It is an objective fact that Juventus’ problem this season, speaking from a purely technical and tactical point of view, was above all the goal. The numbers and the emotions lacking in it say it too many matches in which the team created and scored little regardless of the victory perhaps achieved thanks to the short muzzle method. Before this challenge at the Castellani, Massimiliano Allegri’s team managed to score 54 times out of 35 games. Few? Well, Napoli 73, Inter 67, Milan 60, Atalanta 59 and Lazio 55. To save the balance the fact that something very similar to a wall was erected in front of Szczesny-Perin as the Bianconeri boasted the third best defense in the league with just 30 goals conceded before Empoli poker: only Napoli are better with 26 goals conceded and Lazio with 28.
Juve, problems with goals: the reasons
But who is to blame for this aridity in the goal area? Allegri is not responsible alone, even if the greatest share obviously falls on the technician. There were also in the middleVlahovic’s pubalgia which made him practically lose the first part of the championship, the one that ended with the World Championship in Qatar, Milik’s muscle injury which in the best moment of the Pole forced him to the pits for a couple of months and Kean himself experienced a number of physical problems which didn’t allow him to train and be callable continuously. If you add to this a game that has rarely been perceived as the added value able to enhance the potential in the field, this is the answer to the original sin that conditioned this already “folkloric” vintage of the Old Lady. That is, very few goals.
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Empoli-Juve, Vicario’s intervention on Vlahovic: Ayroldi lets it go
Empoli, another night not for Vlahovic
And on the evening of the Castellani di Empoli where the Tuscan fans were relaxed in the stands for the salvation already achieved while the black and white players began the match electrified by the shock that arrived from Rome with minus ten which in any case leaves the door open for Europe, for the Juventus attack goes on stage yet another bad figure. Vlahovic puts in another bad night and this time it cannot be said that he has not been given balls in the penalty area: at least three of which the first delicious thanks to an assist from Gatti. Milik himself, after having touched the net with a header from a Miretti corner that ended up on the crossbar, only made himself known for his clumsy penalty save on Cambiaghi. Taken by desperation, Allegri played with four forwards in the last half hour (Chiesa-Vlahovic-Kean-Di Maria). But there’s nothing to be done and in the end only Federico Azzurri stands out for verve and the goal of the flag.
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Juventus collapses in Empoli: Caputo show and blue poker
Calvo and Chelsea on Vlahovic
After all, Juventus away from home before this trip to Empoli had scored just 16 goals and only five teams have done worse. Before the match, the manager of the technical area, Francesco Calvo, regarding the English rumors on the 80 million interest in Chelsea’s Vlahovic he commented as follows: «The market rumors are uncontrollable, but the market hasn’t started. Dusan is not for sale, we see him every week, training every day». But would it make sense to keep a DV9 like this if a written offer of 80 million arrived?
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2023-05-23 17:11:00
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