Derby della Mole; Desperate Toro v. Desperate Juventus
By: alessio | March 6th, 2009Both sides come into this fiercely contested derby with different ambitions; a win for Torino could push them further away from the drop zone, whereas a win for Juventus could quite possibly cut Inter´s lead to 4 points. Full preview after the jump.
Derby history from Juventus.com:
Towards the derby: interesting facts
The derby della Mole is always a moment which is long awaited by the Turin supporters of both teams. In view of the match scheduled for Saturday night let us discover a few interesting facts.
The biggest victory for the bianconeri
This dates back to the 20th of April 1952, when Juvenus beat Torino 6-0 with two goals each by Boniperti and John Hansen. The other scorers were Karl Hansen and Vivolo.The most awaited victory
25th March 1979: after a series of negative results which lasted for 10 derbies the bianconeri managed to win 1-0 with the match winner scored by Cabrini.The first Juventus goal
It was scored by Ernesto Borel. It was the 30th January 1907 and the derby was one by Torino (2-1). Speaking of round figures the 100th goal was scored by John Hansen in the derby won 5-1 and played on the 25th March 1951. The 200th goal was scored by Tricella during the derby won 2-1 on the 1st of May 1988.
The Juventus top-scorer
Giampiero Boniperti is the Juventus player to have scored most goals in the derby with 13 goals, followed by John Hansen with 9, Borel II with 8 and Platini with 7.Platini always left his mark
Ten derbies and 7 goals. This is the goal-scoring rate of Le Roi in the stracittadina. The best of his performances dates back to the 26th February 1984 (Juventus-Torino 2-1): the granata went ahead on the 55th minute with Selvaggi. Michel first equalised with a header following a cross by Vignola (66th) and then put the bianconeri ahead from a splendid free-kick.Great comeback on the 7th March 1982
The rain was pouring down for most of the match which was rich in emotions and incredible changes. Torino opened the score and scored a second but Juventus did not give up, equalized , turned round the result and won with an amazing 4-2 thanks to two goals by Scirea and goals by Tardelli and Brady.
Torino e´bianconero!
Recent form:
Juventus- Mixed: We´re not in Championship-winning form, but neither is Inter or Milan. Juve have been struggling recently in Serie A, though picking up the points. In the last two weeks the team suffered two 1-goal defeats in the Coppas (1-0 Chelsea, 1-2 Lazio) while disappointing, both ties are certainly still open. If you want to know why Alex Ferguson´s ManUre is so laden with silverware, you only have to look at their March form. This is the crucial time, and we need our team to start going on a positive run. A win against the Toro could spark it.
Torino- Poor, but improved: Pre-season I picked this team to finish comfortably in midtable. The team has a solid defense/keeper (they conceded less than Genoa, Napoli, Atalanta, and Udinese last season) yet struggled to score. With the addition of journeyman striker Nicola Amoruso alongside Rolando Bianchi (with Rosina in support) I was sure they would avoid relegation without any Uefa ambitions. I was wrong. Their offense has improved marginally, but their defense has leaked far more goals than last season. The team was struggling in the relegation zone, but 2009 has been relatively positive. The team has gone unbeaten in 7 (although true to Toro form, only 1 was a win) and is starting to claw itself out of the drop.
Pavel´s last derby?
Formations:
Juventus- 4-4-2, baby. With Chelski on the horizon, Ranieri might choose to rotate a bit, as he did against Palermo. Injured for the match are Legrottaglie (suspended anyways), Grygera, Camoranesi, De Ceglie, Zanetti, and of course, our favorite, Andrade. Knezevic (please don´t play) and Zebina make their 1st-team return after lengthy injury absences. As Ranieri doesn´t favor either anyways, don´t expect to see them on the pitch. Ariaudo has been called up. He´s got a tricky situation in defense. Marchisio will likely represent the Torino-homegrown faction, as Giovinco will probably start on the bench again.
Predicted lineup: Buffon; Salihamidzic, Mellberg, Chiellini, Molinaro; Marchionni, Sissoko, Marchisio, Nedved; Del Piero, _______
That blank spot is because Trez could definitely get the nod, he´s looked dangerous in the short time he´s been back from injury whereas Amauri has been struggling up front a bit.
