While Juventus have had trouble scoring in the early going, they have enjoyed impressive defensive stability so far. They have yet to concede after five Serie A rounds. It’s a unique achievement in the top five leagues. They tied a string of clean sheets out of the gate they experienced just in 2014/2015 in their history, La Gazzetta dello Sport informed.
On the other hand, the Massimiliano Allegri-led side won every match. It eventually lifted the Scudetto with a 17-point gap over Roma. Instead, Thiago Motta has racked up two victories and three draws, versus Empoli, Roma, and Napoli.
Juventus have excelled in every aspect of the defensive phase so far, from goalkeeping, as Michele Di Gregorio and Mattia Perin have been surehanded, to ball recuperation deep into enemy territory. The Old Lady tried to land a top-shelf center-back in January, but Federico Gatti has been highly reliable.
Gleison Bremer didn’t pay the price for the switch to a four-man line. He has been one of the most dominant center-backs in Europe data-wise. Pierre Kalulu has fit in like a glove. They gave up their lone goal versus PSV in stoppage time when the game had long been decided.
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It’s not too surprising as Bologna were pristine defensively last year and allowed less than 30 goals. Still, it’s weird it’s that side of the pitch, which leans on mechanisms that usually take time to be fine-tuned, adapted more quickly to the new coach’s demands than the other one, which is less organized and relies more on the players’ instinct.
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