Luca Marrone (23 Viewers)
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He wasn't tested.
Bonucci's positioning is pretty solid. It's his decision making from that position that is a problem.
Wait and see how Marrone does when Juve come up against a team who actually play a CF.
Today the game was really easy with it all in front of him - what a midfielder is accustomed to dealing with. No-one was working to run in behind or bully him or drag him out of position or anything that a CF would try to do.
Bonucci's positioning is pretty solid. It's his decision making from that position that is a problem.
Wait and see how Marrone does when Juve come up against a team who actually play a CF.
Today the game was really easy with it all in front of him - what a midfielder is accustomed to dealing with. No-one was working to run in behind or bully him or drag him out of position or anything that a CF would try to do.
Bonucci got beat a couple times as well, and Marrone (along with Bazagli) were able to keep a smart position for coverage to compensate Bonucci (not that Bonucci had a "disgusting" game as some mention), but regardless Marrone is actually very solid in size as well that helps him.
Sure a CF will make it difficult but I still think his general composure really helps him keep his cool, something Bonucci has lacked a few times. Plus, Marrone has better distribution and smart passes than Bonucci can be guilty of. I will say, perhaps marking & tackling Bonucci is better, but only because I think at times he needs to be with some poor decisions.
Sure a CF will make it difficult but I still think his general composure really helps him keep his cool, something Bonucci has lacked a few times. Plus, Marrone has better distribution and smart passes than Bonucci can be guilty of. I will say, perhaps marking & tackling Bonucci is better, but only because I think at times he needs to be with some poor decisions.
I'm sure Marrone would have been beaten if he'd been playing on the side of the three, because being out there leaves you more vulnerable to being beaten for pace.
Don't get me wrong, Marrone has interesting characteristics and could well become a useful CB (I quite like a midfielder in the middle of a back three - they play more like a sweeper than a third CB), but I see nothing in his performances so far to allow any real judgements to be made.
Don't get me wrong, Marrone has interesting characteristics and could well become a useful CB (I quite like a midfielder in the middle of a back three - they play more like a sweeper than a third CB), but I see nothing in his performances so far to allow any real judgements to be made.
He didn't have to do much defensively, and I suspect Bonucci and Barzagli played it to each other so often because of familiarity. Would take a few games to get settled into a different role like that, but he's probably not going to play there next weekend anyway. I prefer him as a midfielder but it's a nice option to have. It was a good introduction to that role though.
