Dusan Vlahovic has discovered himself on the centre of an argument following feedback he made about his function within the defensive part of the sport. The Serbian striker, who has been in good kind at Juventus, has acknowledged that his nationwide staff supervisor, Dragan Stojkovic, doesn’t require him to contribute defensively, a remark that has prompted some unrest amongst Italian pundits, together with former skilled Antonio Di Gennaro.
Since Vlahovic’s transfer to Juventus, there was rising expectation that the striker would develop right into a top-tier participant for the Bianconeri, with the membership investing closely in his companies. Nevertheless, the participant’s performances have been considerably inconsistent. Beneath Max Allegri, Vlahovic struggled to seek out his finest kind, and now underneath new coach Thiago Motta, he nonetheless appears to be struggling to dwell as much as the hype surrounding his transfer.
Within the wake of Vlahovic’s feedback about not being requested to contribute defensively, Antonio Di Gennaro expressed his frustration. As quoted by Tuttomercatoweb, he stated: “Do you need to go away in January? Go, however don’t say sure issues. Earlier than, Allegri was penalizing, or not less than that’s what we had been instructed, now even Motta isn’t adequate. Discover a coach for him. Possibly Vlahovic isn’t the phenomenon we thought he was. After which I don’t like that within the nationwide staff, free from company conditioning, some individuals throw bombs.”
Di Gennaro went on to recommend that Vlahovic’s earlier success at Fiorentina underneath supervisor Cesare Prandelli — the place he was constantly a lone striker — was a results of taking part in in a extra beneficial system, which has fueled additional doubts about his adaptability to completely different teaching types. He added, “At Fiorentina, with Prandelli, he performed as a lone striker and but he scored constantly. Some say that in Florence, not having wingers with inverted ft, he obtained cleaner balls, it appears foolish to me. Thuram is now higher than Vlahovic.”
The feedback have raised questions on whether or not Vlahovic is actually the participant Juventus hoped for. As Di Gennaro highlights, Vlahovic’s challenges can not at all times be blamed on the managers, and it’s now clear that the striker must take extra duty for his efficiency if he’s to fulfil his potential on the Allianz Stadium. Juventus followers and pundits alike shall be hoping that Vlahovic can discover his consistency and show his value, as his lack of contribution in key video games has been some extent of competition since his high-profile switch.
The state of affairs has made it clear that whereas the striker has plain expertise, there could also be deeper points at play, and it stays to be seen whether or not Vlahovic can adapt and rise to the event at Juventus or if his struggles will proceed.
