Andrea PirloAC Milan 1 Juventus 1
Luigi Berlusconi Trophy. If you want to find a Manchester City in Italy, look no further than Juventus. Beppe Moratta has spent millions in sheer desperation to bring in 'top' players this season. Even though I am taking a poke at them, they have strengthened far more than Milan have and are looking mighty on paper. But somehow, we manage to tame this giant on the pitch. Somehow, we are always in control.
Starting with Borriello immediately comes with two assurances; no mobility and no goals. There aren't many big game chokers in the game who can match Borriello's consistency. Ronaldinho has apparently lost 7 kilos and now weighs 83 lbs, the reading on the scale during his heydays at Barcelona. With Bonera playing on the right, you would expect most of the attack to flow from the left of Juventus. And evidently so. Pirlo appears to have found his touch since Allegri. He is spraying the passes exquisitely finding his man more than losing the ball. Oduamadi was included in the starting line-up. He brings nothing to the team except pace. He lacks the quality to play at this level and obviously that is evident only to me. Silva and Sokratis are no nonsense defenders and form a solid partnership. They need to play more often and could build the defense of Milan for years to come. Pirlo and Seedorf have developed a remarkable understanding as Seedorf was making the right runs consistently and opening up Juve at the back.
At half time, Del Neri changed his forwards. Del Piero and Trezeguet are swapped for Diego and Amauri. This was greeted with much doubt on my end but the newly introduced forwards actually clicked. Inzaghi was subbed ahead of Huntelaar probably indicating that the Dutchman is on his way out. Diego was certainly causing some trouble in the Milan defense as the line dropped deep and created more room for Diego to unleash his prowess. I began to question Allegri's sanity once Pirlo was substituted for Gattuso. 4-3-3, 4-3-2-1 and 4-3-1-2 the formations chosen by Allegri during the game. Gattuso's introduction was fantastic from Juve's perspective as he just couldn't deal with the pace of Juventus' midfield and forwards. Something that tends to annoy me is the sight of Inzaghi dribbling. He lacks the pace and the ability to get past defenders, so why does he even try? Amauri was showcasing his finishing skills which surely matched Inzaghi's dribbling skills. Flamini was a livewire since his introduction, he ran riot in attack and covered several hundred metres in defense. Antonini on the left was putting in a fairly solid show. Gattuso however was man marking Diego, which was a horror show. The game ended in a stalemate. Allegri chose to go with defenders to win us the penalties. You can imagine what that would have resulted in?
Starting with Borriello immediately comes with two assurances; no mobility and no goals. There aren't many big game chokers in the game who can match Borriello's consistency. Ronaldinho has apparently lost 7 kilos and now weighs 83 lbs, the reading on the scale during his heydays at Barcelona. With Bonera playing on the right, you would expect most of the attack to flow from the left of Juventus. And evidently so. Pirlo appears to have found his touch since Allegri. He is spraying the passes exquisitely finding his man more than losing the ball. Oduamadi was included in the starting line-up. He brings nothing to the team except pace. He lacks the quality to play at this level and obviously that is evident only to me. Silva and Sokratis are no nonsense defenders and form a solid partnership. They need to play more often and could build the defense of Milan for years to come. Pirlo and Seedorf have developed a remarkable understanding as Seedorf was making the right runs consistently and opening up Juve at the back.
At half time, Del Neri changed his forwards. Del Piero and Trezeguet are swapped for Diego and Amauri. This was greeted with much doubt on my end but the newly introduced forwards actually clicked. Inzaghi was subbed ahead of Huntelaar probably indicating that the Dutchman is on his way out. Diego was certainly causing some trouble in the Milan defense as the line dropped deep and created more room for Diego to unleash his prowess. I began to question Allegri's sanity once Pirlo was substituted for Gattuso. 4-3-3, 4-3-2-1 and 4-3-1-2 the formations chosen by Allegri during the game. Gattuso's introduction was fantastic from Juve's perspective as he just couldn't deal with the pace of Juventus' midfield and forwards. Something that tends to annoy me is the sight of Inzaghi dribbling. He lacks the pace and the ability to get past defenders, so why does he even try? Amauri was showcasing his finishing skills which surely matched Inzaghi's dribbling skills. Flamini was a livewire since his introduction, he ran riot in attack and covered several hundred metres in defense. Antonini on the left was putting in a fairly solid show. Gattuso however was man marking Diego, which was a horror show. The game ended in a stalemate. Allegri chose to go with defenders to win us the penalties. You can imagine what that would have resulted in?
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