Torino- 4-4-1-1, according to most reports. The Torino Offside is kind of like the team´s form….sometimes on, but generally nonexistant. (Should the Toro win (gasp) I expect it to briefly explode alive) They typically play Rosina behind Bianchi, now that Amoruso has left. Injured for the Toro are Abbruscato (Elvis), defenders Rivalta and Di Loreto, Palermo´s favorite Aimo Diana, and Nicola Ventola. Paolo Zanetti is suspended. Gasbarroni, a Juve youth product, may make his Derby della Mole debut, only on the Granata side.
Predicted lineup: It´s a crapshoot, because I have better things to do than watch boring 0-0 relegation battles. Sereni; Rubin, Dellafiore, Natali, Colombo; Gasbarroni, Dzemaili, Corini, Abate; Rosina; Bianchi
For those wondering what Juve has been up to recently…
Key Battles to Watch:
Makeshift Juve defense v. Rosina´s creativity&Dud- Juve- Fast talented dribblers have occasionally troubled us, and Rosina is a trickly little midget. Bianchi doesn´t worry me too much…once heralded as the future of Italian football, his reputation has pretty much collapsed in the last year and a half. Juve should be able to keep them at bay.
Gigi Buffon v. Boredom- Gigi- Torino has not scored against Juve since 2002, from a penalty. Expect Gigi to have a quiet night in front of goal, but if called into action, he will be prepared.
Struggling Juve Offense v. Leaky Toro Defense- Push- Toro´s defense has been pretty poor this season, but Juve has been struggling to score up front recently. We all know in derbies recent form doesn´t matter. If recent history is to tell us anything, it´s to expect a low-scoring game. Recent results (1-0 Amauri, 0-0, 1-0 Trezegol) have been cagey affairs.
Juventus Dominante v. Juve choking: DOMINANTE: This season we´ve sometimes choked when we have a golden opportunity to cut Inter´s lead. With Inter playing Juve Primavera #2 one might fear us doing it again. But this is a derby, and we´re playing at the same time. (almost)
Amauri, segna per noi!
Prediction: We´re gonna take this one. Too much is at stake. 1-0, Iaquinta as a sub.
Oh and to get things a bit spicy…
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I know Nedved made an important assist, but I wish Giovinco had played more than 62 minutes….
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Missed the game, as I was at the Real-Atletico game at the Bernabeu. (the amount of chances Atletico missed…..god. I wanted to cry)
I like Ranieri’s lineup and to those who critcize the game, remember we rested Del Piero, Trez, Nedved, Marchionni, and Brazzo, Giovinco, Zebina, Poulsen, and Ariaudo all got important minutes. Remember, we drew 0-0 last year, and the other we won 1-0 thanks to a misdirected stoppage-time backheader from a Torino defender. Last derby this season we won due to a moment of brazilliance (ohh I know it’s awful) from Amauri, 1-0. With a B team out, fuck yeah I’ll take a set-piece goal for a win.
I hear Giovinco was meh today…strange. I think he’s played at his best on left-wing, even if he doesnt like having to track back and defend.
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I watched Man Utd vs Fulham today. I think we should go for Park Si-Sung. He seems like a Nedved type of player. With Camoranesi always injured, we need a new right midfield. Few reasons why we should get park:
Park can also play in the left as he can play with both left and right foot.
His contract expires in 2010 and he is a half starter not a full starter so there is definately a chance.
He is not very expensive. I say he is worth 10 million. He is very consistent. He has the best passing rate in the Man Utd team. That is amazing. Yes, he doesn’t make risky passes but I rather not a winger that always tries crazy passes and let the opposition to counter attack. He is not very fast but very energetic, just like Nedved. He is called the Korean Nedved. I don’t know why we don’t go for him. Wut you guys think?Posted from
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Not world-class….eh.
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Chiellini strikes gold!!
Juventus and Torino play a derby which is more then a good match. The bianconeri are however more dangerous in their attempts finding a Sereni in excellent form.
The derby lives up to its name right from kick-off with both teams seemingly very determined to bring the three points home. On the 2nd minute a good Giovinco initiative is saved by the keeper. One minute later an excellent Giovinco pass reaches Iaquinta who shoots but Sereni performs a miracle. This is the first of a series of miraculous saves by the granata keeper.
