Juventus were held to a 1-1 draw by AS Roma this evening, as Igor Tudor failed to secure victory in his second match in charge.
Following a win against Genoa, Tudor had raised expectations and passed his first test as Juventus manager. However, the game against AS Roma was a much tougher challenge and the match that everyone wanted to see whether he could win.
He has the trust of his players, and they started the game with confidence, pushing the action towards the AS Roma goal.
After Nicolas Gonzalez and Stephan El Shaarawy both missed opportunities, Manuel Locatelli opened the scoring for the Bianconeri. It was an excellent strike, sending a message to his critics that he was ready to help Tudor succeed.
The game played out as tactically anticipated, with Claudio Ranieri determined not to allow Juventus an easy win over his team. He introduced Eldor Shomurodov at halftime, and the striker equalised less than five minutes after the restart.
Juve had to find another goal to prove that their opener was not a fluke and that they had what it took to win an important match. However, Roma was determined not to fall behind again, resulting in a game where both teams continually denied each other clear-cut chances. In the end, both teams shared the spoils in a 1-1 draw.
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Add a CommentThe guys played enthusiastically, but this squad is not good enough to make it to the top 4. Unfortunately, we have a lot of overrated players.
The following problems still persist:
– the defense is weak, we don’t have a world-class defender
– Di Gregorio is not a better goalkeeper than Szczęsny.
– The defense in midfield is not effective enough and the attack is not working from midfield either.
1.) we need a (better?) box-to-box midfielder. Locatelli is not that type of player (nor is Koopmeiners.), Thuram is slow. But currently, this midfield would also need an “in-form” Koopmeiners.
– Yildiz is talented, but his playing is worthless. He isn’t striker, he isn’t winger, he isn’t midfielder, what is he?
– González fought determinedly, but it wasn’t enough.
2.) we need a (better?) offensive midfielder
– Vlahovic is a piece of sh….for 12 million per year…
I already mentioned the same thing.
A top level defender as Bremer but no target yet.
Tonali to replace Loca. Thuram is slower than Rabiot but is ok at the moment.
Osimhen to replace DV9. The bottom line is David.
Doue/Simons/Leao to play as AM or SS or LW 3421 or 343 or 433. The bottom line is Nico Paz.
Yildiz is more like SS but his passing and shooting skill are not good enough. We need another player could dribble and running forward.
So at least 4 transfer to make the squad competitive which requires at least 159m net fund. Assuming the sale of Cambiasso, DV9, Gatti, McKennie, Luiz for around 180m. Also EPL teams have no problem paying 20m for Kelly.
De Gregorio is below the average of Juventus’ history and can be sold to EPL for 30m.
For a long time I finally enjoyed a match again 🙂