Vlahovic and Kolo Muani together with Juventus: hierarchies, scenarios, how they will play. Charts

“He’s fast, strong in tackling, an excellent dribbler and knows how to finish.” “He is robust, a great finisher. He is also tactically versatile and can be useful in different formations.” Kolo Muani in Frankfurt he had everyone in agreement and it is from there that he returned to France, observed and wanted by Paris Saint Germain. Now the Frenchman from Bondy, that municipality of not even 54 thousand inhabitants famous for having given more than one jewel to the world of football almost like Roncadelle with the Olympic gold medals, is leaving that Paris, destination Turin. Straight towards the Juventus attack, an additional resource for Motta, on the pitch with or instead of Vlahovic. But above all immediately, starting on Saturday against Milan.

Where?

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Toe but also outside. In this case his wing is mainly the right but it is not utopian to be able to appreciate it also from the opposite side. Throughout his career he has often been praised for his flexibility and adaptability to different gaming systems. Whether he has a teammate with the same role next to him or whether he is over there alone leading the attack. Last bastion but also external therefore: at PSG he was more of a soloist than ‘companion of…’ (but it didn’t go very well, he was also more of a substitute than a starter) while he was at Nantes, between 2017 and 2022, and with France who practiced the right wing more. Another option that does not exclude Vlahovic and offers alternatives in the three behind the striker. And Yildiz? He could move to the center (bringing Koop back in front of the defense even if it is not Motta’s preferred solution), or to the left (if really necessary or desired as an adjustment during the match in progress).

in the national team

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Vlahovic is the frontman, that reference who does not move horizontally but only practices vertical lines. But he is also one of those players who would never say no to a shoulder, on the contrary. This is a speech which makes his words from Serbia’s retreat last November relevant again: “It’s easier for me to play together with another striker who can engage in duels, act as a defender, open up spaces for me so that I can make the most of my characteristics.” Above all, he frees himself from those defensive tasks that weigh him down. Or at least some of them. In Serbia he turns and finds Mitrovic, now with Randal he can find support that, thanks to Milik’s increasingly long absence, he has never been able to have this season.

In short, Kolo Muani is not a clone. Which makes the Frenchman a flexible shot for Motta and potentially unpredictable for his opponents. It will be more complicated to find him a place that is as definitive as possible – and in the shortest time possible since it is halfway through the season – to ensure that he can express himself at high levels, or in any case better than he did in Paris, in the last 6 months in particular.