Juve, Thiago Motta’s decision is in: Kolo Muani will play as starter, as coach prefers new signing to Vlahovic
Juve, Kolo Muani subito titolare a Napoli: perché Motta preferisce il francese a Vlahovic – Serieanews
Thiago Motta has been waiting for nothing else: already for a week, despite the impossibility of signing him, he has been training with his teammates, trying to understand Juve’s schemes right away. And, at the first useful opportunity, immediately on the field, despite the fact that it is a match with a high difficulty coefficient, a big match.
The reference is, of course, to Kolo Muani, the latest addition to the Bianconeri, undoubtedly the most important one at least in terms of the caliber of the player. The French striker filled a void, a hole that had existed since last summer: with Milik never available, flown from one injury to another, Vlahovic alone held the weight of the Bianconeri attack on his shoulders.
The alternative? The false nueve who great results, so far, have not given any. And so it became almost necessary to hire a new center forward, a player who, moreover, could be much closer to the characteristics Motta seeks in an offensive terminal. And Thiago Motta’s decision to target Kolo Muani completely rewrote the hierarchies in the Bianconeri household.
Napoli-Juve, gioca Kolo Muani: l’affinità con Zirkzee
Deploying the Frenchman from 1′ and for the first time against Napoli means placing total trust in the player and turning Vlahovic into a reserve. A choice, this one, that certainly has no market-related explanations, quite the contrary. The Serbian center forward’s contract expires in 2026 and, in case of failure to agree on renewal, he will be forced transfer in the summer.
Napoli-Juve, gioca Kolo Muani: l’affinità con Zirkzee (Ansa Foto) – Serieanews
Kolo Muani, on the other hand, arrived in Turin on a dry loan deal, and it is only in the summer that he will have to be negotiated with PSG for a possible outright signing. What, then, pushes Motta to rewrite the internal hierarchies in Juve? It is really a purely technical question.
It is no mystery that the coach likes the striker who can play with and for his teammates, dialoguing almost across the field. Just look at last year at Bologna with Zirkzee: the Dutchman acted more like a “10” than a “9,” opening spaces for his teammates. Not just a finisher, in short, but a complete striker.
Characteristics, these, peculiar to Kolo Muani, who in fact can also act as a second forward or even an attacking outside player-a situation that well explains the player’s qualities and own skills that Motta likes so much.
Vlahovic e la caratteristica che non piace a Motta
Vlahovic, on the other hand, is an area center forward, as he has repeatedly specified, even throwing a few barbs at Motta from the national team retreat. The Serbian is a lethal center forward in the last 15 meters and needs to be served properly to put him in the ideal position to score goals.
Vlahovic e la caratteristica che non piace a Motta (Ansa Foto) – Serieanews
He has the killer instinct of the thoroughbred bomber and certainly does not like to space across the entire attacking front much less grind out miles without the ball. Characteristics that go poorly with Thiago Motta’s game: hence the frictions with the player and the decision to leave him on the bench in the last two matches, despite not having any other striker on the roster. A strong stance that seems likely to direct Vlahovic’s fate as well, already in this winter market session.
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