Juve with four strikers: Thiago Motta wants them like this

Giovanni Albanese

December 24 – 10.35am – TORINO

For the first time this season, in Monza, Thiago Motta was able to field four regular attackers: plus Koopmeiners. A first experiment that certainly gave great consistency to the advanced department, even if in terms of balance not everything shone as planned. The show of strength, however, gave the opportunity to clearly perceive how much value there is in Juve's attack after the summer transfer market, net of the unavailable players (Milik and Weah) who also reduced the alternative solutions to change in the last round of the championship running.

solutions

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With Nico Gonzalez closer to Vlahovic, therefore deployed under striker, Juve filled the penalty area more, combining the potential of the Serbian number 9 with the competitive ferocity of the Argentine, which could prove to be another factor for the team's growth of Motta. Conceicao's unpredictability is well known, so much so that in the development of the game the Portuguese has now become the most sought after reference for transforming the ball into a potential danger for the opposing team. Associated with the quality of Yildiz, who continues his growth path, Conceicao's pace is supported by the quality of the choices of the players who maneuver from the midline: it is probably no coincidence that Juve showed greater balance in the first half of Monza with Koopmeiners on the pitch, and fell apart a bit in the second half without the Dutchman.

to review

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If it is true that Juve won by creating various situations to find the goal, we need to review the defense's exposure to risk. Monza equalized the score by taking advantage of a lack of attention, but in general they had several opportunities to make themselves dangerous in Di Gregorio's area. So much so that it gives the feeling that – despite the necessary improvements – such a heavy attack is not yet usable for all occasions.

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The first condition, in fact, is linked to the total availability of the attackers to be protagonists of the defensive phase (Vlahovic came out a little nervous probably also because he struggled to maintain the necessary clarity in front of goal, having to pay attention to his work without the ball); the second condition, which can be corrected during a match, is linked to the great sacrifice work required of the wingers, who may not hold up for the entire 90 minutes.