Defensively as a team we were awful yesterday. We were all over the place at moments when Reggina attacked us. No offense to them but if it was C.Ronaldo, Messi, Totti... we'd have been punished. This isnt the first time either, and even though transfer talk of Ronaldinho, Shevchenko and many other forwards is encouraging, I'd feel more comforted to hear more about which defenders we're signing.
Or.... is it more a case of our system than personnel? After the Reggina game a few people have pointed out Kaladze as a culprit. He certainly didnt have a great game and does have his moments. Other people have pointed fingers at our fullbacks. For me personally, I thought that our midfield's defensive cover was inadequate at times. When you look at the formation we were playing (and often play) yesterday and the players in the line-up, on paper there's enough quality there to shut out a team like Reggina for the most part of 90 min. This makes me wonder if there's some defensive work that can be done in training to improve matters.
Besides analysing yesterday's match we should look back at previous games and try to understand what the team is doing wrong and who are the players that are most to blame. If we want to challenge for the Scudetto next season we need to improve our defensive game as much as our attacking game.
Or.... is it more a case of our system than personnel? After the Reggina game a few people have pointed out Kaladze as a culprit. He certainly didnt have a great game and does have his moments. Other people have pointed fingers at our fullbacks. For me personally, I thought that our midfield's defensive cover was inadequate at times. When you look at the formation we were playing (and often play) yesterday and the players in the line-up, on paper there's enough quality there to shut out a team like Reggina for the most part of 90 min. This makes me wonder if there's some defensive work that can be done in training to improve matters.
Besides analysing yesterday's match we should look back at previous games and try to understand what the team is doing wrong and who are the players that are most to blame. If we want to challenge for the Scudetto next season we need to improve our defensive game as much as our attacking game.