Juventus reveals its true form after two consecutive draws? Spalletti brings out Tudor’s sense of déjà vu

Sports Weekly All-Media Special Correspondent in Italy Xiaowu

After Francisco Conceicao was substituted, he sat on the bench and kept expressing his contemptuous dissatisfaction with the gestures commonly used by Italians; Vlahovich next to him acted like a leader in the locker room, comforting him with one hand and holding Conceicao in his arms with the other hand, looking very safe. Just before the game, Conceicao had just accepted an exclusive interview with the media. His humility could still be felt in his words, but when he got to the court, he had a different face. In any case, this is not a scene that should be seen at Juventus.

It is understandable that Conceicao's outburst was due to his competitiveness and his desire to stay on the court and contribute. As he mentioned in the interview, he is a "very competitive person", but players still have to listen to the head coach's orders after all. What's more, his performance on the court is not very convincing. Although the success rate of various statistics is not low, he lacks a threat and always falls into the dilemma of fighting alone. The replacement of Gegrowa later is more active. Even compared with Weah in the same position last season, and even compared with himself last season, there is still a gap. Juventus paid more than 40 million euros for him, which should not be just 1 goal in 8 league games.

This is not the only abnormal phenomenon. When the game progressed to the 94th minute, five minutes of stoppage time was about to come. Juventus got a corner kick. Jeglova stood in front of the ball and was about to take the penalty. The young player Ajiqi suddenly ran over and asked him to take the penalty. Jeglova could only open his hands to express his dissatisfaction. Maybe he boasts that the quality of his free throws is higher than that of Reglova, but the actual situation is no different. Adzic's "showing off" behavior not only failed to achieve his success, but also delayed the team's chances, which is really undesirable. Conceicao and Adzic, two young players who are not senior, collectively caused trouble, indicating that Juventus is still in a disorderly transition period.

Spalletti may be a top hat away from elegance, but Juventus really needs a magician. The perception of this game has returned to the late period of Tudor's coaching. The players' fatigue reappeared. Yildiz encountered at least two double-teams as soon as he got the ball, and his talent was exhausted in long-distance dribbling and passing in non-core areas. A microcosm of the whole game: Yildiz sought cooperation in front of the penalty area. The person responsible for the support was substitute forward David, who had no back-playing attributes. The other teammates stood there waiting for the ball. In the end, they could only make useless passes and feed high scores to Turin defenders.

Spalletti certainly knew where the problem was. After the game, he said this: "We lack the quality and creativity required for this kind of game. The playing space is very narrow. At this time, we have to play logical cooperation and have the kind of paranoid accuracy of 'passing the ball accurately between the two opponents.'" Against. Cremona Juventus did play well, and although Turin coach Baroni was suspended and could not direct the game on the spot, his formation still made Juventus very uncomfortable. The three-back system originally had loopholes in the defense of the ribs. Turin simply let you cross, and the three big men in the middle fought desperately for the first point. The attackers in the Juventus penalty area were helpless.

Juventus is also a bit unlucky. Forget about encountering the explosive Portuguese goalkeeper in the Champions League. Turin goalkeeper Paleaari was originally only the second goalkeeper. If Israel was not injured, he would not be able to get a chance to play. However, it was such a semi-retired goalkeeper who just caught the ball high and blocked the ball. According to normal goal expectations, the final score of this game should be 2 to 1. After being complained by fans for several games, Di Gregorio finally made a great save.

Spalletti's game is more like copying Tudor's system. Cambiasso returns to the left, and McKennie plays a guest role on the right. The two wingers stand parallel and cut inward to the center, but at least the effect is not as good as the serious wing-back combination of Kostic and Cambiasso. Tonight Kostic sat out the whole game again. He is by no means a panacea, but at least his crosses are reliable. Spalletti did not explain the reason in the end.

Spalletti only expressed the possibility of changing to 433. This is the system he made good use of when he won the championship in Naples, but it cannot be implemented in a short period of time. The following national team match day is an opportunity. Fortunately, Juventus has sufficient manpower in the frontcourt, and theoretically a variety of combinations can be arranged. One Champions League and two league games, the magic time is over, and then Spalletti needs to show his real skills.

Juventus lineup (3421): Di Gregorio/Kalulu, Rugani, Kopmeinas/McKennie, Locatelli (86' Adzic), Heffron Thuram, Cambiaso/Francisco Conceição (65' Gerova), Yildiz (84' Openda)/Vlahovich (65' Jonathan David)