Marco Bo Stefano Lanzo Wednesday 6 March 2024, 11:30
TORINO – The question of piston rings Juventus was born from the need to improve the not always ideal contribution that the team has had so far from those who play on the outside. And for those who play like Allegri with the 3-5-2, not being able to count on elements capable of representing real added value on the side lanes becomes a significant problem. After 27 days, in fact, the contribution made by those who had to express themselves in the role of “fifth” was not always up to expectations. The only exception concerns Andrea Cambiaso, who has sometimes also been used as a midfielder due to his flexibility and tactical intelligence. In emergencies we have sometimes preferred to rely on McKennie who, although adapted given that his natural role is midfielder, still played the role to the best of his ability. But unfortunately for Allegri the same cannot be said for most of the full-backs available. A statement which obviously does not apply to De Scigliogiven that he is still struggling with convalescence after the cruciate operation which has kept him out since May 2023 when he underwent surgery.
Alex Sandro says goodbye, Weah isn’t convincing
So let’s start the overview starting from Alex Sandro, who with age has effectively stopped playing as a winger to be used mostly as a left-wing marker in the three-man defence. In any case, Juventus has already let him know that his career in Turin will end in June after nine seasons, with the possibility of becoming the foreigner with the most appearances of all given that he is now in second place overall with 322 games, just 5 matches behind Pavel Nevdved at 327. And here we are instead with the novelty of the season, that is Timothy Weah, arrived from Lille for 10 million plus two more expected bonuses. After a decent start he suffered excessively due to a muscle injury, struggling to regain his condition and confidence. Born a winger, in France the former Roma coach Fonseca then moved him as a full-back in the 4-man defense with a completely different tactical position from that envisaged in this Juventus dressed as Allegri with the 3-5-2. Weah has repeatedly shown difficulty in playing at his best across the full range and when he was inserted during the match, often to try to overturn the result, it was rarely a successful substitution capable of improving Juventus’ performance on their right side. Of his season, in fact, only the pearl of the goal remains imprinted with a stone from outside to contribute to the goleada in the Italian Cup against Salernitana, submerged at the Allianz Stadium 6-1.
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