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In Turin, Bologna is more cautious than usual, taking advantage of the first minutes of the game to try to guess if the athletic condition will be able to hold throughout the game, given the situation of injuries and the relative ‘squeeze’ of the survivors in this long Autumn: An initially more careful performance than usual stands out, the lower set-up, two short and narrow lines of four and more density in the ball area.
At this juncture you can admire some closings by Medel and a good coverage of the department in the penalty area on the always dangerous Belotti, with the help of a very useful De Silvestri who obviously knows well the characteristics of his former teammate.
Then, as the minutes pass, the team becomes aware of their physical strengths and begins to stretch more regularly, finding some familiar vertical lines of play, with Svanberg very active from the start and with Barrow turning up the engine revs.
However, it is in the second half when we finally see those that are always played vertically that are the true strength of Mihajlovic’s team: Soriano reaches the heart of the maneuver, Barrow finds rhythm and shot from his tile, a surprising Vignato is produced in flashes of absolute level, along with a constant presence in the opponent’s half.
Thus the development of the maneuver becomes pleasant and effective in terms of quality, without risking anything in terms of occasions, he leaves the opponents, except for a sporadic shot by Verdi deflected by Da Costa, which unfortunately runs into an injury (it is called ‘ chapel ‘) That will not affect the high esteem that Bologna fans owe him, due to the seriousness shown in recent years: he and Mbaye are the only ones left from promotion to A in 2015, after the arrival of Saputo.
In the middle of the field, the almost obligatory substitutions of the already crowded Domínguez and Svanberg find in the substitutes Schouten and Poli worthy substitutes, fresher and more reactive, to build a final in which one could even think of taking home the three points. But these days it’s not what: one and thank you!
I believe that, to date, asking for more from this team is an exercise of pretext for those who do not know the dynamics of football: playing practically from the start of the championship without alternatives, given the concomitance of an innumerable series of injuries in the same roles, becomes very difficult, because the quality and quantity of the workouts suffer too much.
Left back and right back are the two positions in which both the starter and the alternative were missing, but also the absence of Samson did not allow Barrow or Palacio to withdraw. Also, Medel’s problem was not letting even Danilo and Tomiyasu breathe, and Denswil’s contribution also failed.
In the middle of the field, then, just three players for two roles practically immediately meant that Schouten had to ‘pull the neck’, which was in fact suffering from muscle fatigue (in fact it is called ‘overload’). In short, an infinite series of setbacks that we hope will be resolved.
Initial players always play the game, then download training, then finish training and a new game: never a couple of consecutive sessions to build the condition, only maintenance, and you understand that physical performance cannot improve if you do not work particularly as strength and endurance: only the aerobic part remains well trained, playing continuously, the rest is conservation and does not improve.
Having had the almost full squad available would have allowed for wider rotations, granting a shift break and therefore being able to make players who are not employed on a shift work differently – this is how it works when there are closed matches for several weeks, for those who weren’t. aware.
In conclusion, I am quite satisfied with Rossoblu’s performance, hoping for better times: against Atalanta we hope to enjoy a good show, you know… We could even have the starting left-back! I admit it, seeing Dijks almost made me move.
Tosco – www.madeinbo.tv
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