++ [ originally posted by Desmond ] ++
What i've seen over the last few weeks has confirmed what i've suspected all along.this team bases everything on its defence-in attack we play like a team without a cause.we have no definite aim or purpose in the offense and attempts at the opposition attack are lacklustre,if not half-hearted.
There is no focus in attack.We lack Roma's directness or the two Milanese clubs' potency in offense.The whole attack seems lost at sea every time we venture forward and although we crowd the opposing half with players we don't seem dangerous whatsoever.Indeed Fiorentina,Messina,Bayern,Ajax and a handful of our previous opponents always seem so much more lethal and potent in attack.
Take a look at how Roma play and you'll get what i mean.They rarely have more than four players(as opposed to our 6 or 7) in the vincinty of the box but always look threatening,forever keeping the defenders on their toes and condemning the centrebacks to retreat into sweeper roles,forcing the midfielders to push back as well to help in defense.Inter attack,on the other hand,in small but distinct waves,unfathomable and disruptive to the fixed man-marking set by the opposing coach.You can never tell where the attack will come from,because Martins and Adriano nearly always run back to switch play to the opposing flank,pass to the centre or act as wingers themselves.
What we need is dynamism and a constant yet unpredictable gameplan.What i have seen so far is just neat passing and patient buildup coupled with a lot of luck.All due respect to Don Fabio and the lads,but we've scored more than we deserved.The statistics here are as flattering as they come and our problems will be exposed sooner or later.
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As a co-Juve fan, I would like to share a thought. But feel free to speak up. I am in fact, open to your ideas. Besides, we share a common interest here.
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So would you expect us to play like Inter and be in 7th place?
Or better yet, Roma who are way way down in 15th place?
The only team who would be sane to mention would be Milan who are most balanced to all the teams you mentioned, Desmond.
Sometimes, I don't understand why people complain to our style of play.
After years of being a Juventus fan, I made a realization that this team is dedicated to defense, and I have accepted it and appreciated it. It is how football should be, organized. A true Juventino should know this by now.
I think we are doing pretty well to control the entire area of the pitch. Some of us think like Zeman, who just wants to score. This is a football game, mind you. If you wanted to see a football match such as the North London Derby which ended in a 5-4 score for Arsenal, then it would be ridiculous.
I had just recently read an article about the arrogant Jose Mourinho criticising the game for its disgraceful defending, but he's got a good point.
With a score of 5-4, how disgraceful could the defending be!? A football team is composed of mostly 3 divisions. Excepet the keeper, you have the attackers, the midfielders, and the DEFENDERS. Both managers probably we better off fielding 11-attackers each. Or at least no defenders because they probably seemed invisisble in that game.
And mind you, we have scored in almost, if not every single game we have played. It confuses me that some people talk about us being impotent and uninspired in attack.
Maybe what some of you mean is that some teams, like Milan, Inter, and Roma have FLAIR in attack. They have elegance when they go forward. But what JUVE HAVE IS POTENCTY. Check it in the dictionary. We get the job done, because we get the desired result, or have an effect to our attack.
And how can we be uninspired in attack when he have:
Scored 5 more than Milan, and 4 less goals conceded
Scored Equally as Inter, and conceded a massive 16 less goals
And Scored 4 more than Roma, and 17 goals less conceded
How can you think that we are not playing well when we are way better than these teams?
I watched a Roma game and I agree that they have flair in attack. But look at how open they are at the back, which has allowed them to lose their leads in so many games this season.
We on the other hand, have POTENCY in attack. Again, we have scored in almost every game.
Probable, Cappello is confident that we can score goals, that he concentrates on defense.
Ever heard of the saying that the best offense is a good defense?
Anyway, to wrap this up. I think we are doing mightyly well in all areas of the pitch.
I am happy with how we are playing.
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