Was Zaccardo the team's leader? Come on don't be ignorant. And who is in Juve to replace MvB? Padoin? ( Don't say Pirlo cause they're different)
I know Marchisio has much better potential but this season Nocerino has surpassed his potential while Marchisio has not fulfilled it.
Anyway I have to admire juve as a team, unlike Milan they have a plan for what happens on the pitch and they have bought players according to that plan and play like that.
Milan has bought any player that we could afford, threw them at Allegri and asked for a WC team. I can't detect any vision or foresight in Milan's progress in last two years.
Fulfilling/surpassing potential means nothing, even to yourself, because if it did, you'd never pick Silva ahead of Barzagli as I'm yet to see a player surpassing his potential like he has so far in this season.
Nocerino's potential is very well known to us, Juve fans, and believe me, surpassing that level is not a remarkable achievement. He wouldn't make the Azzurri's starting midfield either because, obviously, Marchisio is the better player.
Juventus' defense and midfield is (arguably) the defense and midfield of the season, it's not easy for other players to find a place there.