Massimiliano Allegri (468 Viewers)
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We have proper midfielders. De Zerbi, Juric, Italiano, Gasperini make their midfield play well, with more precise passing and initiative, with worse midfielders. With Locatelli, Fagioli and Rabiot, playing behind Di Maria there is no way to accept that we can't play better in possession. In fact we see it at times during games, usually soon after we concede, that the players play with purpose on the ball.
Keeping possession is also down to the coach. For example, Conte's teams generally don't give the ball away like we do at the moment, and he did it with Parolo, Eder, Giaccherini and De Rossi for the NT.
Keeping possession is also down to the coach. For example, Conte's teams generally don't give the ball away like we do at the moment, and he did it with Parolo, Eder, Giaccherini and De Rossi for the NT.
i'd love to be wrong on that, but allegri's previous teams always had possession around 55-56%, last year we had 52%, this season it's 49%
if next season we'd have possession of around 55% (also sarri, pirlo team numbers) with locatelli, rovella, fagioli and frattesi, i'll be the first to congratulate de zerbi, tudor or whoever our coach will be
if next season we'd have possession of around 55% (also sarri, pirlo team numbers) with locatelli, rovella, fagioli and frattesi, i'll be the first to congratulate de zerbi, tudor or whoever our coach will be
It's not just raw possession numbers. It's not to give the ball away so cheaply.
We can keep possession in a sterile way like it happened some times under Sarri, that's not being smart with the ball either. Or we can have that 49% possession but be purposeful with the ball and attack with it in a smart way, like with Allegri in the past, or with Mourinho and even Simeone.
Milan played against Napoli in CL with less possession as an example of this. Their midfielders and attackers had less of the ball but used it well.
We can keep possession in a sterile way like it happened some times under Sarri, that's not being smart with the ball either. Or we can have that 49% possession but be purposeful with the ball and attack with it in a smart way, like with Allegri in the past, or with Mourinho and even Simeone.
Milan played against Napoli in CL with less possession as an example of this. Their midfielders and attackers had less of the ball but used it well.
of course, numbers just indicate that we are much worse in possession then previously. if it's fully on the coach then everything is fine, once he's out we can start dominating matches again, nothing to worry about
still, i've been saying for years that we need to fix the squad, especially the midfield. i think that sarri had the last juve worthy midfield, in the last 3 years it's been nothing short of underwhelming
but again, if de zerbi or anybody else can make this midfield tick, then it's perfect: we can ignore the midfield during the next mercato, and concentrate on the other priorities. i'd be happy to find out that we have a dominant midfield where the players aren't redundant, versatile enough, strong enough, and effectively complete each other. i just don't see it happening
still, i've been saying for years that we need to fix the squad, especially the midfield. i think that sarri had the last juve worthy midfield, in the last 3 years it's been nothing short of underwhelming
but again, if de zerbi or anybody else can make this midfield tick, then it's perfect: we can ignore the midfield during the next mercato, and concentrate on the other priorities. i'd be happy to find out that we have a dominant midfield where the players aren't redundant, versatile enough, strong enough, and effectively complete each other. i just don't see it happening
I went to the game against Sporting and realized how bad we actually are watching the game from the stands. It's so different from seeing it on the tele.
I don't fault Allegri as much after what I witnessed. Our team just isn't very good at playing football. That's the issue. We have players who have a really hard time controlling a simple pass. And we have even fewer players who are capable of passing the ball accurately. Locatelli was embarrassing to watch with the ball. I've seen elephants with better touch than Vlahovic. Chiesa is capable of wrecking havoc by running, but his touches are horrible.
There's only one player capable of playing quality football, with 1-2 touches, and that is Dí Maria. But since nobody else is capable of it, it usually stops there. He's meant to create everything by himself. And you guys want the team to become more attacking? I'm not sure you understand what that means. Unless you're fine conceding 2-3 goals every game.
I disagree that we need an attacking coach. I want them to be good defensively with quality up top. A team that hardly concedes, and with quality always manages to score. The problem is we don't have much of a quality playing the ball. We have a bit of quality going on the counter. But that's about it. Our quality lies in masculinity and strong defence.
It's actually remarkable that we're technically second. We can barely play football. And that's not all on Allegri.
Allegri sees what he has. And he has to make a team. These players aren't capable of holding onto the ball, or playing football. Yet you guys want him to play attacking football with one player capable of making an accurate pass? Give me a break.
I don't fault Allegri as much after what I witnessed. Our team just isn't very good at playing football. That's the issue. We have players who have a really hard time controlling a simple pass. And we have even fewer players who are capable of passing the ball accurately. Locatelli was embarrassing to watch with the ball. I've seen elephants with better touch than Vlahovic. Chiesa is capable of wrecking havoc by running, but his touches are horrible.
There's only one player capable of playing quality football, with 1-2 touches, and that is Dí Maria. But since nobody else is capable of it, it usually stops there. He's meant to create everything by himself. And you guys want the team to become more attacking? I'm not sure you understand what that means. Unless you're fine conceding 2-3 goals every game.
I disagree that we need an attacking coach. I want them to be good defensively with quality up top. A team that hardly concedes, and with quality always manages to score. The problem is we don't have much of a quality playing the ball. We have a bit of quality going on the counter. But that's about it. Our quality lies in masculinity and strong defence.
It's actually remarkable that we're technically second. We can barely play football. And that's not all on Allegri.
Allegri sees what he has. And he has to make a team. These players aren't capable of holding onto the ball, or playing football. Yet you guys want him to play attacking football with one player capable of making an accurate pass? Give me a break.
buying random players =/= caring
out of those who we signed in the last 3 years di maria and chiesa have the quality to start for juve 2012-19. bremer isn't a downgrade on de ligt, and vlahovic certainly looked like a more consistent player, i can't blame the club for that purchase, the responsibility for his performances is on allegri and dusan himself. rabiot finally has a good season after performing from shit to meh for 3 seasons. most of the others are squad player quality for juve '12-19, and could have signed for roma, inda or tottenham. we won the race to sign locatelli and we signed gatti to piss off cairo, oh wow. and i have nothing against loca or gatti, they perform closer to their potential than many others
anyway, if you think that we're doing fine on the market and our recruitment is juve quality, it's all right. i don't.
out of those who we signed in the last 3 years di maria and chiesa have the quality to start for juve 2012-19. bremer isn't a downgrade on de ligt, and vlahovic certainly looked like a more consistent player, i can't blame the club for that purchase, the responsibility for his performances is on allegri and dusan himself. rabiot finally has a good season after performing from shit to meh for 3 seasons. most of the others are squad player quality for juve '12-19, and could have signed for roma, inda or tottenham. we won the race to sign locatelli and we signed gatti to piss off cairo, oh wow. and i have nothing against loca or gatti, they perform closer to their potential than many others
anyway, if you think that we're doing fine on the market and our recruitment is juve quality, it's all right. i don't.
