HERE JUVE
Anti-Novara tests for Antonio Conte, who worked on the tactical aspects of the team yesterday in Vinovo. The rumors (the session was strictly behind closed doors) tell us that we are moving towards the confirmation of the 3-5-2, the game system with which Juve has been doing very well in recent times. So far nothing new, but the novelty is all in the early retirement decided by Conte for the Piola match. In fact, the Juventus coachi decided to bring the team to Novara yesterday evening, two days before the match, which will take place tomorrow afternoon (15 pm). In short, the preparation looks so much like that of a final, on the other hand, in the Juventus environment the Piedmontese derby is experienced exactly like this.
Conte's only big doubt concerns the attack, where only Vucinic is sure of his place. Quagliarella and Borriello are contending for the other one, with the former having a slight advantage over the latter, who however saw their prices rise after the goal in Cesena. Before leaving for Novara, Marchisio spoke and warned his teammates in view of the match on Piola's synthetic pitch: “It will be similar to the one in Cesena, hoping that we will be able to unblock it a little sooner. However, these are teams that on paper may seem easy and instead, despite being at the bottom of the table and now playing for the last chances of staying in Serie A, they try to give everything, closing in a lot, playing on the counterattack. And then, like Cesena, they play on a synthetic pitch: it's not easy to play on a field that takes away a lot of your energy, where supports change and everything. So one more thing to pay close attention to ”.
HERE MILAN
Delicate moment at Milan and it is no coincidence that yesterday's training session opened with a speech from Allegri to the players. Like a general charging his troops, the coach from Livorno reiterated that nothing is lost in the race for the Scudetto. In view of the away match in Siena, Allegri has recovered Thiago Silva, who should really be back in the squad this time. Boateng is sure to play too, while Ambrosini will most likely have to wait another week. While waiting to see if Seedorf and Robinho will return to the team or not, the big doubt is who, between Cassano and El Shaarawy, will join Ibrahimovic. The Bari player is getting better and better, so there are concrete possibilities that he can start from the first minute, but the Little Pharaoh is also playing his chances.
But at Milanello you don't just think about the pitch: the transfer market is going crazy and it affects almost everyone. In addition to Allegri, who continues to be questioned (but yesterday Guardiola hinted that he will take a sabbatical year), there are even 11 players out of contract, 12 if we also consider Massimo Oddo, currently on loan at Lecce but owned by AC Milan. A whole team, which will be significantly reduced. The only ones certain to stay are Ambrosini and Gattuso, while Nesta (the other one whose contract AC Milan would like to renew) seems more attracted by the prospect of New York Red Bulls, where Thierry Henry plays. The others, on the other hand, are all close to saying goodbye, from Van Bommel (who wants to end his career at PSV Eindhoven) to Seedorf, from Flamini to Rome. Certain not to stay are instead Zambrotta and Inzaghi, who will greet the fans on May 13th. Then there is the strange case of Aquilani: having arrived on loan with the right to buy for 6 million, the former Juventus player was not convinced. The redemption would become mandatory in case Aquilani reaches 25 appearances between the championship and the Champions League and is currently stuck at 22,5 (those as substitute are worth half). It is very probable that Allegri will no longer let him play, and it is not difficult to understand why.
