Holy cow. The goals Juventus scored against Genoa in Tuesday nights 3-1 win at the Luigi Ferraris were both the moments of individual radiance this team can show, however also the kind of “Whatever you can do, I can do much better …” situation where it looks like the bar for scoring goals in this video game was set exceptionally high right from the very first one.
And after that some.
You desired some style points, you got them.
The great part in all of this?
You will not find any of us around here complaining about it.
Viewing as who scored those objectives– Dybala, Cristiano Ronaldo and Douglas Costa– it may not be a surprise to see them doing those kinds of things. That said, to see three goals of that quality presented in one video game– hell, ONE HALF!– and have them come at a time in the title race where Juventus might have seen its margin for mistake practically completely go up in smoke if things didnt go right in Genoa, thats what makes them even much better.
/ reads the room/.
Harlem Globetrotters stuff from Juventus tonight. Each of these objectives has been a gem.– Nicky Bandini (@NickyBandini) June 30, 2020.
The more they want to make that a routine thing, then go for it.
RANDOM THOUGHTS AND OBSERVATIONS.
Pjanic is a good man who really does appear to like his teammates. Understanding complete well that he had just protected a transfer to a new club 24 hours previously, to see him commemorate like this was a nice tip that he most definitely loves the present club hes at.
This is what we desired to see from this group knowing full well that when Tuesday nights game kicked off, Lazio had actually just cut Juves lead down to one single point in Serie A. The pressure to address Lazio existed, just as much as it was for Juventus not to shoot themselves in the foot (again) throughout a trip to the Marassi. It has actually been a house of horrors– there are lots of other ways to explain it, trust me– for Juventus in recent years, and this was looked at as another potential location where Juve might mistake if they didnt keep their act together.
To that point, Juventus hadnt scored a goal, but seemed like it wasnt as awful as some of the first-half efficiencies weve seen in the Bologna and Lecce components. Seeing as who scored those objectives– Dybala, Cristiano Ronaldo and Douglas Costa– it might not be a surprise to see them doing those types of things. That said, to see 3 objectives of that quality put forth in one video game– hell, ONE HALF! We require more of that these days, and if that suggests scoring pretty goal after pretty objective, then so be it, my buddies.
About five seconds prior to Paulo Dybala scored his winding and weaving objective through the Genoa defense, I was sitting down at my desk and shooting up ESPN+. To that point, Juventus hadnt scored an objective, but appeared like it wasnt as dreadful as some of the first-half efficiencies weve seen in the Bologna and Lecce components. (Those werent fantastic!).
Fortunately for us, we saw three of the very best objectives weve seen all season.
Oh, and by the method, Pjanic likewise did this versus Genoa: 101 touches, 92.4 percent pass conclusion and he recorded his first help in Serie A play considering that NOVEMBER. Thatll do simply fine.
There was a brief discussion on Twitter between myself and fellow BWRAO friend Hunter after the Ronaldo goal: Who wouldnt wish to celebrate their objective with Carlo Pinsoglio? Pinsoglio is the cool uncle who is just the life of the party whenever you appear him if Gigi Buffon is generally the father of the team. Judging by how Pinsoglio acts on the bench and throughout objective events, hes probably the life of the celebration when hes at home, too.
Some more fun with statistics, this is what Dybala finished at: objective, help, 4 essential passes and he completed almost 95 percent of his passes. We do not know whether Dybala has genuinely reached his complete physical fitness levels after dealing with COVID-19 for a number of months, but he damn well has actually come out of the suspension of play looking simply as good as he did before it. (And Im not simply stating hes good-looking, despite the fact that he is really handsome.).
One last nugget of statistics: Juan Cuadrado had 4 tackles, four interceptions and led the team in touches (once again) with 119. Keep in mind, this is Juventus starting right back were speaking about here, not a main midfielder like Pjanic or Rodrigo Bentancur. Thatll do.
Naturally you understood that Juves best fullback nowadays would be somebody who isnt even a right back. This season is so silly.
I would enjoy to know the radar gun reading on Cristiano Ronaldos objective. That has to be among his best-struck shots of the season. Mattia Perin is a really reflex-y goalkeeper and even he had no chance at stopping that shot. It was ideal positioning on top of having as much velocity as any goal Ronaldo has actually scored this season.
And then you have Douglas Costas objective which is simply rediculous and then some.
Its just that kind of outrageous capability that makes Costa the difference-making sub– you understand, when the video game is actually close– that this team requires today. Is he the better gamer than Federico Bernardeschi? Yeah, most likely. When you see what Costa has actually done in the last 2 games off the bench compared to when he strikes the wall after 50 or 60 minutes as a starter, its pretty easy to figure out that hitting the opposition with a fresh Costa as they really begin to tire is the way to go right now.
And then you have Juventus protecting on Genoas goal which was … not excellent. First letting the cross come through package unblemished, then seeing Juan Cuadrado get cleaned of his boots. Simply not precisely something Juve will want to have on their end of season highlight film. A minimum of they have the goals from earlier in the game to spotlight rather.
Picture by Daniele Badolato – Juventus FC/Juventus FC by means of Getty Images.
/ right away leaves/.
There was a short conversation on Twitter between myself and fellow BWRAO associate Hunter after the Ronaldo objective: Who wouldnt desire to celebrate their goal with Carlo Pinsoglio?
If there were any thoughts from folks either here or in the Italian press about Miralem Pjanic losing interest now that he understands hes going to Barcelona in a few months, lets simply take a look at how he reacted to Dybalas objective, shall we?
Not a bad thing to see only a couple of minutes after leaving of an hour-long work meeting. From me to you, Juventus, thank you for offering us something to be delighted about. We require more of that nowadays, and if that means scoring quite objective after quite objective, then so be it, my friends.
Despite the fact that Genoa is a team that is not great at all and in a fight to not get relegated to Serie B, Juve required their huge players to step up tonight. And with 3 moments of sparkle that led to goals, Juventus stars in attack did simply that.
Basically what Im attempting to say is that Juventus simply needed me to enjoy. Clearly.
