Unless i'm mistaken he actually played the same role he has now at Parma. I don't know exactly what formation they played, but it was definitely with a 2 striker system (normally with Floccari in front of Giovinco). The problem is that he keeps the ball to long with him and gets pushed away. He seems just to eager to prove himself. It is also these simple things that go wrong, his completed passing percentage was disastrous yesterday. The club and Conte definitely have a lot of faith in him, however, at this moment when he doesn't perform he needs to be benched. I would start Quagliarella instead of Giovinco, who deserves the same long run of games Giovinco got.