It took him 126 seconds to score and reiterate that without him Juventus are destined to suffer. Cristiano Ronaldo, returned to his own way, with two goals, after the absence due to covid, starting from the bench: the bench on which Dybala sat sadly (with some bad mood), still appearing behind in condition.
A day before, Sean Connery had been missing: authentic and unique, James Bond of the Fleming saga. And so here he is, the man of records, saying to the sound of goals, (not very) secret agent (with license to score) of his Majesty Savoy: “My name is Ronaldo: Cristiano Ronaldo”
Spezia – Juventus on paper was a challenge with a predictable outcome. But despite the result having certified a poker from Madama, her stay at the green table was not without twists. Pirlo will have to work to find balance for a team that seems devoted to being impromptu. Juventus is confusing, in my opinion, the basic idea of its coach (ball possession, fast recovery, always playing the ball) with a light-heartedness that borders on carelessness. An opponent who runs and presses is enough to put her in difficulty. It’s okay to look for an extra goal. But it’s not good to play defense on the verge of unconsciousness. It is not good to look for impossible triangles in midfield, especially if you are suited to a routine from highway mode in the right lane. Juventus have a problem in midfield. Where the propensity for directing is all in the feet of a footballer (Arthur) who verticalizes only low shot. All the others are honest skilled workers. There is no architect who can illuminate the game. Rabiot is growing, like Mckennie, set aside for a long time by Ramsey, without Bentancur rings. Even with a three-man midfield, Juventus suffered more than once.
Having said that Juventus returned to victory, they gave themselves a nice gift on the day of their 123rd birthday (maybe they could have avoided celebrating it with the orange uniform), I spend a few words on referees and Var.
After the psychodrama of last season’s penalty shootouts, today the offside takes the lead. Today they almost canceled yet another goal in Morata. The Var’s petulance on offside is added to the discretion of the referees for phases of the game which are often identical, but which are judged differently from referee to referee. In the face of “the rediscovered serenity” (about which the former whistle Casarin had written), Marotta thundered from Meazza complaining of a penalty not awarded in Inter-Parma. Making a general question and also pointing out the absurdities seen in Milan – Rome. Virtually no one talked about it, but the “solar boost” suffered by the Inter player in the Parma area is identical to that suffered by Bernardeschi in the Verona area. The foul that cost the “red” in Chiesa in Crotone is identical to the one that in Genoa cost only the “yellow” to Lautaro Martinez. The goal validated by Perisic for a millimeter question is similar to the one canceled (by the same millimeter) to Morata in Juve – Verona. Those who follow this column know that I predicted what is happening. And I had suggested a remedy: two “calls” in time by the coaches, or alternatively, by the captains.
It will not happen. Just as it will not happen that the referees go to the press conference to explain their decisions at the end of the match. But they should. They are called referees and are not “anointed by the lord”. Above all, they are not infallible. There is no bad faith in them. Only some are scarce. Usually the poor ones are also the most presumptuous.
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