[Serie A] JUVENTUS 1-1 Cagliari (15-Jan-2012) (5 Viewers)
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wow what a frustrating game. we now officially have the best defence in serie a and broke our own starting record of undefeated matches and still it feels like the worst day of the season 
funny thing (again) though: ~9 of our 14 used players today have been shit and still all the hate goes to bonucci (who deserves it) and pepe who created our only goal brilliantly and set up vidal perfectly for a second ^^. and no, i don´t think he played well at all but he was by far not our worst player on the pitch (not even after bonucci).
de ceglie played well and deserves to start.
let´s pray quag will be back soon.
funny thing (again) though: ~9 of our 14 used players today have been shit and still all the hate goes to bonucci (who deserves it) and pepe who created our only goal brilliantly and set up vidal perfectly for a second ^^. and no, i don´t think he played well at all but he was by far not our worst player on the pitch (not even after bonucci).
de ceglie played well and deserves to start.
let´s pray quag will be back soon.
wow what a frustrating game. we now officially have the best defence in serie a and broke our own starting record of undefeated matches and still it feels like the worst day of the season
funny thing (again) though: ~9 of our 14 used players today have been shit and still all the hate goes to bonucci (who deserves it) and pepe who created our only goal brilliantly and set up vidal perfectly for a second ^^. and no, i don´t think he played well at all but was by far not our worst player on the pitch (not even after bonucci).
de ceglie played well and deserves to start.
let´s pray quag will be back soon.
funny thing (again) though: ~9 of our 14 used players today have been shit and still all the hate goes to bonucci (who deserves it) and pepe who created our only goal brilliantly and set up vidal perfectly for a second ^^. and no, i don´t think he played well at all but was by far not our worst player on the pitch (not even after bonucci).
de ceglie played well and deserves to start.
let´s pray quag will be back soon.
I noticed the problem in the Lecce game of Juventus being sucked into allowing the opposition to play their regular game, and for a large quantity of that match it felt like Cagliari were doing what they needed to do. I suppose with the number of 1 goal wins we've had this season, the team felt comfortable in allowing the game to progress after scoring early. Something needs to happen to make the team realise that once we've scored a goal, there needs to be pressure to score another.
Looking at the contrast to the beginning of the season, Juventus definitely have stopped with the possession dominating football which was attempted for 90 minutes a game, despite Cagliari playing well. The passing which occurred in midfield has gradually become more hasty and often Pirlo (dictator) is playing the early ball instead of waiting for a different player to try and open up space. Only towards the end of the game did we really begin to put bodies into the opposition half and look for movement over one special piece of fluid play (which was our goal). Everything has become more chaotic and less controlled in our starting XI.
I felt Juventus didn't use De Ceglie enough today, or enough width in general. De Ceglie was our best crosser out there and put in 2 or 3 crosses during the entire match (all of them being accurate). Most of the play was focused in and around the D of the penalty area, looking for one-two to get in behind. It became predictable, and their extra CB (Ariaudo) was an obvious player to stop that danger.
I agree with anyone saying that Juventus should look to dominate the game more. There seems to be arrogance within the team in thinking that they're more untouchable than they actually are because of the hard work which has already gone into putting the club in the good position it is already in. It would be worth making a change in the starting XI for the next match to keep everyone on their toes, Del Piero had a good 25 minutes which was a lot more lively than what Matri and Pepe did, their places should be in danger.
Looking at the contrast to the beginning of the season, Juventus definitely have stopped with the possession dominating football which was attempted for 90 minutes a game, despite Cagliari playing well. The passing which occurred in midfield has gradually become more hasty and often Pirlo (dictator) is playing the early ball instead of waiting for a different player to try and open up space. Only towards the end of the game did we really begin to put bodies into the opposition half and look for movement over one special piece of fluid play (which was our goal). Everything has become more chaotic and less controlled in our starting XI.
I felt Juventus didn't use De Ceglie enough today, or enough width in general. De Ceglie was our best crosser out there and put in 2 or 3 crosses during the entire match (all of them being accurate). Most of the play was focused in and around the D of the penalty area, looking for one-two to get in behind. It became predictable, and their extra CB (Ariaudo) was an obvious player to stop that danger.
I agree with anyone saying that Juventus should look to dominate the game more. There seems to be arrogance within the team in thinking that they're more untouchable than they actually are because of the hard work which has already gone into putting the club in the good position it is already in. It would be worth making a change in the starting XI for the next match to keep everyone on their toes, Del Piero had a good 25 minutes which was a lot more lively than what Matri and Pepe did, their places should be in danger.