Through the years, the amount of ground Vidal covered it very difficult for teams to get at Lichtsteiner.
He's the one I'd highlight as possibly coming under more pressure.
This is about the only response on this entire page that isnt utter garbage.
Its sad how a team as reputed about its incredible organisation and tactical ability, has such tactically inept fans.
Pirlo, was the gaping hole from the midfield right to the central defence. Marchisio there plugs it.
However, we arent fielding wingers. So our fullback on the right side gets doubled up. So the cm on thats side, Vidal, has to compensate and help defend that side. Wich Vidal did very well. Very very well actually, considering his aggressive pressing game, kinda held the opponent fullback deeper in his own half.
With Khedira, you get a replacement thats far less aggressive. So naturally Licht has more focus. However he's quite good defensively when he is tactically well positionned, so Allegri has his work cut out. But the opponent will be able to press the fullback much higher then when Vidal was here, thats pretty clear.
Tomorrow on tuz : how the abscence of Tevez puts more pressure on Buffon.