On the 3rd minute there is a corner for Juve: the cross reaches Salihamidzic who heads with the ball going inches wide. Torino react and two minutes later they are awarded a free-kick with Stellone who sees Chiellini deviate into corner. From the corner the ball reaches Stellone who heads slightly high. On the 7th minute Rosina shoots but the shot is weak and Buffon has no difficulty in cradling the ball.
The 9th minute sees a long-ball for Iaquinta but Sereni anticipates the striker. One minute later Iaquinta presses on the accelerator but is stopped by the defence. On the 11th minute Buffon responds to Sereni saving on a Barone shot. Four minutes later Zebina with a good run enters the area but is anticpated by the defence and the ball goes out for a goal-kick. A good initiative by the Frenchman who is in his first match this season.
On the 17th minute there is a ball into the area for Iaquinta but the ball is too long and one minute later Buffon performs an excellent save. On the 19th minute Rosino shoots with the ball going wide. Three minutes later there is a free-kick for Torino: ball into the area but Barone heads high. The last few minutes have seen the initiative in the hands of the granata.
On the 24th minute there is a free-kick for Juve after a foul on Giovinco: the ball reaches Iaquinta who heads well but Sereni pulls it off the line in what was the best goal-scoring chance in the first half. Four minutes later there is another free-kick for Juve: the ball crosses the whole area but nobody manages to control and the sphere goes out. On the half-hour mark Poulsen shoots from outside the area but the ball goes wide.
Juventus seem to be getting more into the match with time and on the 33rd minute Giovinco puts the ball into the area from a free-kick but the defence clears. Three minutes later Juventus are awarded another free-kick: Giovinco puts a good ball into the area but the defence manages to anticipate the strikers.
Four minutes from the end of the first half Marchisio produces a good shot from outside the area but the keeper clears with difficulty. The last bit of action in the first half comes on the 44th minute with a corner for Torino after a Molinaro clearance, the ball enters area but the there is a foul on Chiellini.The second half starts with Torino slightly in control of the match but Juventus controlling well. On the 3rd minute the ball reaches Amauri who shoots from an uncomfortable position but Sereni manages manages to put into corner. Four minutes later Stellone dangerously enters the area but Buffon is well positioned and grabs the ball. On the 14th minute Ariaudocomes on for Zebina. Mellberg moves to the right with the young defender in the middle.
On the 15th minute there is a corner for Torino: the ball into the area is brought out with some difficulty. One minute later Amauri passes to Giovinco who crosses into the area with the ball reaching Marchisio but the defence clears in anticipation. On the 17th minute Mellberg crosses to Amauri in the area but Del Fiore clears.
The 18th minute sees the ball into the Juve area but Buffon saves majestically. One minute later there is a free-kick for Juve: Giovinco from 25 metres sees the ball go slightly high over the bar. The 21st minute Corini puts a ball into Juve area but Chiellini heads clear. Nedved comes on for Giovinco.
On the 26th minute there is a free-kick for Juve: Nedved puts the ball into the area: a Poulsen header is saved a first time and then Brazzo shoots against the post. Two minutes later Salihamidzic passes to Nedved who does not control well and the ball goes high. The 34th minute sees a dangerous ball in the Juve area with Mellberg who clears partially and then Buffon saves on another attempt.
Torino seem to have more ball possession but it is Juventus who are constantly dangerous and they are soon rewarded for this. On the 35th minute Juve are awarded a free-kick: Nedved crosses to Chiellini who heads home and makes it 1-0. Two minutes later Iaquinta enters the Torino area but is anticipated at the last moment by the defence and seconds later Nedved puts a good ball into the area, Amauri tries to head but the defence clears, the ball reaches Poulsen who is anticipated.
Sissoko comes on for Poulsen on the 39th minute. One minute later Iaquinta shoots from outside the area but the ball goes wide. On the 41st minute Sissoko with a great run brings the ball into the Torino midfield but the defence manage to clear. In the first minute of the 4 of stoppage time Amauri wins a good ball a passes to Iaquinta on the run but the striker is stopped by the defence. The last minute of stoppage time Mellberg clears a dangerous Torino initiative
Juventus thus manage to win the derby with a 1-0 score for the second time this season and this time it’s thanks to Giorgio Chiellini. The bianconeri keep the trail on Inter hot and charge-up for Tuesday’s match against Chelsea.
