12 minutes goal on Serie A debut! Italia Cup opening match 89th minute kill! Debuted on the Champions League stage in 32 seconds to score the debut goal!
Wearing the Juve No. 7 shirt, Vlahovic scored 19 shots in five games and scored key goals in his personal debut on three fronts.
With the help of the 22-year-old Shen Feng, Juve ended the decline of the first leg of the Champions League knockout round of 16 for three consecutive years.
01. Third-line debut goal: Juve New No. 7 is good
a. Third-line debut goal: The ability to score is beyond doubt
Vlahović celebrated his 22nd birthday after moving to Juventus. After wearing the number 7 shirt, he scored goals for the team in Serie A, the Coppa Italia and the Champions League debut.
The biggest feature of this 1.9 big center is that he has a large range of motion, good foot skills, strong sprint running ability, and the shot is very crisp.
The strongest point of Vlahović is that when the offensive and defensive conversion suddenly accelerates, he directly enters the depth of the opponent's backfield to complete a fatal blow.
The key point of Dybala's assist was that Vlahović's forward insertion was very fast, and his left-footed pick was also extremely exciting.
The same is true of scoring in 33 seconds in the Champions League this morning. At that time, after seeing the back-line teammate Danilo break the ball, Vlahovic did indeed insert deep space.
The key point is that Paulo Torres is not a centre-back who can defend his opponents (his movements are very soft), and Albior is old. Vlahovich's sprint characteristics are indeed beyond their limit.
The biggest difficulty with this goal was that Vlahovic used his own reverse foot right foot to complete the shot, while having a sideways waist and abdomen action.
It should be noted, however, that Paul Torres played almost no role on the defensive end, while the veteran Albiol moved slowly, allowing Vlahovic to complete the shot in a completely unpressurized state is also a reason to score.
In the Coppa Italia match against Sassuolo, Vlahović scored a final-minute match. Although the goal was eventually judged to be oolong, his goal of breaking into the box after a strong pass on the flank was still unforgettable.
It is worth mentioning that this goal and the first goal of the Champions League came from the right foot. Vlahovic, who didn't score much right-foot goals in the Purple Lily, clearly stepped up his counter-foot shooting practice.
b. Good shots: take the ball and explode
Vlahović has a good foot-to-foot technique in the game, and from time to time staged some surprise shots of the Ibrahimovic level.
At the same time, he also needs his teammates to make a certain number of shots for him, as well as a lot of offsides. From this point of view, he does have a little "technical details to learn Ibrahimovic, scoring mode like C Ronaldo" feeling.
Vlahovic wants to give him some room to adjust when he holds the ball. If there is such an opportunity, his subsequent shot on goal is very good.
It didn't even take much adjustment, the quality of the shots in place was good. This time, if it weren't for the Atlanta goalkeeper, it would have been another goal.
02. Very adaptable to the two forward style of play: good skills and being able to pass the ball are advantages
a. Under the two-striker system: Vlahović and Morata have a tacit understanding
In this Champions League, Juventus made certain adjustments to the formation, using a three-centre-back system and a double forward configuration. Morata provided more cover for Vlahović to swim.
Vlahović scored a very beautiful goal, although the performance of this game was still a bit inadequate, in fact, there were only two shots on goal, but considering that this is the Champions League debut, it can already win enough applause.
It is worth mentioning that this game is not very successful because Paul Torres and Albior are not successful in the pasting defense, and Vlahović also let the strengths and avoid the shortcomings.
From the GIF, it can be clearly seen that Paulo Torres, like the one who conceded the ball, seems to be around, but in fact, it is far away. Vlahovic went from picking the ball to slaming the ball, completely unrepressed.
Albior was old, and Vlahović dodged him with a slam and completed a powerful shot, but unfortunately failed to penetrate the goalkeeper's ten fingers this time.
Juve's biggest problem is the lack of creativity and propulsion in the midfield, in fact, their striker has a great advantage against Villarreal.
One of the two strikers held the opponent back, and the other swam well. This time McKenny's cross hit the back post and Morata got a chance.
