Udinese, the last game of the turning point to remove the specter of the crisis

He faces Sassuolo in Friuli where he hasn’t won since 28 August. With 3 points the bianconeri at 14 and with the hot zone far away

UDINE. The modules count for little this time. Udinese must try to pocket the three points with Sassuolo, even with the 5-5-5 cinematic so dear to Oronzo Canà.

Then it will also be possible to calmly tackle the tactical issue, during the break that will project the next match of the bianconeri on Monday 22 November, at Turin’s home.

Better not to go further immediately, better not to look at the calendar now, to understand that ultimately we still have to face Cagliari, Salernitana and Genoa, three of the five teams that (since yesterday, given the success of Spezia which paired Udinese) are at the shoulders of the bianconeri for those who, given the current standings, would really be direct clashes to avoid falling down.

Ultimately, this afternoon at the Friuli stadium is a challenge that could also relaunch Gotti’s team, projecting it to 14 points, where Sassuolo is right, in addition to Turin. In a nutshell, it is the train not to be missed so as not to complicate life, to finally return to winning at home, given that it is true that Udinese has not collected three points all at once since last September 12, when it conquered the Peak of La Spezia, but it is also interesting to observe that the latest victim to the Rizzi was Venezia, last August 27th.

Then in these parts Naples and Fiorentina celebrated, while Bologna and Verona managed to snatch a point. Here, those half missteps that could be canceled by a success today against Sassuolo.
Immediately after the disappointing performance of San Siro in front of Inter – not so much in terms of the result, a clear 2-0, but rather in the submissive attitude put in place by the bianconeri – the company, by the will of the patron Gianpaolo Pozzo, wanted the team to prepare for today’s challenge in retreat.

A retreat started on Wednesday and which will run out immediately after Sassuolo, if the response on the pitch is positive. Otherwise the club will be faced with two possibilities: 1) Order the collection even during the stop; 2) Consider the name of a replacement for Gotti who continues to enjoy the trust of Gino Pozzo, beyond the modules and the use of young people, the notes that are moved to the coach by a part of the Juventus supporters.
Already today, however, Gotti could show something new, even if it would not be an unprecedented tactical level. The idea is not to give up the “three” defense, however, advancing Pereyra behind striker Beto, perhaps paired with Deulofeu.

In short, we would go from the traditional 3-5-2 to a 3-4-2-1, the form with the double attacking midfielder on which the Contarina coach has already worked in the second part of the season, only to surrender in the face of the injury of Deulofeu.

And perhaps it is no coincidence that, with the return of the Catalan again from the first minute after yet another ailment, Gotti is thinking of this weapon to lay Sassuolo.