Moli has not any better defender characteristics, he just blended better in our defense, due to the extensive playing time he had (two season)
If you can remember at the first season, he was extremely bad as a defender too and he still had some very bad days there.
He cant tackle like Criscito and his tactical awareness is lesser than DC's.
I am confident that if DC is given 2-3 consistent months, as a starter, he will reach the defensive effectiveness of Molinaro!! Because his actually has a footbalistic talent and can build from there, unlike Moli...
We should do that this season and we should know by now if DC is good enough for a team like Juve or not. IMO, right now we cannot tell that.
It is normal for a player who is called once/month, not to fit in like a player who is playing for two seasons. And it is normal for a player who has the ability to come forward, to be accused of letting spaces in the back.
But DC, apart from the time that he didnt forbid to score while being in the proximity of a forward, right in front of the PK dot, where our CBs should have been. Has never done a fatal "mistake" either! He has been accused for mistakes he didnt make and also held responsible for the limited time CR didnt give him.
Like he ever had fair chances to prove him self and get the opportunities Moli had...
In the mean time, when was the last time that Molinaro prevented a goal from happening?? I remind you here that most of the goals we conceded came from our left flanks passes/crosses/penetration.
Where was Moli then?? Moli has synced his runs with the team this year and he was running down the flanks as we attacked
(last year he did quite the opposite, he was attacking when we defending and defending when we were attacking) thats one of the reasons of his "improvement". But by doing that, we were still vulnerable in counterattacks.
I believe that the defensive solidarity that Moli supposedly offers is just an illusion.
Created by our familiarity with him!