Vlahović replaced Ronaldo with Morata, the style of play has not changed much, both have a certain foot technique and the ability to take the ball, and can provide a good sprint run.
Once the midfield can be accelerated, hitting the defensive position of Villarreal's premise during the offensive and defensive transition, you can get a good chance to score, but unfortunately, This time Morata failed to grasp it. Of course, there is still too little that the Juve midfielder can do, and similar opportunities do not appear frequently.
b. Technically able to pass: Vlahovic still has potential to tap
From the statistics of this game, we can also understand the characteristics and advantages of Vlahovic: good shooting, positive running and forward insertion (more offside), and good passes (unfortunately, the number of times the ball is taken is small).
As you can see from the GIF, as long as the ball is delivered to Vlahovic's feet (note that it is sent to the feet, even if it is a long pass), he has a clear advantage against Paul Torres and Albior.
Strength does not suffer losses, and at the same time there is the ability to get rid of them under the feet. The only problem was that Vlahovic held the ball back and passed it back, and Juve's midfielder propulsion ability was average, and could not effectively take advantage of Vlahovic's second forward insertion.
Even in the opponent's penalty area, if Vlahović holds the ball at his feet, it is very difficult for the opponent to push him away. His foot skills are still reliable, and this time the return of Rockatelli is a clear proof.
If Juve had a better view in midfield and observed their teammates in the back-post space, they might have been able to put the offensive to the end in a more perfect way.
This time, the cross was given to Vlahović's feet, so he could hold his opponent on his back and then pass back to Locatelli, but unfortunately his teammates chose to shoot directly from a distance.
03. Areas that need to be improved in the future: the use of positions above the shoulders
a. The header technique is still a little poor: there are big surprises after practicing
Before joining Juve, Vlahović was compared to Haaland by many. They are all big men over 1 meter 9, and they all have good speed and impact.
However, Vlahović's physical fitness is still slightly inferior to Haaland's, and when Haaland's header ability is obviously improved, Vlahović has to work hard in this regard.
Facing Atalanta's final four- clash, Vlahović scored a total of seven shots on goal but failed to score.
Especially in the two unguarded states in the penalty area, fully powered up the jumping header to attack the goal, a top deviation, this time is also too positive and weak, this is a problem.
In addition, Vlahovic's long pass from the backfield must be held steadily at the foot to be useful, which is also a flaw. After all, long passes to find the first point of the header is the norm, and in the case of Juve's midfield push deviation, Vlahovic can not help the team much.
When Juventus was once suppressed by his opponents in the second half of the Champions League, Vlahovic provided little role. The team's loss of the ball was also caused by his back to the ball being cut off during the counter-attack (although the responsibility for the loss of the ball was obviously due to De Ligt, who was extremely poorly selected defensively).
b. Bremer's defender of this section: Tianke Vlahović
After Vlahović came to Juve, the worst performance was the Turin derby. That's when he met his "nemesis" Bremer.
Aggressive on the defensive end, with a penchant for closeness and flexibility, Vlahović was nearly defeated in his confrontation.
Unlike Paul Torres and Albior, Bremer would not give Vlahovic an easy chance to pick up the ball. Directly on the body when fighting for the first point, Vlahović's technical stability will decline very much.
Of course, the root of the problem may still be in Juve's overall propulsion ability, so they need the forward to have a certain fulcrum role. But once Vlahovic encounters a defender who is aggressive, it is difficult for him to get the opportunity to pick up the ball at his feet.
Even if the ball comes down the third way and encounters a snatch before he can get the ball, Vlahovic will be very uncomfortable. Bremer followed from left to right, leaving the Serbian centre-forward to tears.
As can be seen from the match data when he was still in Fiorentina, Vlahović has lost both times against Bremer this season.
Conclusion:
At the age of 22, Vlahović still has a lot of room to grow. The potential he showed today, as well as the progress on his right-footed shot, was gratifying.
In the days to come, if Juve's midfield propulsion ability can be improved, perhaps we will also see the strongest Vlahovic. After all, the striker who idolized Ibrahimovic and scored like Ronaldo is not a real bridgehead center, and if he is to send back the best level, the support of the midfield is essential.