Wrong approach of the bianconeri who at 45 ‘are 3-0 down. The difference in conditions is not enough to justify the gap
Put yourself in the shoes of the average Udinese fan who sat in front of the TV on Saturday afternoon to watch the Juventus friendly.
What could he have thought after seeing Nuytinck and his teammates take a pretty good pass from Lens? Given that it is football in the summer, I agree that yesterday’s for the French was a sort of dress rehearsal in view of the first day of Ligue 1 which begins next Sunday, it is obvious that there is an evident difference in condition, it is true that the trip during the day did not facilitate the game of the Friulians, but all this is not enough to justify a performance that can be filed under the heading “foolish”.
Yes, you got it right: fool. Udinese practically did not take the field. He took three in the first half (but they could have been five) and on 0-0 Forestieri, just to avoid losing his bad habits, he only ate in front of the goalkeeper the most delicious of occasions.
Completely wrong attitude and also a missed opportunity to check if the team can be proposed with a different form, for example with the two midfielders and the two attacking midfielders behind a first striker against a level opponent. The approach failed, too many balls were lost at the exit and, we repeat, all this cannot be justified with heavy legs.
We are not among those who argue that the framework of this team is good and yesterday there was just that feeling. The median is not up to par (Walace the least convincing), in defense we need a top quality graft, in front, we have been repeating it for some time, the only player of thickness is Pussetto. Gotti has so far carried out all the preparation without a right winger (yesterday on that band the left-handed Udogie acted).
The situation of Deulofeu remains mysterious (six months for a meniscus?), The market will probably move in the last week and, if we exclude the return of Molina, this risks being Udinese that on 22 August they will face in their debut in Juventus championship.
Gotti’s team conceded two goals in the first quarter of an hour: the first on an inactive ball (even with a pinch of bad luck, but Samir’s foul was completely useless), the second with the Brazilian out of position, the third on a restart. Many turnovers at the exit, a vice that Udinese has been carrying with them since last year.
In the second half, Lens pulled the handbrake, Udinese risked less and thanks to the entry of Pussetto managed to become dangerous on three occasions: Makengo’s crossbar, Samir’s goal and Nacho’s left footed goalkeeper beaten by a defender. Then came Pereira’s poker to re-establish a fairer gap as seen on the pitch. There are a lot of things to fix.
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