How Could Juventus Line Up Following Coaching Change | OneFootball

Igor Tudor commenced his third spell at Juventus on Monday after previously spending time at the club as a player and as Andrea Pirlo’s assistant. It was one of the main reasons why the hierarchy hand-picked him, besides his willingness to accept contractual conditions rather favorable for the team.

According to La Gazzetta dello Sport, the new Bianconeri gaffer prefers a three-man defense. He’ll get there eventually. He has also utilized 4-2-3-1 in the past, for which the squad was built. He’ll up the intensity and transition to man-to-man marking all over the pitch à la Gian Piero Gasperini.

Tudor will shape Juventus to fit a 3-4-2-1, 3-4-1-2, or 3-4-3. He was a big fan of Dusan Vlahovic in the past. He’ll play more than what he has done recently, either next to or instead of Randal Kolo Muani. However, the coaching change doesn’t affect his contractual standoff, which caused his demotion.

The Croatian gaffer plans to use Kenan Yildiz more centrally. Teun Koopmeiners and Weston McKennie will be the jack-of-all-trades in the midfield. He’ll attempt to turn at least one of the pacey attackers into a wing-back.

Our Take on Juventus and Tudor

Considering the characteristics of Pierre Kalulu, Renato Veiga, Lloyd Kelly, Timothy Weah, and Andrea Cambiaso, they have the horses to pull off a sound 3-4-whatever, especially with a light schedule. The problem is that they have a plethora of midfielders and forwards. Somebody will pay the price minute-wise. The new coach’s bump will help since it seems most of the players disliked Thiago Motta in the end. The honeymoon period could last until the end of the season since there’s so little time left.