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Cagliari-Turin, photo by: Alessandro Sanna
Three points that give oxygen, three points that give strength to Nicola’s work, three points that give hope for another type of road from here to the end of the championship: the victory of Cagliari was important for the Bull, as well as for the symbolic Valor del “direct game” and the “salvation playoff”, precisely because it could have been the mental turning point that this team needed to face the rest of the championship in a more calm and convincing way. We will fight for salvation until the end, no one has any illusions that there may be an “easier” way, yes, but doing it with the awareness of being able to win bad and painful matches like the one at Sardinia Arena is certainly easier mentally for the players. players and the grenade environment.
As the coach said after the game “the championship is not over”, but after a month of Nicola on the Turin bench, something has been understood.
For example, despite the arrival of Mandragora, who undoubtedly represents an improvement for our midfield, the central department is always the weak point of the team. With the return of Rincón to be “el Rincón”, who is the middle wing of the fight and not the director of the government, the median helps better to the defensive phase, but it is still insufficient in the construction phase of the game and insertions. in attack to take advantage of the open spaces from the two weight points. Lukic seems nostalgic for the offensive midfielder role Giampaolo had carved out for him and seems to have lost the ability to be dangerous in attack. Linetty after a shameful first round is making a well-deserved bench and frankly I don’t expect anything more from Baselli than he is giving (little, mainly because it will be months before he returns to his maximum capacity after the injury).
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Nobody shoots from the outside, nobody knows how to propose and propose: having taken note of this, Nicola dusted off the old Italian recipe of “long ball and pedaling”, relying on the two weight points and crosses of the two outer midfielders, Ansaldi and Singo. A “poor” but tremendously concrete game, centered on the unwritten rule that the teams that suffer the least are the ones that obtain the desired results. The aesthetes of the beautiful game are asked to refrain from commenting: the reason for the state (scoring points) has an advantage at this time over any other consideration …
And in fact, as proof of this, Toro wins without having the Greens, Lyanco, Gojak, who are the most technical players, with the best feet, but also those who cannot be expected to fight with the knife between teeth. It is right? Is it wrong? The answer defines the outcome of the field and for the moment this gives reason to Nicola’s choices. What it really is to find yourself in the “first” Mazzarri situation: riding a physical and bad Taurus who suffers little (or knows how to drive when he suffers) and gets the maximum result with the minimum of play. Mazzarri had Ljajic (although he did not “love” him …) to take the chestnuts out of the fire when he wrapped himself in the opposing defensive walls, we will see if Nicola can find in Verdi or Gojak the player who has been able to find the blink decisive during the last half hour.
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Finally, a few words about defense and attack. Behind, the “magic” of the coach was that he made a pact with the various N’Koulou, Sirigu and Izzo: going back to their pre-covid comebacks, the difference is remarkable and Bremer also benefits from playing alongside more “trustworthy” people. . In front, aside Belotti, who even when he is not in his best moment is frankly irreplaceable, apparently he focuses on Zaza to give weight to the attack and take advantage of the long balls of the defense and the centers from the outside. The former Sassuolo is still insufficient and to reveal the usual flaws, but except for Sanabria in which Nicola will probably try to bet to form a more “compatible” couple with the Gallo, he has no alternatives because Bonazzoli is out of the game. game (very well, however, to Cagliari because of the attitude with which he entered) because of his contractual situation: it is clear that he does not want to redeem him and therefore he will be given a sip so as not to trigger the obligation at the end of the season.
So let’s enjoy the three points and the victory that was missing for a while. The continuity of the results (yes, even the draws …) are so far the key to Nicola’s good work: without making fancy flights, we must continue down this path, brick after brick. Let’s put our hearts at peace about the game and the shortcomings of certain players. What counts is being saved, the rest is mere philosophy …
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For a long time as a columnist for Toro News, I give voice to the fan next door in all of us. With a degree in Economics, writing has always been my passion, even if it has never become my job. Bull fanatic to the core, optimistic to the end, a tackle in life is better than a heel strike. Motto: it’s not over until it’s over.
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