Three questions and three answers after the 0-0 of the Stadium, who left regrets both to Allegri’s Rossoneri and to Tudor’s Bianconeri
Juve-Milan was an interrogation: a face to face between two teams who say they want to arrive at least fourth but dream of the Scudetto. There was a lot to understand. What did the game replied? Let’s see it with a premise: it is difficult to understand what a game-school is in October. Milan-Napoli last week was: those two teams, unless big surprises, will play it until March and beyond. Rome-Inter after the stop promises to be. What about Juve-Milan?
What do they have from Scudetto?
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Juve once again did not lose: unbeaten in a like Atalanta. The only two. It cannot be accidental, considering that even in the Champions League has shown that it holds the impacts. Then of course, the quality is there, even if the right one was seen against Milan: Yildiz, Conceiçao, Vlahovic, also Opennda, although mysterious in recent weeks. Milan, on the other hand, is damn solidly solid, defensively and in the principles that guide the team. When you see Milan, you know how he will play, who will guide his men, how the game will begin. He suffers few shots – Juve has kicked on the door three times and in the past it had gone even better – and on the pitch he almost always gives the feeling of controlling the game.
What is missing to win?
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With Juve, it’s easier. There is no stability, missing compactness, there is no clear idea of which hierarchies are. Inside the same game, Juve turns on and turns off the switch with frequency. Tudor used eight different formations out of eight and the comparison with Milan – the team that in Serie A has used less owners – is very clear. In front, it will sooner or later have to find a solution: if not a trident who always play, at least one center forward reliable holder. Vlahovic, after the great beginning, intrusively. David is not yet at ease with Italy. AC Milan has an open question similar in front, because Gimenez moves very well but does not find the door and Leao … Leao remains, with his target problems.
What are the key men?
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The most difficult question. For Juve, the first answer leads to Vlahovic and David. Tudor elsewhere has certainties: Bremer just has to feel good, Yildiz will not stop bringing his games, Thuram will make himself heard in the middle. It is necessary that one of the two center forward take the team in hand, conquer the place with a shoulder and, trivially, signs 15 goals. For Milan, easy to talk about Leao and Gimenez for similar reasons. For a less banal answer, look at Maignan and Saelemaekers. These are the roles in which Milan has the most differential between the level of the owner and the reserve. If Maignan will play on the Scudetto level and Saelemaekers will continue with his double offensive and defensive work, Milan will be well at a good point.
The response
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Who has more championship Chance? Milan went home saddest for the result but more optimistic in perspective spring. It has issues to be resolved but also granite certainties. Juve, on the other hand, is a construction site, has not yet taken a clear direction. Yes, Milan have more chance. Not by chance, the expressions of the coaches at the press conference were different: cheerful cheerful, tudor more tense. Ah, Tudor. The question about the favorite for the Scudetto was asked to him. Do you know what he replied? Inter.
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