I don't know if it was Conte's instructions or what, but Krasic and Lichtsteiner worked things very poorly.
Krasic kept moving inside to create space for Lichtsteiner to put in a poor cross.
Would have been better if Lichtsteiner had driven slightly infield and given the ball to Krasic on the touchline - with Krasic then able to try to beat Zambrotta or put in a better cross than Lichtsteiner ever threatened to do.
The run Krasic made inside happened so often, though, that I would tend to think it's what Conte wanted him to do.
Krasic almost always burst into life in the second half when the opponent get tired. He has excellent stamina, but we have to accept that he's one dimensional.
Krasic's problem isn't simply that he's one dimensional, it's also he seems to be completely tactically unaware. On how many occasions did Licht burst forward and Krasic would not know how to position himself and completely stifle the attack as a result
Call Man City, they'll buy him for 50 million in January.
Then sign Robben.
Jokes aside, though, I'd love to see Krasic pick up his form, but how long is it gonna take? His entire 2011 has been average at best. And now I'm being quite generous..
Krasic's problem isn't simply that he's one dimensional, it's also he seems to be completely tactically unaware. On how many occasions did Licht burst forward and Krasic would not know how to position himself and completely stifle the attack as a result
Not going to write him of just yet considering he hasn't played very much at all and we're only 5 games into the season anyway. If Conte asked him to play inside I wouldn't be surprised seeing as he's much more unpredictable and dangerous there but Zambrotta would have never been able to keep up with him.
I don't know if it was Conte's instructions or what, but Krasic and Lichtsteiner worked things very poorly.
Krasic kept moving inside to create space for Lichtsteiner to put in a poor cross.
Would have been better if Lichtsteiner had driven slightly infield and given the ball to Krasic on the touchline - with Krasic then able to try to beat Zambrotta or put in a better cross than Lichtsteiner ever threatened to do.
The run Krasic made inside happened so often, though, that I would tend to think it's what Conte wanted him to do.
Noticed that as well. Happened almost everytime. I hope they were just instructions from Conte and not Krasic being tactially confused and making the wrong decisions.
A friend of mine is a big fan of the Premiere League and he tells me that rumours say that many clubs in the EPL are jealous because they don't have Krasic.
Conte: "I replaced Krasic in the 60th min because he picked up a knock, He worked for the team & adapted to defending more than he's used to. It's inevitable it'll take time to get that potential out of him."