Vlahovic misses penalty, Weah saves

The Juve’s first impression of Thiago Motta comes out defeated 3-0 against Nuremberg, further ahead in preparation and ready for his debut in the Zweite Bundesliga. A test that goes beyond the result and that helps the coach to understand the physical condition of the team and the tactical indications. Different signals for the coach: the first half was bad, with the team awkward and never dangerous, the second half was better with the black and whites in control of the ball and the game, except in the final where they suffered the knockout blows. Weah is savedwho entered the second half, among the fittest. Vlahovic instead he hits the post from eleven meters. The coach will have a lot to improve and work on. Zero minutes for Soulé, now on his way to Roma.

Juve, Thiago Motta’s first tactical indications

Thiago Motta lines up the Juventus with 4-2-3-1con By Gregory between the posts and Boy in the center of the rearguard. In the middle chosen Thuram e Locatels. Many absences after the European Championship and Copa America and on to the experiments with Miretti on the three-quarter line and the young people Exactly e Commencement on the bands, with Sekulov lone striker. The coach’s instructions are clear: pressing and constant recovery of the ball. But the black and whites are unable to execute them and seem clogged up. In the management the Old Lady encounters many difficultiessynonymous with the heavy workloads and delayed physical preparation compared to their opponents, ready for the start of the Zweite Bundesliga.

Total revolution in the second half with eleven changes, one for each role. The young prospect also took to the field Adzic behind the back of Vlahovic and the new signing Cabal as central defender in pair with Gatti. In midfield the duo Nicolussi Beanson the outside Mbangula e WeahThe role of is fundamental Changewho starts from left back and then wanders into the middle of the field. The team moves better, takes possession of the ball and manages to show some ideas, but is still far from its best form.

Nuremberg-Juve, the story of the match

Nuremberg gets off to a better startwhich forces the Juventus to lose numerous balls. The Germans exploit the fast plays to try to hurt the Juventus defense and in the 13th minute the first goal opportunity: Schleimer latches on well to a cross from the right, but alone in the area he fails to hurt Di Gregorio. The Germans are doing better and in the 18th minute they take the lead: Barbieri-Locatelli misunderstanding, Jander takes advantage, passes to Djalo and hits the near post. A few laps of the clock pass and Klose’s team is again scary in vertical, with Hofmann who wastes it with an imprecise diagonal right-footer. The first shot from Motta’s team comes in the 36th minute thanks to a Hasa’s punishmentpromptly rejected by goalkeeper Reichert. On the left, Juve fails to take the measure and Hofmann comes close to scoring a brace, but his shot is central.

Juve starts better in the second half: Weah darts and leans for Nicolussi who kicks well, but is blocked by the defense. The black and whites play with a different attitude, after the substitutions: Cabal passes to Mbangula who is inserted by Changewith the full-back who shoots powerfully but not at an angle. A beautiful choral action that brings a smile to Thiago Motta’s face. At 71′ a sudden burst of Weah, who is brought down in the box and wins a penalty. Vlahovic steps up to take the spot and hits the post. With ten minutes to go, Nuremberg also makes its presence felt: Forkel, with a sure shot, has his shot blocked by Weah (with his hand, unseen by the referee). From the following corner, Perin performs a miracle. A mini brawl then breaks out between Gatti and Joachims. At 87′ Forkel closes the game with a volley inside the area à la Klose. Then in the 90th minute comes the third goal by Janisch, with the Juventus defense already in the locker room.

Juve, i top e flop

FIRST HALF

• Rouhi 5 – He keeps losing Hofmann and can’t keep up with him on the wing.
• Locatelli 5 – Still out of rhythm and out of the coach’s schemes. Clumsy in construction and not very present in management. He makes a mistake on the occasion of Nuremberg’s goal.
• Barbieri 5 – He never scares the Germans, he just defends and does it badly. He gets distracted and gifts Jander the goal for 1-0.
• Exactly 6.5 – The best in the first half: dribbling, plays and a lot of personality. The only one to finish on goal.
• Thuram 6 – Lots of running and some nice acceleration. Still a bit messy in setup.

SECOND HALF

• Cabal 6.5 – He plays as a centre-back and does so with personality, demonstrating his great ability in construction.
• Weah 6.5 – He shows great physical shape and is unstoppable on the right: he also wins the penalty.
• Adzic 6 – At times it shows its quality, it promises well.
• Vlahovic 5 – He immediately fits into the team’s plans, but the error from the penalty spot remains and would have avoided the final debacle.

Nuremberg-Juventus 3-0, the match scoresheet

RARELY: Jander 18′, Forkel 87′, Janisch 90′

NUREMBERG (4-3-3): Reichert (Mathenia 61′); Hofmann, Soares (Janisch 77′), Jeltsch (Seidel 61′), Knoche (Karafiat 39′), Castrop (Joachims 77′), Flick (Lubach 77′), Jander (Sevcik 77′), Pick (Forkel 54′), Schleimer (Valentini 77′), Okunuki (Tzimas 61′). All. Klose. Available: Cuckoo.

JUVENTUS (4-2-3-1): Di Gregorio (Perin 46′); Barbieri (Savona 46′), Facundo Gonzalez (Gatti 46′), Tiago Djalò (Cabal 46′), Rouhi (Cambiaso 46′); Thuram (Nicolussi Caviglia 46′), Locatelli (Fagioli 46′); Comenencia (Weah 46′), Miretti (Adzic 46′), Hasa (Mbangula 46′); Sekulov (Vlahovic 46′). All. Thiago Motta. Available: Daffara, Soulé, Muharemovic.

Referee: Martin Petersen