Serie A 2008/09 27th Day
Turin, Stadio Olimpico
Saturday 7th March 2009
TORINO – JUVENTUS: 1-0
Scorers: Chiellini (80th)
TORINO: Sereni; Colombo, Natali, Dellafiore, Pisano; Abate, Dzemaili, Corini (Saumel 75th), Barone (Gasbarroni 70th); Rosina (Ventola 51st), Stellone. Reserves: Calderoni, Rivalta, Ogbonna, Saumel, Gasbarroni, Bianchi, Ventola. Coach: Novellino
JUVENTUS: Buffon; Zebina (Ariaudo 60th), Mellberg, Chiellini, Molinaro; Salihamidzic, Poulsen (Sissoko 84th), Marchisio, Giovinco (Nedved 67th); Amauri, Iaquinta. Reserves: Manninger, Ariaudo, Tiago, Sissoko, Nedved, Del Piero, Trezeguet. Coach: Ranieri.
REFEREE: Farina from Novi Ligure.
Yellow Cards: Marchisio (21st), Corini (29th), Pisano (92nd)Posted from
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This time it was Giorgio Chiellini’s turn to leave his mark on the derby.
The defender confirmed himself as being a decisive goal scorer and this time besides the points and the victory he also gave Juventus fans the satisfaction of a victorious derby.
A winning header following a great free-kick by Pavel Nedved. If this is the last derby for the Czech star he really managed to end his adventure greatly and deserves the dedication by the match winner: «I dedicate this goal to Pavel. Torino put us in some sort of difficulty for 15 to 20 minutes in the first half but notwithstanding this we had the best chances. We are happy with the victory but even with our physical condition. Even against Napoli and Lazio we played well and today we managed to come from a distance. Now the Champions League match awaits us. Percentages? Let us say 51% for Chelsea and 49% for us».Vincenzo Iaquinta- For all the effort put in and for all the chances he had, Vincenzo Iaquinta would have deserved to leave his mark on the derby of Turin. The attacker had at least three good chances saved by Sereni who was perfect up to Chiellini’s goal.
The striker finally overcame his injuries and is confirming himself as being an important weapon for Ranieri, for the present and the future: «I am satisfied with my performance – he commented at the end of the match – We managed to bring home 3 important points which confirmed that we’re in good shape. Now we must think of Chelsea, a match which we want to win at all costs. If I’ll play? I don’t know but even the derby was an important match and I am happy to have played».Ranieri, derby coach: «It was important to win»
Three out of four! Claudio Ranieri is really an ideal derby coach and after the one of last year managed to win both the derbies thus year. Chiellini signed the 1-0 final score in what was a difficult match but which was won deservingly.
This is what the coach had to say at the end of the match: «In the second round every match is difficult and a derby is even more so. As I said, in these matches the point margin and the difference in the table does not count. We suffered like we expected we would do but the important thing was winning. We interpreted the match well and created 4 or 5 clear goal chances as opposed to 2 of theirs. I am happy with who played, now that I am getting all my players back I can even rest some apart from the defenders where I don’t have much choice. For this I must thank Zebina for what he managed to do today. Now we must think of Chelsea, a difficult match for which we will need all the help of our supporters to give us a boost».Molinaro: «It was fundamental for us to win»
Cristian Molinaro seems to be the bionic man in a every match he plays and he is slowly become indispensable to the team.Even during the derby he showed great generosity especially at the end of the match: «It was fundamental for us to win tonight so that we can keep up the title race with the leaders and we were determined to do so. We were a bit disconnected but it is the derby and such things happen. There were 10 minutes in which Torino managed to put us in difficulty but in the second half we played better football. In fact in the second half the team was more well placed and I think we were clever enough to control their attacks. We could have done better in the first 12 minutes but we made up and at the end we were very compact and they weren’t that dangerous».
