Juventus face Genoa this evening in Serie A at the Allianz Stadium, with new manager Igor Tudor naming his first starting eleven since taking charge.
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Tudor was appointed earlier this week, replacing Thiago Motta following a series of humiliating defeats that have left the Bianconeri’s top-four ambitions in jeopardy. Missing out on Champions League football next season is simply not an option for Juventus, a reality that played a significant role in the decision to part ways with Motta.
The new manager benefits from making his debut in front of the home crowd against a mid-table team rather than facing one of Serie A’s elite sides on the road. However, underestimating Patrick Vieira’s team would be a costly mistake. Genoa have been in solid form, suffering just one defeat in their last six league matches—and that loss came against league leaders Inter Milan.
Genoa are expected to adopt a low defensive block and look to capitalise on counter-attacking opportunities. Tudor will undoubtedly be aware of this threat—or at least, Juventus supporters will hope he is prepared for the challenge.
That being said, Juventus should still possess the attacking quality to overcome the 12th-placed side. Anything less than a victory tonight would deliver a significant setback to their Champions League aspirations, one from which they may struggle to recover.
As cited in this coverage, all eyes will be on Tudor’s tactical approach and whether he can guide Juventus back on track at this crucial stage of the season.
Let us know in the comments below what you think about the team that Tudor has announced.
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5 mins into this game and this team looks much better. God Motta was terrible
15 mins in: Thuram isn’t an 8. And we can see it. Despite his physical appearance. He’s a 10 until that is acknowledged he’s not going to be very good. Also this defense is pretty terrible. Kelly, veiga and Gatti aren’t good enough. They need a top cb next to them to keep them from being exposed.
I’d really like to see Thuram come off at half. Move mckennie inside. Maybe flip Nico over to the left winger back and bring in Weah, savona or costa. Mckennie is really struggling out on the left. Thuram is completely useless all game. Locatelli is covering too much ground all by himself in the middle and will slow down in the second half. Loca needs help and Thuram just isn’t doing it. Mckennie can do the running in the middle and Loca can clean up in front of the backline.
As I keep saying Thuram is a 10. Best cut back pass of the game. I wish people would pay attention to what he’s good at instead of what they think he should be. I have no idea why Yildiz was playing the last 10 mins – he was completely gassed. Kolo could have come on.
Credit to dv: good holdup at 24 mins after the box clearence
Yildiz plays best in the middle just off the right. I can’t remember what game it was but he score an absolute blast earlier this season from that area. Not as wide as a winger. But between a central striker and a right winger is where he plays best imo. And also not at the top of the line, just that half space behind the back line and above the midfield so he can run at defenders.
70 mins: DV is getting held a ton. Some of those should be fouls but I think maybe refs don’t like him because he does complain too much, so they won’t give him the benefit of the doubt anymore and will even ignore him.
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