[Serie A] JUVENTUS 0-1 Udinese (August 23rd, 2015) (1 Viewer)

[JuveJay]

Early season game + one of those bs games where things don't break well for us rolled into one.

As I said already, and as Red says, a sharp Mandzukic and we win the game.

 

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[frzl]

or a sharp pogba ^^. that´s the wasted chance that bothered me the most. even more than the mandzukic tap-in.

 

[s4tch]

or a sharp anybody instead of padoin, who was out of position for most of the game

 

[Red]

or a sharp pogba ^^. that´s the wasted chance that bothered me the most. even more than the mandzukic tap-in.

When he tried to beat the defender again instead of shooting?

That was pretty bad.

 

[DUKAC]

You're making things up now. I clearly didn't say that

I find your dismissive attitude a little pathetic. The concept of a striker being a fantastic finisher, but a poor footballer in general isn't as asinine as you make it seem.

For example. As fantastic a striker as Inzagi was I don't think a team could win a competitive league with a striker like him nowadays. I think football has moved on.

All I was trying to say is that sometimes a striker that scores less would increase the total output of a side vs someone who scores more. Not an outlandish claim. Yet some people can't get past this simplistic notion that, "he's a striker, all he has do is score goals"

You are right.

 

[Red]

You're making things up now. I clearly didn't say that

I find your dismissive attitude a little pathetic. The concept of a striker being a fantastic finisher, but a poor footballer in general isn't as asinine as you make it seem.

For example. As fantastic a striker as Inzagi was I don't think a team could win a competitive league with a striker like him nowadays. I think football has moved on.

All I was trying to say is that sometimes a striker that scores less would increase the total output of a side vs someone who scores more. Not an outlandish claim. Yet some people can't get past this simplistic notion that, "he's a striker, all he has do is score goals"

You need a team strong enough to be able to effectively play most of a game with just ten players in order to carry a poacher in the hope he gets goals.

But a poacher is still a perfectly legitimate, viable option in football just now.

But this debate isn't relevant to Juve because none of Juve's strikers is a pure poacher who won't contribute to a team more generally.

 

[Zacheryah]

Are there actually Inzaghi quality poachers left ?

 

[Red]

Are there actually Inzaghi quality poachers left ?

No.

 

[Zacheryah]

Last one i recall beeing close to that was Diego Milito

 

[Red]

Last one i recall beeing close to that was Diego Milito

Always regarded him as a reasonably well-round No. 9, rather than a poacher.

Sure, he knew how to position himself in the box, but I wouldn't compare him to guys like Inzaghi and Trezeguet.

 

[Zacheryah]

True, more involved. Equally effective tho. Especially when it counts.


Scoring 1 in 2 games for over 10 years, most of those played at crappy teams is hugely impressive imo

 

[Red]

Adam Rooney is the guy you're after.

28 goals last season (5 penalties).

15 of the goals came from inside the six-yard box.

Up to 40 goals in 75 appearance for us now.

There are a lot of good poachers as you go down the levels, but they are sadly absent at the top.

Javier Hernandez was the last one I saw the potential in to become very good, but he hasn't developed.

 

[Linebreak]

It was a $#@! performance. We looked disjointed and clueless. We didn't really create any clear cut chances, and the team lacked cohesion, charisma, and personality out there. However, Udinese didn't do $#@! either and scored with their first attempt on target. Lichtsteiner was just trailing his marker and ball watching. Pathetic. Pogba was nonexistent, and we just looked pretty bad out there.

It pisses me off that we lost our home Serie A record (first loss at home since January 2013; only Inter (the $#@!s) and Samp have beaten us at home since we relocated), and for the 1st time ever lost an opening Serie A game when playing on home turf. It is pretty depressing, but you don't lose the league in week 1, so no need to panic. Once the team starts to gel, we get our injured guys back, and get that $#@!ing TQ/AM, we will be fine. It is still our title to lose, and none of the "title challengers" have shown enough thus far to suggest they can dethrone us.

He has a habit of this at times. Ronaldo goal for example.

 

[AFL_ITALIA]

I still don't get why Allegri didn't start Dybala, especially when missing so many starters.

He has a habit of this at times. Ronaldo goal for example.

Didn't he also do it in the World Cup against Argentina? I don't really remember.

 

[Marc]

In my opinion we lacked the final touch. Poor finishing, to be more exact. Creativity obviously dropped since both Pirlo and Vidal are gone. Pogba is a great individual but not a leader [well not yet, at least]. I believe we will improve, especially when the injured players recover. By the way, Dybala should be a starter because Coman can't score a goal if his life depended on it.

 

[delpiero4life]

Match analysis discussed on the podcast: https://soundcloud.com/juventusclubsydney/episode-2-juventus-club-sydney-podcast