Juve, what a Ramsey! The relaunch operation started with Pirlo and in the market … | First page

Che Ramsey! This could have been one of the many exclamations that came from the mouths of the thousand lucky ones who had the opportunity to admire the first convincing season performance of the new Juventus by Andrea Pirlo. Because, alongside curiosity about newcomers McKennie and Kulusevski or amazement at Frabotta’s surprise, the Welsh midfielder also took the stage in the game against Sampdoria, He seemed transformed, especially in attitude, in front of last season’s listless and impalpable player.

IN THE CENTER OF THE GAME – Conditioned by an infinite series of physical problems, which prevented him from finding continuity and self-esteem, under the leadership of Sarri the former Arsenal managed to make the necessary space to create 4 decisive goals, two of them heavy against Lokomotiv Moscow and Inter – but the first glimpses of the course inaugurated by Pirlo give the idea of ​​a project in which Ramsey could feel fully involved. Always at the heart of the game, without a fixed position on the field, but free to enhance all his technical qualities (“He’s a great player,” said the coach at a press conference “), because one of the missions that the Juventus coach confessed will be to collect as many good feet as possible in the middle. A perspective that can change a lot also in terms of the marketAfter weeks in which the player has been at the center of rumors, often described as a technical counterpart in potential deals with Premier League clubs.

FULL MATCH – 90 balls touched, 52 of them in the opposite half, 17 duels, 6 scoring chances created, 6 tackles, 5 balls recovered, 2 interceptions and 1 assist: These are the most striking numbers from the full match that was finally completed – the match against Inter on March 8 was the last and only match played for 90 minutes at Juve – by Ramsey, who, protected by the dynamism and physicality of McKennie and the tactical sense of a Rabiot increasingly at ease, it could be the main inspiration for the maneuver. More confirmations will be needed, in terms of physical strength and against more forceful rivals than yesterday’s Sampdoria, but the 1000 present in the Stadium yesterday will have let it go: “Che Ramsey!”