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From his look on the Juventus dugout, Igor Tudor made it abundantly clear his model of soccer is drastically totally different to Thiago Motta’s.
The Croatian was appointed as a alternative for the Italian Brazilian who was sacked final weekend following a collection of devastating defeats towards the likes of Empoli (within the Coppa Italia), Atalanta and Fiorentina.
The 46-year-old made his bow on Saturday, main the Bianconeri in direction of a 1-0 victory over Genoa due to Kenan Yildiz’s first-half strike.
Regardless that it was a slim end result, the implications have been vital, because the gamers regarded way more enthusiastic and comfy, particularly in comparison with a few of their atrocious outings from the earlier weeks.
However whereas the followers have been capable of decide up a number of variations with the bare eye, it’s additionally price checking the numbers, which reveal among the contrasting elements between Tudor and Motta’s kinds of play.
IlBianconero thus in contrast the stats registered on Motta’s remaining Juventus outing towards Fiorentina with those recorded on Tudor’s debut.
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Whereas one should word that internet hosting Genoa at house is, at the very least on paper, a better activity than enjoying the Viola on the Artemio Franchi, the numbers are nonetheless price a glance.
Ball possession – Fiorentina-Juventus 63%, Juventus-Genoa 49%
General touches – Fiorentina-Juventus (743), Juventus-Genoa (632)
Tried dribbles – Fiorentina-Juventus (13), Juventus-Genoa (22)
Aerial duels – Fiorentina-Juventus (21), Juventus-Genoa (40)
Aerial duels received – Fiorentina-Juventus 38%, Juventus-Genoa 60%
Profitable tackles – Fiorentina-Juventus 67%, Juventus-Genoa 83%
Subsequently, it’s straightforward to infer that the Bianconeri have been ‘nastier’ towards Genoa, as they have been extra eager on profitable challenges and committing themselves to tackles.
Furthermore, Tudor had no intention of sustaining possession for giant spells, as was the case with Motta. The Croatian needed his gamers to play direct and vertical performs moderately than grabbing the ball for lengthy and fruitless spells.
Therefore, if the brand new supervisor was capable of implement such noticeable modifications after lower than a handful of coaching classes, we will solely anticipate him to additional consolidate his model of soccer within the coming weeks.
