Nico Gonzalez? As the Argentine changed from Motta to Tudor changed

Two goals in a row at home since he was a Juventus player he had never made them. And this already makes it clear about how its season went. But Nico Gonzalez since Tudor has arrived he seems to be another and one question is in fact arising spontaneously among the Juventus fans: What is the real Nico? This or what touched the lowest point of his experience in black and white when he returned to Florence as an opponent? Probably the truth, as far as we saw so far, is that the black and white version of the Argentine closest to reality is a way of the middle but now – in this decisive phase for the Champions League – the balance of the balance that weighs the most is the one that suggests a regenerated Nico and that in the decisive moments knows how to respond present. In this optimistic context, the manifesto for the future is Juve-Udinese: a goal that unlocked the game, preceded by a pole a few seconds from the interval, two shots in the mirror, three banks, ten duels of which four won. Of course, he also made a mistake, the inaccuracies were not lacking. It was not a perfect game but it was a substance race.

With Motta and Tudor

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Premise to the comparison: with Thiago he played over three times a lot, taking into consideration all the competitions from August 2024 to the last game in which the Italian-Brazilian was seen, that Fiorentina-Juve fatale for the technician and the lowest point of the experience in black and white of Nico. But the first fact that leaps to the eye is that the Argentine with Croatian has always played owner. He is physically and mentally well. “The coach works on mental aspect every day,” said Tudor after Monza. Precise appreciation. Now it practices the right wing much more than before, the percentage of steps in the opponent’s half field and the number of key passages per game has increased. Two goals in 8 games against the 3 in the 26 of the first part of the year in which, however, it is right to remember it, Nico also skipped 13 games for injury. He was also whistled at the Stadium, now in his house he finally feels more applause than Mugugni. To put it in Tudor’s words, the Argentine perhaps has now managed to get out of that “deep hole” in which he was sunk with the whole team.

For the Champions League and for him

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“I am happy for the goal but more for the victory – he said after Udinese -. We knew that two finals were missing, we played one, now the next one is missing and we must prepare well to face it in the best way. The Champions League is our goal, of the fans, of the club, and that’s why we have to go there to give everything. Juve must go to the Champions League”. With Udinese he scored the third goal in the championship (fifth season with the other two events in the Champions League and Italian Cup): the first and last were useful to unlock the game, the second gave the victory to Madama when in Monza it was 1-1. A crescendo ending – waiting for the 90 minutes of Venice – does not cancel the disappointments of a year under expectations but when the club goes to make a budget it will not be able to take into account how much the Argentine wants to close this season. For the Champions League and for himself.