[Serie A] JUVENTUS 1-0 Roma [December 23rd 2017] (5 Viewers)
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The things I thought:
- Allegri said Cuadra might play FB this game. Was never gonna happen vs Roma but mistranslation? Did he mean WB, or can we see Cuadra at RB in the future?
- As for starting XI, Cuadrado sending in crosses to a Mandzukic being marked by Florenzi made sense. Wasn't sure about starting a half-fit player though esp with so many attacking options. Unlike Inter, Roma limited Cuadrado's crossing and doubled up on Mandzukic.
- Lacked a little attacking verve. Roma struggles to score but is very good defensively. With that front 3, Bentancur should've started at RCM. Could've used his technique over Khedira's positioning. But didn't matter in the end in 1st half because we got our goal.
- Cuadra should've stayed on a little longer and then get subbed by Lichtsteiner. Berna made our right flank weaker during our closing stages. Matuidi's injury didn't help defensively.
- Khedira was even worse in this game. Confidence hit rock-bottom.
- Roma for the 1st 70 mins had the same body language as Inter and Napoli. Lacked confidence in themselves. Don't know if it was because they were facing us or because of loss vs Torino & their struggle to score weighing down on them lately. Prolly all of the above. Had nothing to lose in the end & were buoyed by positive subs & directions from EDF & their chances. In comparison, Napoli had given up after 70 mins, at home.
- Voycheck showed his doubters why he was picked. Chiellini & Benatia need to make better decisions with the ball. One-off for Benatia, persisting theme for Chiellini this season.
- Allegri said Cuadra might play FB this game. Was never gonna happen vs Roma but mistranslation? Did he mean WB, or can we see Cuadra at RB in the future?
- As for starting XI, Cuadrado sending in crosses to a Mandzukic being marked by Florenzi made sense. Wasn't sure about starting a half-fit player though esp with so many attacking options. Unlike Inter, Roma limited Cuadrado's crossing and doubled up on Mandzukic.
- Lacked a little attacking verve. Roma struggles to score but is very good defensively. With that front 3, Bentancur should've started at RCM. Could've used his technique over Khedira's positioning. But didn't matter in the end in 1st half because we got our goal.
- Cuadra should've stayed on a little longer and then get subbed by Lichtsteiner. Berna made our right flank weaker during our closing stages. Matuidi's injury didn't help defensively.
- Khedira was even worse in this game. Confidence hit rock-bottom.
- Roma for the 1st 70 mins had the same body language as Inter and Napoli. Lacked confidence in themselves. Don't know if it was because they were facing us or because of loss vs Torino & their struggle to score weighing down on them lately. Prolly all of the above. Had nothing to lose in the end & were buoyed by positive subs & directions from EDF & their chances. In comparison, Napoli had given up after 70 mins, at home.
- Voycheck showed his doubters why he was picked. Chiellini & Benatia need to make better decisions with the ball. One-off for Benatia, persisting theme for Chiellini this season.
It is worrying. But most teams deal with this issue more or less when they miss as many chances as we do today and end up at 1-0 with 10 minutes left. It's probably incredibly frustrating as a player to dominate like that and end up in a nail biter anyways.
I still think this team lacks something in terms of mentality. Probably in part due to the high turnover in transfer windows, and perhaps something to do with Allegri's methods of motivation. Who really knows the reason though.
Our play in the final third/inside the box needs some massive improvement. We could have SO MANY more goals this season.
Think about it, we have more players on our team that have scored (13) than any other team in the league...Higuain should be much more prolific than he is. Also, our counters are really REALLY annoying. Need to work on those.
Chiellini was the one to clear it, Benatia was just quicker and panicked once he saw Giorgio next to him. if he just goes out of the way, Chiellini kick it forward. then the other issue, why is Chiellini coming over if Benatia is the closest to the ball, instead of spreading out and giving him a passing option.
