The Juventus he started his second round in a great way, also thanks to a noteworthy repair transfer market. The Juventus management, in fact, has definitely strengthened the squad with two high-level signings such as Zakaria and, above all, Dusan Vlahovic. The Serbian striker, ex Fiorentina, had a devastating impact with the Bianconeri, despite a decidedly different environment from the Viola one.
His hunger for goals and his determination have restored strength and soul to the Old Lady. In recognition of this extraordinary impact, Vlahovic was awarded AIC as best player of the month of February. Below is the press release drawn up by the Italian Footballers’ Association:
“In February 2022 Dusan Vlahovic scored three goals in four games. Three non-trivial goals, arrived in Juventus’ two victories against Verona and Empoli. It is these goals that allowed him to almost collect the 60% of the votes of colleagues enrolled in the Aic, beating clearly Hamed Junior Traorè of Sassuolo, Adrien Tameze of Verona and Gaston Pereiro of Cagliari. But it is a victory for him that goes beyond goals (even Pereiro, to say, has scored three, fundamental to drag Cagliari out of relegation, even more important perhaps). This is because it was not an ordinary month for Vlahovic, who in the last days of the January transfer market moved from Fiorentina to Juventus, an important transfer for a 22-year-old young man ”.
“It was not taken for granted, therefore, that Vlahovic immediately pick up where he left off, with a new team, new problems, a new way of playing, and instead it happened. Immediately the Serbian was a ‘injection of adrenaline straight into the heart of a team that was in dire need of it. By simply inserting him in the squad, the fans have become noisier, Juventus’ social communication more cheerful, his teammates galvanized. Morata, who was to be the sacrificed in this story, is reborn. At the debut against Verona scored after just 12 minutes, but in that match, as in the following ones, he did much more: defending the ball, sprinting deeply each time a teammate raised his head, tried to build shots for himself (he is already the Bianconeri with more attempts to 90 ‘after Dybala, who however shoots on average from much farther and hitting the goal much less). It is difficult football that he has to play, but difficult things are what great players are asked to play and he seems to do it willingly ”.
“That’s why the cover of his month takes thatangry exultation in the recovery of the match with Empoli, when he was able to gain and keep possession in the midst of three opponents by having a foul whistle. Because that’s part of Vlahovic’s job and it’s just as important as the two goals he scored in that game, first seating the goalkeeper and defender with a feint, then with a touch below after a wonderful control. We will not evaluate his career in months and Juventus cannot limit itself to being carried away by his enthusiasm to solve the games, but as they say trivially in these cases: who gets off to a good start is half the battle.“.
Pierfrancesco vecchiaotti
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