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“Cristian Molinaro seems to be the bionic man in a every match he plays and he is slowly become indispensable to the team.”
im sorry but hes one of the worst players ive ever seen for juventus. whoever wrote that seriously hasnt a clue about football or its propaganda. molinaro is utterly shite he cant tackle or cross so whats the point in him?! so what if he runs all the time whe theres no end product? constantly leaves the left side vunerable and loses the ball time after time. de ceglie is twice as good
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*vulnerable
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Arto I honestly wouldn’t mind Park at all. If we bring him in under relative expectations (A-hem!… Tiago), then I think your idea deserves some more attention. Half starter though nothing more.
What a goal by Giorgio! Tell me this result wasn’t extremely important for us and I’ll show you a fool! Forza Juve!!!!!!!!
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This really was a must win game.
And I hate Balotelli even more, he’s worse than Cristiano Ronaldo. Goes down everytime someone comes near him. I really wish someone would give him a reason to stay down.
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celebrating 12 hours after-the-fact. think i’m over doing it? fuck you. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1huVoll4sso non vincete mai, granataz.
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Post-match musings:
The Good
Keyser Giorgio: Nº1 warranty in defense with Buffon, goalscorer when we need him. Get that noggin in there!
Brazzo: This guy has been sitting on the sidelines for more than 6 months, comes back and fights like he was never gone. Ranieri’s words: “Salihamidzic is training for two at this moment“. With our never-ending stream of injuries lurking, this is music to my ears.
Iaquinta: Still can’t get a goal, but he’s figthing like a lion & getting the chances. He clearly wants some and only a super Sereni denied him Saturday.The Bad
Shaky matches, shaky goals: Don’t want to sound defeatist, but our goals-per-game ratio in our last 7 matches has not exceeded two (and more often than not, it’s been one or below). This isn’t Juve standard and I wonder just how long we can keep this up. It certainly won’t suffice against Chelsea.
ADP/Amauri goal-drought: Aside from the goal vs. Sampdoria on Feb 15, Amauri hasn’t scored since December 21; ADP hasn’t scored since our 3-0 victory to Catania on Jan 14. We’ve had more than 10 games since then, and our goals have been coming from elsewhere (and that’s good), but I find this goalscoring drought rather worrisome. Remember this was a striking duo hailed as “Serie A’s best” back in early September/November. Now all hail to Cassano/Pazzini and Mutu/Gilardino, but I want Pinturicchio and the tall Brazilian back!
NOT Zebina: Can you believe it? Didn’t play super, but wasn’t a total disaster either. For the mistakes he’s been known to make and the extended period of time he’s been away, I’d say Saturday was a pretty positive performance.
Giovinco as left midfielder: Wasted talent, nuff said..
Thoughts for Tuesday’s game vs. Chelsea
Just try the ADP-Trez-Amauri tridente already!!! We need to score goals, preferrably more than one. I want Juve to make it to the next round, but I can’t bear the thought of Serie A teams still blanking out against the EPL.What will we see instead? Ranieri’s will start his usual 4-4-2, hope to score two on counter-attacks, and will only switch to three strikers if we concede a goal. Meh.
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Oh, and in response to Peter Stamelman: “stracittadina” is just another name for “derby” in Italian.
Literally (and word-for-word) it means “super same-city match“. The prefix “stra” is used as a superlative (like for strafico, stracarico, etc.) while “cittadina“, which normally signifies “female citizen”, in this case designates the game (substituting for “partita“, which is also a female noun in Italian). So we have stra (super) cittadina (match with two teams from the same city).
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ho no…..the link below reports that Sissoko broke is left foot and will be out for the rest of the season. Here go our hopes of winning anything this season.
http://www.sportmediaset.it/calcio/articoli/articolo21350.shtml
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fuck it’s official, Sissoko season is over. I can’t fucking believe this…. horrible horrible season for the number of injuries we’ve had
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mike you have poulsen and marchisio in the midfield both are better than sissoko whats your worry? hes been awful lately even tiago is playing better than him!
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no way….the next thing we know, we’ll be hearing Poulsen pulled his hamstring on Monday’s practice or something…and Marchionni is looking doubtful to start as well
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Marchisio-Tiago could be a good partnership if we change our formation to a more possession-based attack. Poulsen is going to need to step it up and remain injury free.
Terrible news, though.
