Claudius wrote:
Glad to see the back of Spurs. And that fool Pochettino proudly put all his eggs in this basket, completely ignoring the local cups as if they were beneath the great Spurs, winners of countless trophies. Sit down, be humble!
What's even funnier than betting everything on a cup they were never going to win is how he underestimated one of the best teams in the world. Who does that?
I think that what we saw here, aside from some really naive football from Spurs, was how much experience counts on the pitch. Juve have faced these situations a thousand times. They got lucky a few times yesterday, especially when bad refereeing saved them from a red card, but they don't panic, they know what to do. I wish our experiences over the last couple of years had taught our players half as much, but I reckon that's the big difference between being world class and merely being decent. It's not technique, it's memory. The really good ones learn something in every game they play, and they memorise it.
For all the good Pochettino has done - and he has done plenty - he got shown up. Allegri subbed on Lichtsteiner and Asamoah, two scrubs basically, and shifted to a straight team shape with more width. You'd be hard pressed calling it a tactical masterstroke, but when you have two of the best strikers in Europe up front you just need to supply them. Pochettino didn't adjust, and a few minutes later Lichtsteiner had assisted the first goal.
You gotta love how Spurs were caught with that ridiculously high defensive line on Juve's second goal too. If we had defended like that you wouldn't hear the end of it. Going out like that has to be devastating for the team morale. I hope the shock puts them on a long losing streak.
