After Ale's unfortunate injury that he picked up recently, there certainly seems to be a need to reevaluate our starting line-up and perhaps this may be the perfect time for Gio to show his worth.
Ever since his 15 minute debut in Serie B where he set up Trez for that goal, I vividly remember that virtually all Juve fans fell in love with this kid. Skip forward three years later, and Giovinco is now a substitute for Diego. Before we acquired the services of the Brazilian wonderkid, Giovinco was one of the most impressive players in Sere A with Empoli and we happened to be aching for a creative player of such calibre.
The following year, Giovinco was Nedved's replacement on the left wing. He faired okay in that area, his main problem being his lack of defensive coverage which left an incompetent Molinaro a little too exposed at the back. He was thus used too little and did not receive enough playing time. Many people argued that he was played out of position and Gio's natural position is as a traquerista .
This year, he got what he wished for. After Diego's unfortunate injury, Seba got a good number of starts under his belt as traquerista. However, he did not impress, in fact, some may consider his performances somewhat disappointing.
That's all behind us now and we're faced with a new predicament, attack. Amauri has been completely out of form and I think most people will agree that he needs to hit the bench. IQ has been by far our best striker this season but there are fears that we may be over using him. With Alex out, Amauri out of form, IQ exhausted, who should partner Trez in attack? Will it be an exhausted IQ, a deadbeat Amauri, or an enthusiastic Giovinco? Could this be Giovinco's natural position afterall and consequently a potentially successful carreer at Juventus?
We all have to see what Ferrarra decides. I personally think he will keep Giovinco on the bench as it is uncharacteristic to suddenly alter the formation unless we only have 1 striker available. But who knows?
Ever since his 15 minute debut in Serie B where he set up Trez for that goal, I vividly remember that virtually all Juve fans fell in love with this kid. Skip forward three years later, and Giovinco is now a substitute for Diego. Before we acquired the services of the Brazilian wonderkid, Giovinco was one of the most impressive players in Sere A with Empoli and we happened to be aching for a creative player of such calibre.
The following year, Giovinco was Nedved's replacement on the left wing. He faired okay in that area, his main problem being his lack of defensive coverage which left an incompetent Molinaro a little too exposed at the back. He was thus used too little and did not receive enough playing time. Many people argued that he was played out of position and Gio's natural position is as a traquerista .
This year, he got what he wished for. After Diego's unfortunate injury, Seba got a good number of starts under his belt as traquerista. However, he did not impress, in fact, some may consider his performances somewhat disappointing.
That's all behind us now and we're faced with a new predicament, attack. Amauri has been completely out of form and I think most people will agree that he needs to hit the bench. IQ has been by far our best striker this season but there are fears that we may be over using him. With Alex out, Amauri out of form, IQ exhausted, who should partner Trez in attack? Will it be an exhausted IQ, a deadbeat Amauri, or an enthusiastic Giovinco? Could this be Giovinco's natural position afterall and consequently a potentially successful carreer at Juventus?
We all have to see what Ferrarra decides. I personally think he will keep Giovinco on the bench as it is uncharacteristic to suddenly alter the formation unless we only have 1 striker available. But who knows?
