[Serie A] JUVENTUS 2-1 Fiorentina (25-Oct-2011) (8 Viewers)
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By the way I dont understand why you say Pepe is playing bad when he actually wasnt bad at all
The only thing bad was the finishing thing if you take his 1 on 1 chance or if you take Matri`s pass where Pepe missed the ball
In terms of creating and defending he was quite good actually and this is coming from someone who think Pepe is only good for his workrate
The only thing bad was the finishing thing if you take his 1 on 1 chance or if you take Matri`s pass where Pepe missed the ball
In terms of creating and defending he was quite good actually and this is coming from someone who think Pepe is only good for his workrate
The substitutes are obviously going to be criticised, so here’s how I see it. Fiorentina started off without a real centre forward, with Jovetic as the spearhead and Cerci/Vargas supporting. Towards the end of the second half they were a lot more attacking, looking something like this:
Jovetic-Ljajic
Silva-Gilardino
Two centre forwards and two creative players. A lot more attacking to try and grab a point, and the number of passes played into the box from deep would have increased, with an attacking midfielder hoping to get on the end of any loose balls. They were sending up Munari as well. Having three centre backs would have given better cover for that, so Conte went for a 5-4-1. Pazienza for Vidal was obvious, the latter had been running around all game. Estigarribia for Vucinic for obvious reasons as well.
Onto the rest of the game, we cannot go the whole season with that sort of first half performance. Even if it was dominant, it should be labelled wasteful, with the amount of missed opportunities Juventus had to seal the game off. Fiorentina shouldn't have been in such a strong position to grab points in the second half, Vucinic and Pepe needed to be more clinical. It was actually a big reminder of the Genoa game, not being able to capitalise on leading the game by a goal.
Best players were Matri and Barzagli.
Jovetic-Ljajic
Silva-Gilardino
Two centre forwards and two creative players. A lot more attacking to try and grab a point, and the number of passes played into the box from deep would have increased, with an attacking midfielder hoping to get on the end of any loose balls. They were sending up Munari as well. Having three centre backs would have given better cover for that, so Conte went for a 5-4-1. Pazienza for Vidal was obvious, the latter had been running around all game. Estigarribia for Vucinic for obvious reasons as well.
Onto the rest of the game, we cannot go the whole season with that sort of first half performance. Even if it was dominant, it should be labelled wasteful, with the amount of missed opportunities Juventus had to seal the game off. Fiorentina shouldn't have been in such a strong position to grab points in the second half, Vucinic and Pepe needed to be more clinical. It was actually a big reminder of the Genoa game, not being able to capitalise on leading the game by a goal.
Best players were Matri and Barzagli.