[Serie A] JUVENTUS 2-1 Sassuolo [September 16th, 2018] (1 Viewer)
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I am happy. Wasn't entertaining to watch but we avoided a real potential early season banana skin loss against a streaking and highly confident Sassuolo right before a crucial CL match and our GOAT got two too.
Fucking dumbass Douglas Costa though. I would say make him sit in the Bonucci/ dunce chair next game but it is a crucial CL fixture against difficult team and he is best attacker so he needs to play.
Fucking dumbass Douglas Costa though. I would say make him sit in the Bonucci/ dunce chair next game but it is a crucial CL fixture against difficult team and he is best attacker so he needs to play.
yeah reminded me of days we had a mid of sissoko and poulsen together
. god i wish we could have got pogba in summer.
this mid needs pjanic to play always, instead of khedira in a mid 3. khedira is very average and i find in every game now he occpiies same space ronaldo does, getting in his way.
either play dybala in a deeper role to help build up play and ball retention with cuadrado and costa on flanks and matuidi/can and pjanic or always play pjanic with can and matuidi
. god i wish we could have got pogba in summer.
this mid needs pjanic to play always, instead of khedira in a mid 3. khedira is very average and i find in every game now he occpiies same space ronaldo does, getting in his way.
either play dybala in a deeper role to help build up play and ball retention with cuadrado and costa on flanks and matuidi/can and pjanic or always play pjanic with can and matuidi
That was my first thought too, but as an afterthought I guess Allegri did everything right in this particular game.
Sassuolo's players are physically strong and agressive, so Max had to answer to this with physically and psychologically strong, aggressive miedfield, which, actually, could only be Matuidi + Can + Khedira.
Pjanic would've been not strong enough for such a game, and would've been definitely sent off due to the dirty and provocative style of playing Sassuolo offered on the pitch. Bernardeschi is also way too emotional and always eager to respond to opponent's dirty tricks. Even Bentancur could've been brought in only when the game was already decided, which indeed happened.
So, brilliant work by the coach.
Sassuolo's players are physically strong and agressive, so Max had to answer to this with physically and psychologically strong, aggressive miedfield, which, actually, could only be Matuidi + Can + Khedira.
Pjanic would've been not strong enough for such a game, and would've been definitely sent off due to the dirty and provocative style of playing Sassuolo offered on the pitch. Bernardeschi is also way too emotional and always eager to respond to opponent's dirty tricks. Even Bentancur could've been brought in only when the game was already decided, which indeed happened.
So, brilliant work by the coach.
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