[Serie A] Juventus 1-2 Catania, Dec 20th, 2009 (35 Viewers)
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Actually we did not. But even if we did, we should not play with it.
The only way we can play with one striker is to play with 5 in the midfield, aka 4-2-3-1 AND the only way we can play with this formation is to start Giovinco, Diego and Camoranesi in every single game (which is not logical). And now since Camoranesi is injured it becomes IMPOSSIBLE to play 4-2-3-1 because Del Piero will be totally ineffective playing on the sides of the midfield with defensive responsibilities and same goes to Diego.
Trezeguet should start with either giovinco or Del Piero next to him. And if it is Del Piero then Giovinco should play behind them and Diego to be rested. 4-3-1-2 is a very balanced formation that OUR SQUAD was built around it. Lets just stick to it till the players know how to play with it at least before changing the formation on them.
The only way we can play with one striker is to play with 5 in the midfield, aka 4-2-3-1 AND the only way we can play with this formation is to start Giovinco, Diego and Camoranesi in every single game (which is not logical). And now since Camoranesi is injured it becomes IMPOSSIBLE to play 4-2-3-1 because Del Piero will be totally ineffective playing on the sides of the midfield with defensive responsibilities and same goes to Diego.
Trezeguet should start with either giovinco or Del Piero next to him. And if it is Del Piero then Giovinco should play behind them and Diego to be rested. 4-3-1-2 is a very balanced formation that OUR SQUAD was built around it. Lets just stick to it till the players know how to play with it at least before changing the formation on them.
We didn't? IMO we did, those 3 games were very enjoyable to watch and we scored plenty of goals. We looked good for a brief moment in time.
Like I said, the current situation is reason for Ferrara not to go back to it, that's assuming he'd even consider it with everyone fit. Giovinco would play on the left, Diego in the middle and Rossi/Esposito on the right. Trez being our striker, e voila, the 4-2-3-1 is born. It's really not impossible, just highly unlikely at this point.
Del Piero wouldn't be able to play in a 4-2-3-1, but Diego would be alot better, as he'd have more support next to him, we've seen that in those games. He needs players around him to function, to spread play. It was a joy to watch him link up with Camo and Gio when they teamed up behind a striker.
I'm not saying we should just swap and stick to the 4-2-3-1, benching Del Piero for the rest of the season, but I don't see why we can't atleast try it out in a moment in which we struggle through every single minute of every game.
I agree that in a 4-3-1-2 Trez should be our main striker, with either Del Piero or Giovinco next to him, but I don't like the idea of Giovinco behind the strikers. I didn't like it when we tried him in that position before, also because he lacks some physical strength. If teams manage to completely cancel out Diego in that position, they will be able to do so with Gio.
Just my 2 cents
We didn't? IMO we did, those 3 games were very enjoyable to watch and we scored plenty of goals. We looked good for a brief moment in time.
Like I said, the current situation is reason for Ferrara not to go back to it, that's assuming he'd even consider it with everyone fit. Giovinco would play on the left, Diego in the middle and Rossi/Esposito on the right. Trez being our striker, e voila, the 4-2-3-1 is born. It's really not impossible, just highly unlikely at this point.
Del Piero wouldn't be able to play in a 4-2-3-1, but Diego would be alot better, as he'd have more support next to him, we've seen that in those games. He needs players around him to function, to spread play. It was a joy to watch him link up with Camo and Gio when they teamed up behind a striker.
I'm not saying we should just swap and stick to the 4-2-3-1, benching Del Piero for the rest of the season, but I don't see why we can't atleast try it out in a moment in which we struggle through every single minute of every game.
I agree that in a 4-3-1-2 Trez should be our main striker, with either Del Piero or Giovinco next to him, but I don't like the idea of Giovinco behind the strikers. I didn't like it when we tried him in that position before, also because he lacks some physical strength. If teams manage to completely cancel out Diego in that position, they will be able to do so with Gio.
Just my 2 cents
Like I said, the current situation is reason for Ferrara not to go back to it, that's assuming he'd even consider it with everyone fit. Giovinco would play on the left, Diego in the middle and Rossi/Esposito on the right. Trez being our striker, e voila, the 4-2-3-1 is born. It's really not impossible, just highly unlikely at this point.
Del Piero wouldn't be able to play in a 4-2-3-1, but Diego would be alot better, as he'd have more support next to him, we've seen that in those games. He needs players around him to function, to spread play. It was a joy to watch him link up with Camo and Gio when they teamed up behind a striker.
I'm not saying we should just swap and stick to the 4-2-3-1, benching Del Piero for the rest of the season, but I don't see why we can't atleast try it out in a moment in which we struggle through every single minute of every game.
I agree that in a 4-3-1-2 Trez should be our main striker, with either Del Piero or Giovinco next to him, but I don't like the idea of Giovinco behind the strikers. I didn't like it when we tried him in that position before, also because he lacks some physical strength. If teams manage to completely cancel out Diego in that position, they will be able to do so with Gio.
Just my 2 cents
More over, with 4-2-3-1 you are saying Del Piero will never play in his position. Call me a biased, but Del Piero is one of our strongest assets in the squad and you just want to leave him out? Maybe he is off form because he hasn't played for such a long time, but still, once he's back he is our best player.
Its worrying that we have had only 5 clean sheets in 16 league games so far. Hopefully Manninger will solve this like he did last season. Our defense seems to go to sleep when Buffon is in goal, expecting him to save their asses all the time. When Manninger is in goal, they seem to be a little bit more careful.