By Andrew Dampf
Thiago Motta was supposed to bring flair and new ideas to Juventus in the wake of Massimiliano Allegri’s old-school defensive tactics.
Five rounds into Serie A, the Juventus defense has been perfect without a single goal conceded. The attack, however, is stalled following three straight 0-0 draws.
Part of the problem is a slump for center forward Dusan Vlahovic, who has scored in only one match this season — his brace at Hellas Verona a month ago — combined with Federico Chiesa’s departure to Liverpool.
“Juventus isn’t conceding goals but it’s not scoring them, either. And that’s become a problem,” Fabio Capello, who played and coached at Juventus, said in a Gazzetta dello Sport editorial on Thursday.
Capello added that against Napoli last weekend — when Juventus
produced only one shot on goal — the team was “really boring.”
But the Bianconeri could be poised for a breakout performance on
Saturday at a
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