Post by Taxigirl on Feb 15, 2004 12:56:23 GMT
Alberto Zaccheroni could shelve his favoured 3-4-3 system when welcoming old club Udinese to the San Siro.
“The squad wasn’t entirely accustomed to playing the 4-4-2 against Juve on Thursday,” he explained, “but they must try to become more versatile and dynamic with different systems.”
This change could be forced by an injury crisis in defence, where Fabio Cannavaro, Carlos Gamarra, Marco Materazzi and Francesco Coco are out of action.
“We have already faced Udinese twice in the Coppa Italia this season and it is a team I know all too well,” said the former Friuli boss.
“They play good football, have interesting players and always try to take the initiative. After the big clubs we find Udinese, Sampdoria and Parma always ready to make their mark.”
The atmosphere at the Pinetina training ground has been particularly tense over the last few days with bitter recrimination following their Coppa Italia exit.
“The only thing I can add is that the press and pundits were unanimous in their condemnation of a poor refereeing performance from Emilio Pellegrino.”
Juventus director general Luciano Moggi insisted this weekend that “everyone had witnessed the events and could decide for themselves,” which is curiously the same argument used by Inter.
“In football you must know how to react to events on the field of play,” continued Zaccheroni.
“That inevitable rage after Thursday night’s events must be channelled into an even more determined and aggressive performance against Udinese, but with extra concentration. After all, we gave away that Alessandro Del Piero goal by becoming distracted on a corner kick.”
Adriano and Christian Vieri started together in that Cup tie and impressed the Nerazzurri faithful with the Brazilian’s goal.
“They can quite happily play in the same side as long as the whole team is compact and dynamic. Alvaro Recoba is also likely to play, as you all know I expect a great deal from him this season.”
“The squad wasn’t entirely accustomed to playing the 4-4-2 against Juve on Thursday,” he explained, “but they must try to become more versatile and dynamic with different systems.”
This change could be forced by an injury crisis in defence, where Fabio Cannavaro, Carlos Gamarra, Marco Materazzi and Francesco Coco are out of action.
“We have already faced Udinese twice in the Coppa Italia this season and it is a team I know all too well,” said the former Friuli boss.
“They play good football, have interesting players and always try to take the initiative. After the big clubs we find Udinese, Sampdoria and Parma always ready to make their mark.”
The atmosphere at the Pinetina training ground has been particularly tense over the last few days with bitter recrimination following their Coppa Italia exit.
“The only thing I can add is that the press and pundits were unanimous in their condemnation of a poor refereeing performance from Emilio Pellegrino.”
Juventus director general Luciano Moggi insisted this weekend that “everyone had witnessed the events and could decide for themselves,” which is curiously the same argument used by Inter.
“In football you must know how to react to events on the field of play,” continued Zaccheroni.
“That inevitable rage after Thursday night’s events must be channelled into an even more determined and aggressive performance against Udinese, but with extra concentration. After all, we gave away that Alessandro Del Piero goal by becoming distracted on a corner kick.”
Adriano and Christian Vieri started together in that Cup tie and impressed the Nerazzurri faithful with the Brazilian’s goal.
“They can quite happily play in the same side as long as the whole team is compact and dynamic. Alvaro Recoba is also likely to play, as you all know I expect a great deal from him this season.”