Juventus' Biggest Black Hole Swallows Four Rising Stars in Six Months, Newcomer King Nearly Becomes a Hero in 114 Years

by mdhopidy on 2012-02-15 10:38:24

But no one would have thought that the most tragic moment was still 5 minutes later: at the 56th minute, Alvarez took the ball at the baseline, and only with a change of direction, he bypassed Soerensen's pursuit. From the slow-motion replay, it can be seen that when Alvarez entered the penalty area, Soerensen looked hesitant, wanting to commit a foul but dared not to do so. Ultimately, in hesitation, the Danish player witnessed the equalizing goal of Bari. In fact, Soerensen's promotion was a helpless move by Del Neri. This season, Juventus has tried four players at the right back position. But whether it is Grygera, Motta, or the second team young players Soerensen and Camilleri, none of them could perform steadily at the right back position. Taking this match as an example, after Motta substituted Soerensen, he did not perform better but almost let Buffon's goal collapse again. If Bari played in a confused manner in the first half, then after conceding a goal, Bari became like an injured beast, fierce and bloodthirsty. Soerensen's tragedy began from the tackle at the 51st minute of the second half. At the 51st minute, Bari launched a counterattack. Facing Soerensen who is 17 cm taller than himself, Alvarez simply used speed to challenge Soerensen - speed. Alvarez took a big step forward and accelerated past Soerensen. Soerensen had no way to stop him and could only brutally bring him down from behind. The "All Market" commented on this brutal foul, clearly stating that "Soerensen should have received a red card, not a yellow card." In the long history of Juventus' 114 years, the Old Lady has never lost to Bari at home. But last night, Del Neri's team almost left this bad name on the disgrace column. In the second half, Juventus' right wing was completely broken through. The Danish young player Soerensen, who started as the right back, was overwhelmed by Alvarez and Rudolph, almost becoming a historical contributor to Juventus. At the 67th minute, Bonucci was outmaneuvered one-on-one in the backfield, almost allowing Rudolph to replicate Alvarez's earlier assist. It was only due to Okaka's slow positioning in the middle that Buffon's goal was not breached again. Motta, who should have been at the right back position, completely disappeared from the camera, without a doubt, this was a serious offside. Juventus' opponent, Bari, had only scored 12 goals in the previous 19 rounds of league matches, making them the weakest attacking team in Serie A. Few attacking points and lack of offensive tactics were the biggest problems for this small team. But such an easy-to-figure-out team stirred up chaos in Juventus' defense despite being down by one goal. The reason was actually that the defensive weaknesses of the young player Soerensen were infinitely magnified, thoroughly grasped by Bari's veteran coach Ventura. Unable to find a suitable candidate for the right back position may also be related to Krasicy's emphasis on attack over defense. But with Juventus' personnel configuration, Del Neri could reform the defense through tactical deployment. However, Del Neri's unwavering embrace of the 4-4-2 two-wing flying tactic also tortured Juventus' fullbacks who lacked personal ability. Sorensen, once hailed as the new king of Juventus this season, will undoubtedly suffer a great loss in confidence after this match. Although Del Neri defended Sorensen after the game, the Danish young player's position in Del Neri's mind is no longer what it used to be. For an 18-year-old young player, this might be a devastating blow, and Juventus' right back position has become the biggest black hole of this team. At least now, Del Neri still has no solution. This season was actually a happy one for Sorensen. From a well-known second team youth soldier, he quickly became a stable starter in the first team. All this seemed too fast for this blond boy who was not yet 19 years old. His lively and calm personality made him promising, but with Juventus' recent decline in performance, Sorensen's form was greatly affected. In fact, not only was he absent-minded in this game, Sorensen also made obvious mistakes in the game against Parma. Giaccherini's two goals were all scored from the side defended by Sorensen. Although talented, with more games played, his lack of experience in defense has become his fatal flaw. Thus far, Sorensen has collapsed. Seeing this, Del Neri hurriedly called Motta to warm up. Actually, looking solely at Sorensen's technical statistics, they weren't too bad: in over an hour of playtime, Sorensen made 24 passes, 19 of which were successful, in addition, there were 3 crosses and 2 tackles. But he got booked for 2 fouls. Juventus didn't expect much from Sorensen's assists, but the Danish young player made mistakes in defense, making the arrangement to support Krasicy meaningless. In various media ratings, Sorensen got a maximum score of only 5.5 points. Clearly, his complete defeat by Alvarez left the Danish young player utterly humiliated.