wont start for us until October.

Looks terrible out there. Wtf happened?! Needs to work harder to regain his previous levels.

 

[GordoDeCentral]

Smart runs but physically he needs a lot of wor, doesn't deserve to start yet

 

[PedroFlu]

He still looks like a retired player.

 

[Jem83]

Looks terrible out there. Wtf happened?! Needs to work harder to regain his previous levels.

He's not in top condition yet, this is true. But "terrible" ?

He had several great runs and passed the ball well. His passes reached the target every single time.

I know he's been brought here to score goals, though, but there were many tired legs on the pitch when he came on and we weren't creating much.

 

[Vlad]

Those great runs amounted t nothing when he was easily dispossesed. Phisically he looks terrible.

 

[Amer]

Phisically he isnt there yet, thats why he comes off the bench. Didnt like him today.

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Looks terrible out there. Wtf happened?! Needs to work harder to regain his previous levels.

Yup. I'm really surprised how he managed to fuck up so badly this summer after such a monster season.

 

[JCK]

Is he busy in international football?

 

[Vlad]

And he looked more tired than players that had full 90 minutes today.

 

[Jem83]

Those great runs amounted t nothing when he was easily dispossesed. Phisically he looks terrible.

Fair enough, but that off the ball movement of his is a huge part of what makes him so great, so it was just so nice to see how easily he does that. That sort of positioning and those sort of runs are are guarantee that he will get many chances during the season, and that's a wonderful thing because he will put away most of them.

 

[baggio]

Looks like he's finding his rhythm in training.

 

[Martin]

down to 50%, not good