In the 1-1 draw at Dall’Ara between Bologna and Udinese the great defensive performance of the Bianconeri, capable of keeping Bologna to just four shots towards Okoye, all of which were not too challenging to repel. An organization also the result of Cannavaro’s work which placed the three central defenders as man and two midfielders (Walace and Payero) in the zone on the insertions of the attacking midfielders. Beyond the great general performance, the excellent match also stands out Bijol on Zirkzee, focusser of the rossoblù game, who failed to be incisive as usual. The secret? A suggestion from Cannavaro given to the Slovenian defender.
“I advised him to be careful and detach himself sometimes, but everyone paid great attention. We conceded possession of the ball, but coming here and conceding so little in certain situations isn’t bad”, revealed the 2006 Ballon d’Or winner to DAZN after the match and his advice had the desired effect. 2 shots in goal for the Dutchman and only two successful dribbles out of the seven attempted. In contrast Bijol with 10 blocks of action for Bologna, 7 interceptions and 2 successful tackles.
Now the Juventus number 29 will have Osimhen to mark on Monday evening at the Bluenergy Stadium for the match against Napoli. The Nigerian has completely different characteristics compared to Zirkzee but who knows if Cannavaro already has another piece of advice ready to allow Bijol to make his voice loud as happened at Dall’Ara.
