Thursday, January 26, 2017

Juventus reaping the benefits of new attacking formation (The Associated Press)

Juventus' Miralem Pjanic, foreground, celebrates with teammates after scoring during the Italian Cup, Round of 8 soccer match between Juventus and AC Milan, at the Juventus stadium in Turin, Italy, Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2017. (Alessandro Di Marco/ANSA via AP)

Four forwards seems to be the way forward for Juventus. Coach Massimiliano Allegri has unveiled a daring 4-2-3-1 formation in the past two matches, and the team has played some of its best soccer of the season. The new system puts Miralem Pjanic in a deeper midfield role alongside Sami Khedira, with Juan Cuadrado, Paulo Dybala and Mario Mandzukic sitting just behind Gonzalo Higuain.


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