Was very disappointed at the lack of change at HT, could have been a different game if Pjanic and Sandro came on then. Especially Pjanic, it was painfully obvious that we needed his presence or nothing was going to happen.
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Was very disappointed at the lack of change at HT, could have been a different game if Pjanic and Sandro came on then. Especially Pjanic, it was painfully obvious that we needed his presence or nothing was going to happen.Buy on AliExpress.com
Picture Bayern in our place and you'll see the difference. The difference is not in the individual qualities of each player its in the team's character. We dont have the arrogance of a top team. We have no fear factor. We grind out results as if we are ATM (only we dont do it as consistently as they have been doing it), when we should be more like Bayern. I am not over rating the squad. Allegri benched Pjanic by choice. And had he started we probably would have won (but still not in bayern like fashion) Bayern just destroyed a team starting with the likes of Kimmich and Bernat btw and were doing so last season too without Robbery.
FFS Our coach complains about the media setting high expectations for the team. If anything that shows a disconnect between Allegri/players and Marotta. Right before the game Marotta said "Tonight we must prove that we’re good as a matter of fact and not because of the many compliments we have received, We have a big squad and are happy to have an abundance of quality to choose from. The fact the coach can leave such strong players on the bench is a positive".
We have the best defense in Europe. A superb attack that can afford benching Mandzukic, and a very good midfield. Sevilla dont have a single player that can play for us. I seriously hope that we give a strong reaction the next game and start pounding teams properly.
FFS Our coach complains about the media setting high expectations for the team. If anything that shows a disconnect between Allegri/players and Marotta. Right before the game Marotta said "Tonight we must prove that we’re good as a matter of fact and not because of the many compliments we have received, We have a big squad and are happy to have an abundance of quality to choose from. The fact the coach can leave such strong players on the bench is a positive".
We have the best defense in Europe. A superb attack that can afford benching Mandzukic, and a very good midfield. Sevilla dont have a single player that can play for us. I seriously hope that we give a strong reaction the next game and start pounding teams properly.
Drawing at home against Sevilla is bad, but we still have 5 games to make up for it. What worries me the most is our approach to this game. In Allegris head the most important thing is to not conceive. That way we will get a draw as a minimum. We have Higuain and Dybala up front, so there is a good chance that one of them, will create a bit of individual magic, giving us a nice chance of a 1-0 or 2-0 victory.
If we want to become a powerhouse in Europe again, we need to drop this approach. You have to be willing to risk a loss to be a consistent winner. No more playing with 7 or 8 defensive minded players, in a home game in the CHL, against an inferior opponent.
We should go 4-3-3
Alves-BonBon-Barza/Benatia-AS
Khediara-Marchisio/Lemina-Pjanic
Dybala-Higuain_Cuadrado/Pjaca
That team would destroy Sevilla, Lyon and Dynamo. When we come up against Bayern, Real or Barca later on, then we can change to a more defensive approach to counter their strenghts.
Not going to happen though.
If we want to become a powerhouse in Europe again, we need to drop this approach. You have to be willing to risk a loss to be a consistent winner. No more playing with 7 or 8 defensive minded players, in a home game in the CHL, against an inferior opponent.
We should go 4-3-3
Alves-BonBon-Barza/Benatia-AS
Khediara-Marchisio/Lemina-Pjanic
Dybala-Higuain_Cuadrado/Pjaca
That team would destroy Sevilla, Lyon and Dynamo. When we come up against Bayern, Real or Barca later on, then we can change to a more defensive approach to counter their strenghts.
Not going to happen though.
I am picturing Bayern and even they with their superior mentality are only capable of easily defeating shit teams not Sevilla level teams. No one is constantly waltzing into semi-finals like it's nothing in Europe, every season every strong team struggles against some opponents and we should expect the same, we are not an exception. Last night was a tough game, we could've won but were not lucky enough and some of Allegri's choices did not pay off. We will advance to knock out's, but it won't be easy, we're not 10 levels above Seville or Lyon, they can still beat us if they have a great game and we have a bad one.
Aiming, yes. Thing is, press is making it look like we are walking over anything on the way there, as if we were Xavi's Barcelona. That breeds overconfidence in a side who has no european winning pedegree for the past 2 decades, which is very bad .So he adresses it.
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