Not only can Juventus no longer win, they can’t even score a goal. In fact, the Bianconeri have not found the back of the net for 270 minutes in the league. Last year too, when he was in charge of Bologna, Thiago Motta had drawn three games in a row 0-0, coincidentally always in the month of September. Obviously this could just be a coincidence, but undoubtedly Juventus must start to grow from an offensive point of view to find a victory in the league, which has been missing since August 26th, since the away match at the Bentegodi against Verona.
Dusan Vlahovic’s difficult moment continues.
Dusan Vlahovic certainly hasn’t started the season in the best possible way. In fact, the Serbian striker has scored just 2 goals in 6 games played. The Juventus striker played only 45 minutes against Napoli, in which he touched the ball 6 times, with only 50% of successful passes and 0 aerial duels won out of 3. These are certainly very negative numbers, which best represent Vlahovic’s poor performance against the Neapolitans. Thiago Motta, however, is not worried and spoke about the performance of his number 9: “Today (Saturday) I raised the tone, because the stadium was full and couldn’t hear me. I have never reproached Dusan. The only 6 touches? It’s not just his job, but the others must also feed it”. Juventus needs the best Vlahovic to win matches, because a lot of the Old Lady’s season depends on his goals.
In Milik’s absence, Thiago Motta tries Weah as number 9.
The match against Napoli also showed a new tactical experiment for Juve. In fact, the Italian-Brazilian coach replaced Vlahovic to insert Weah as number 9. Here is the tactical explanation of the Juventus coach: “Nico was doing well as a winger. I like it when he comes back and attacks the far post, because he has time to get into the game. We wanted a player who attacks the depth well and opens up the opponent’s lines. He played a good game like Dusan in the first half, that’s what they are there for: to contribute and help the team play well.” Thiago Motta preferred to keep Nico on the wing to try to make the most of Weah’s speed. In the absence of Milik, who will return after the next international break, the Juventus number 22 could be the only real alternative to Vlahovic in attack.