Matri did just fine next to Vucinic when he was given some continuity last season. Quag has just not clicked with Gio and that was evident from the get go, despite which you'll notice all his goals have come playing next to Vucinic, and he's scored only one goal less than Gio in the league, with less playing time. I'm not saying this is entirely Gio's fault. It is also the way he is being deployed that is taking the other strikers who have better finishing, out of the game. Gio is a part of the problem, yes.
And before you think I'm being biased to Quag or Matri, please remember I was the one defending Gio when everyone wanted him out after the Chelsea game. My point being, that we have a forward issue, but Gio is not solving that problem. And Conte's own handling of the other forwards isn't helping resolve the issue either.
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I know exactly how you may feel at this point. Everything is not Gio's fault. There are a couple of factors, at we should consider. A) How he is being deployed. B) Conte's handling of the forward situation as a whole. C) Gio's relatability to the other partners on the pitch.
I've said this before, he tries to do too much on his own, and he just doesn't have the build to be a selfish player. I blame him for that, and I'm actually disappointed by that aspect of his game which is coming to the fore, almost glaringly every time he plays.
His dynamism at this point, is unmatched in the forward department, but that's no good if you can't play off your target man, and choose instead to overlap him and creep into the same spaces. Gio is making this mistake and he needs to make better decisions for the team. Much better decisions. We know Conte has a part in this, but if this is the case, we are neither getting the best out of Gio nor are we able to complement the other forwards and optimise their strengths, which despite being less than you'd expect of a Juve level forward, are still important to our team in terms of finishing.
And before you think I'm being biased to Quag or Matri, please remember I was the one defending Gio when everyone wanted him out after the Chelsea game. My point being, that we have a forward issue, but Gio is not solving that problem. And Conte's own handling of the other forwards isn't helping resolve the issue either.
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I know exactly how you may feel at this point. Everything is not Gio's fault. There are a couple of factors, at we should consider. A) How he is being deployed. B) Conte's handling of the forward situation as a whole. C) Gio's relatability to the other partners on the pitch.
I've said this before, he tries to do too much on his own, and he just doesn't have the build to be a selfish player. I blame him for that, and I'm actually disappointed by that aspect of his game which is coming to the fore, almost glaringly every time he plays.
His dynamism at this point, is unmatched in the forward department, but that's no good if you can't play off your target man, and choose instead to overlap him and creep into the same spaces. Gio is making this mistake and he needs to make better decisions for the team. Much better decisions. We know Conte has a part in this, but if this is the case, we are neither getting the best out of Gio nor are we able to complement the other forwards and optimise their strengths, which despite being less than you'd expect of a Juve level forward, are still important to our team in terms of finishing.
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