Originally Posted by
Calcio
He was in a tough situation. Pirlo needs 2 defensive mids as cover at the least. With Juve he played in one of two systems:
-------------Tevez---Llorente------
Asamoah--Marchisio-Vidal-----Lichtsteiner
-------------------Pirlo--------------------
-----Chiellini---Bonucci-----Barzagli
In this system, there are two things that are noticeable.
-All of the CMs/Wingbacks, as well Tevez are incredibly hard workers. All of those players provided Pirlo immense protection especially in his final 2 years.
-All three of the defenders, esp. Bonucci are immensely capable with the ball. Bonucci was always an outlet for Pirlo, which helped create room.
He also played in a diamond that included a combination of Pereyra, Pogba, Vidal, Marchisio...with one playing as the CAM (usually Pereyra, or Vidal)...once again, the ability of those players to chip in defensively and cover the pitch helped him immensely. Not one of those players is creative...They are all players who can tackle, and are physically very impressive, and can run for miles.
At NYCFC, he had defenders who were not comfortable in possession, and a midfield that didn't suit him.
Kreis was dealt a bag of ****.