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I’m really worried about the whole ADP/Amauri goal drought, especially with the Chelsea game coming up in a few days. I cant really figure out ADP’s problem, my best guess would be that he’s trying TOO hard to try to impress Lippi to put him back into the Italy squad and it’s backfiring, plus he also just got another baby which he could be distracted from too.
And Amauri, there’s alot of reasons he could be having problems:
1) Is he pissed at Ranieri for not letting him take part in the Brazil-Italy friendly?
2) Is he unhappy at Juve and wants to go back to Palermo?
3) Is he under too much pressure competing for the top spot now with Trezeguet and is buckling?
4) Is he under way too much pressure with the international situation, trying to impress both Lippi and Dunga and it backfiring because of how much pressure is on him. I mean, the two most successful World Cup teams, and he has a choice. That’s alot of pressure, and that’s what i personally think it is. I think once he gets a call up from one of them, he’s gonna be back on form.But overall i think they should use Amauri and ADP the most(unless Ranieri would go with my suggestion and use a 4-3-1-2 with Trez and Amauri with ADP behind them a bit), but alternate Trez and Amauri sometimes as the starters, and dont always play ADP, we have Iaquinta too, whose been on outstanding form recently. But I think once the pressure gets off of them (ADP and Amauri), they’ll get back on form and be the best forward line in the Serie A again.
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But anyways, i thought most of the team were outstanding against Torino. We dominated most of the game, and they were just lucky that Sereni was on top form yesterday because otherwise it wouldve been something like 3 or 4 to nil, instead of just 1. But almost everybody looked great. Nedved especially, as well as Iaquinta, Marchisio, Giovinco, Salihamidzic, Zebina, Mellberg, Chiellini, and Buffon. Poulsen didnt look bad either, but Amauri was certainly not on form. And Molinaro looked absolutely exhausted, and still put in a good performance.
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nooooo sissoko0o0o0oo0
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I would say Marchisio – Tiago in the midfield.
We just can’t get a break with the injuries, can we?
I think to start with a 4-3-3 from the start may seem desperate and could lead to use getting exploited in the wide areas. I would prefer a 4-4-2 or 4-3-1-2. A big question is how sharp is Trezeguet? We need him at his sharpest against Chelsea’s defence.
Should we be worried that Essien will most likely be back?
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I dont think we need to worry about Essien to be honest, and yea Sissoko is out hurt, but Anelka and Deco are both doubtful to play in the second leg also so i dont think we have anything to worry about. A 4-3-3 wouldnt really work too well in my opinion, a 4-3-1-2 would probably be the best, with Marchionni/Salihamidzic and Giovinco/Nedved still being mostly on the wings, but also covering more area in the center of the pitch as well, but knowing Ranieri, he’s gonna use a 4-4-2, and it should be like this:
Buffon
Zebina/Grygera Legrottaglie Chiellini Molinaro
Marchionni Marchisio Poulsen Nedved
Del Piero TrezeguetA few things to note:
1. I hope Legrottaglie is back, cause we need him here.
2. With Chelsea attacking so much on the wings last game, it might even be smart to put Legro as the left CM and Mellberg are the right, with Chiellini on the left wing, plus Molinaro is exhausted as of late.
3. Grygera and Zebina are both great, and it’s a tossup as to who should start. Personally, i might go with Zebina just because hes bigger and stronger than Grygera. Mellberg’s the best of the 3 defensively, and that might even be the best pick, since they attack so much on the wings.
4. The subs i would make would be Amauri in late in the game for Trezeguet, Giovinco in late for Nedved, and either Tiago for Poulsen, or switch up the right backs.Posted from
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I’m not sure how much fault do have ADP and Amauri regarding not scoring goals this year. The team is not generating much opportunities for them (except for crossings and free kicks, but Amauri is well known for his headings so it’s normal to be tightly marked during those free kicks… and it’s not like the crosses have been great either).
I’d say we are having the same problem as always, our midfield does not generate enough football for our strikers. During the last game against Toro, if I were Amauri (and we all are glad that I’m not, because I pretty much suck in football) I would have punched in the face to all the players that kept throwing those frontal long passes (specially in the second half) waiting for him and Iaquinta to do some magic there and win the ball against 3 or 4 defenders.
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