Leonardo Bonucci (89 Viewers)
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After all that unjustified criticism he's had lately, no-one pick up on Bonucci's really bad mistake tonight?
When Ljajic went clean through on goal, Bonucci got himself out of position because when the ball was travelling, he was thinking about sneaking in to pinch it from Ljajic, when he should have just been getting himself goalside and in a position to try and tackle Ljajic.
Thinking about trying to make the interception got him wrong side, though, and Ljajic was too quick for him to have any chance of recovering.
It's the sort of mistake I find far more disturbing than the odd loss of concentration and the kind of thing Bonucci really should know better than by now.
When Ljajic went clean through on goal, Bonucci got himself out of position because when the ball was travelling, he was thinking about sneaking in to pinch it from Ljajic, when he should have just been getting himself goalside and in a position to try and tackle Ljajic.
Thinking about trying to make the interception got him wrong side, though, and Ljajic was too quick for him to have any chance of recovering.
It's the sort of mistake I find far more disturbing than the odd loss of concentration and the kind of thing Bonucci really should know better than by now.
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Chiellini had gone and got tight to a Fiorentina player who had gone short to receive the ball.
You could well argue that Chiellini shouldn't have got dragged out of position, but being aggressive and getting tight is something you can normally do without too much risk when playing three CBs.
I would actually argue, if you were looking at the positions of the other CBs, that Barzagli was too wide at that point (as Lichtsteiner was almost in an orthodox RB position), so he should have been in a position to move across and cover the space in behind.
You could well argue that Chiellini shouldn't have got dragged out of position, but being aggressive and getting tight is something you can normally do without too much risk when playing three CBs.
I would actually argue, if you were looking at the positions of the other CBs, that Barzagli was too wide at that point (as Lichtsteiner was almost in an orthodox RB position), so he should have been in a position to move across and cover the space in behind.