Ex-player Eraldo Pecci has defended Dusan Vlahovic for his poor goal return at Juventus.
Vlahovic has been below-par since he moved to Juve after the Bianconeri signed him for a huge fee.
The Old Lady expected so much from him because of his superb form while at Fiorentina.
Vlahovic’s goals were expected to fire the Bianconeri back to winning trophies, but they have not been coming in good quantity.
Because of this, the Bianconeri are desperate to offload the striker, but he has to deliver for them before he leaves the club.
Pecci has watched him struggle and says even Lautaro Martinez would struggle in front of the current Juventus midfield.
He said, as quoted by Tuttojuve:
“Vlahovic is a bit lost, but in the end he scored two goals less than Lukaku. I give Juventus a high rating because there is a fundamental flaw in how the team is built. With this midfield, Lautaro would also have little shot, it’s not very structured and Juventus isn’t up to the level of Inter but we have to give them a high mark to keep this fight open.”
Juve FC Says
Vlahovic has not met expectations at the Allianz Stadium and we all know he has to do better.
However, the attacker is probably not suited to our system under Max Allegri and one of them should leave in the summer.
Wow, finally you said it!
Vlahovic is a finisher. To score he needs his teammates to pass him the ball in front of the goal. Which almost never happens in any game. Only Chiesa is able to provide opportuniies to Vlahovic, maybe Rabiot. It’s a miracle that he scored 5 goals despite the lousy current team. I doubt if Haazard would be that terrific in Vlahovic’s shoes.
Martin, why the focus on selling Vlahovic? Moise Kean scored zero goal, nor did he provide any assist. Juve should sell him first.
Anyway, Juve is doing a big strategic mistake by not taking the opportunity to revampl the team entirely. The scudetto shouldn’t be the focus this season but laying the groundworks for a renovated team. Soule, Iling, Yildiz, (Fagioli when he comes back) should all be first team players or given more time to play. The current team is an absolute disaster. Is Juve planning to be competitive in the Champion’s league next year with this team (thinking Kostic, Kean, Locatelli, Milik, Alex Sandro,…)? LOL Allegri is a terrible coach putting so much trust on old, washed players.