As the season has progressed:
1 - Our passing has become slower -
2 - We are generally less lively - Some people perhaps!
3 - Our passing has become less creative -
4 - Our mentality has become more defensive - More negative rather than defensive.
My tuppence worth!
Juve scored in the seventh minute and then sat back until Cagliari scored. By then, Cagliari's spirits were raised and Juve had slipped back into their old habit of playing up to the opponent's PK area and then trying to pass the buck rather than try to score. This caused frustration in the ranks, and players started to lose their tempers and argue and b*tch. When this happens to a team, they lose the game & we did. We were lucky Cagliari did not win this match and that our closest rivals lost. Juve should have kept up the pressure and kept trying to score because, in the early part of the match, Cagliari were the team that were showing nerves & they would have cracked, not us!
1. Toni needs to get the players practicing their shooting & honing their skills. They need to practice long range shots ( about 20 metres).
2. Juve players need to stop passing the buck, when they're within range and shoot instead.
3. Juve must adopt a new rule: - "We must not sit back on a 1 or 2 goal lead." The opposition can easily score a couple of goals in a matter of a few minutes.
4. We need to be more positive & develop a goal scoring attitude. When teams are 3-4 goals up, they are less likely to lose their tempers with frustration. Fans like to see their favourite team score, so the fans won't mind the 'extra' goals.