Massimiliano Allegri (229 Viewers)
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Our passing is super predictable and we have zero off the ball movement. We are probably the easiest top team to defend against.
I don’t mind us being defensive, as long as we can actually break down teams the onus is on us.
As it stands right now, we are doomed if we go behind in any Champions League game. I have zero faith in this team to make a comeback against any good side.
Lastly, Dybala can’t come back soon enough. He is the heart and soul of our attack.
I don’t mind us being defensive, as long as we can actually break down teams the onus is on us.
As it stands right now, we are doomed if we go behind in any Champions League game. I have zero faith in this team to make a comeback against any good side.
Lastly, Dybala can’t come back soon enough. He is the heart and soul of our attack.
To be fair to Max, part of the reason why our attack is so bad right now is because of Higuain. He is a black hole where all our attacks come to die. I suppose it’s very difficult to drop a player you paid €90 million for.
Against Tottenham we need to play a front three of Costa-Mandz-Berna. We are more dynamic when we don’t play Higuain and Mandzukic together. Unfortunately, Max is probably too loyal to drop Higuain.
Against Tottenham we need to play a front three of Costa-Mandz-Berna. We are more dynamic when we don’t play Higuain and Mandzukic together. Unfortunately, Max is probably too loyal to drop Higuain.
Dybala offers us individual efforts that become game changing moments...we rely on this cuz we have no fucking idea on how to attack. Allegri is to blame for this. We can blame the players but no one can deny our tactics dont offer our very good group of forwards what they need to perform. Some state we need dybala back urgently yet his form has been average.
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Reality is he wont play costa and berna with a CF. He will sacrifice creativity for solidarity which in turn will make our attack lackluster and we will struggle to score.
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Reality is he wont play costa and berna with a CF. He will sacrifice creativity for solidarity which in turn will make our attack lackluster and we will struggle to score.
Correct me if i am wrong, but wasnt Allegri the coach at the beggining of this season when Dybala was scroring hat-tricks and Higuain doppietas? As far as i recall we had a minimum 3 goals per game ratio at some point this season...
Not saying Allegri is fault free but atm there are crucial players that we missing while some crucial healthy ones are more or less underperforming.
Not saying Allegri is fault free but atm there are crucial players that we missing while some crucial healthy ones are more or less underperforming.
When you look at the goals Dybala was scoring at the start of the season, very few of them were straight forward goals (maybe 2-3 out of 10). The majority of them were moments of individual brilliance, like long distance shots, free kicks, or solo goals.
For the past 1.5 years, Allegri's entire attacking plan has been "give the ball to Paulo and hope he does something".
I'm worried about the game against Tottenham. If Dybala isn't fit by then, we are going to struggle severely to create anything.
For the past 1.5 years, Allegri's entire attacking plan has been "give the ball to Paulo and hope he does something".
I'm worried about the game against Tottenham. If Dybala isn't fit by then, we are going to struggle severely to create anything.
I can agree with you when is due but in this case again you are only partially right, rather overreacting about Allegri's atacking plan, is not as poor as some here claim it to be, tho what i can agree with is that it is reliant on individual brilliance just that is not solely on Dybala, you can have the most capable of atacks upfront but when you lack proper distribution from midfield things get tricky, there are many reasons why the team did not gel yet upfront so i'd rather look at the big picture in which it's a fact and not just assumptions that we are constantly changing players and obviously lacking any sort of chemistry between midfield and atack. Anyway, there still is time to improve our game and i am confident we certainly will when it really matters!
But than again, tell me how did Real Madrid win 3 of the past 4 Uefa Champions League editions, was it not all about individual brilliance? Or what about 2015 Barcelona, was it not about the perfect chemistry between Iniesta and MSN? Seriously now...
But than again, tell me how did Real Madrid win 3 of the past 4 Uefa Champions League editions, was it not all about individual brilliance? Or what about 2015 Barcelona, was it not about the perfect chemistry between Iniesta and MSN? Seriously now...
To be honest, I don’t particularly rate either Zidane or Luis Enrique that highly as coaches, so I have to say that the past few Champions Leagues have been won thanks to individual brilliance rather than coaching.
The problem is that we don’t have quite as much individual quality as them. That’s why teamwork and having a plan is more important for us than it is for them.
The problem is that we don’t have quite as much individual quality as them. That’s why teamwork and having a plan is more important for us than it is for them.
We created a ton last year once Higuain got in shape and in form.
This year, it's in large part because we have Higuain terribly out of form, slow, and unable to play a part in creating those chances/making the last move. Against Chievo for example, there were 4 instances where he received the ball in or around the box with time and space, which should have made for very good chances, and he took too many touches, or poor touches, and allowed himself to be closed down, or blocked, and lost the ball. Three of these "should be chances" were on perfect balls from Pjanic.
When your striker plays that poorly, and he's supposed to be the focal point of your attack, moves that should make chances instead fail and look like half-chances.
This year, it's in large part because we have Higuain terribly out of form, slow, and unable to play a part in creating those chances/making the last move. Against Chievo for example, there were 4 instances where he received the ball in or around the box with time and space, which should have made for very good chances, and he took too many touches, or poor touches, and allowed himself to be closed down, or blocked, and lost the ball. Three of these "should be chances" were on perfect balls from Pjanic.
When your striker plays that poorly, and he's supposed to be the focal point of your attack, moves that should make chances instead fail and look like half-chances.
I just don't see it sorry, I remember our goals coming from almost nothing at times and never seeing our players get into 1 on 1 chances against the goalkeeper
Higuain was quite clinical with his finishing scoring a lot of half chances from what I remember anyway
We seemed to have good pace down the flanks thank to Dani Alves and he is sorely missed here in my opinion
Higuain was quite clinical with his finishing scoring a lot of half chances from what I remember anyway
We seemed to have good pace down the flanks thank to Dani Alves and he is sorely missed here in my opinion
You clearly hardly watched us last season.
80-90% of Higgy's goals last seasons were fantastic chances created by other players.
He's not getting into positions to capitalize this year and is far too slow and poor on and off the ball right now.
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Higgy was 1v1 with the keeper all the time last year, or tapping in multiple crosses or pullbacks. That video shows it.
80-90% of Higgy's goals last seasons were fantastic chances created by other players.
He's not getting into positions to capitalize this year and is far too slow and poor on and off the ball right now.
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Higgy was 1v1 with the keeper all the time last year, or tapping in multiple crosses or pullbacks. That video shows it.