That was certainly better than the disaster I was expecting due to what the Theo-Krunic combo and Conti had showed defensively this season.
Very happy for Conti. His time out seems to have done him well. It wasn't the nervous wreck from the Roma game. He played with determination and confidence. That was nice, and surprising.
Still no signs of the explosive pace from the Atalanta days though.
Very mature, disciplined performances from the Krunic-Bennacer-Theo trio as well, compared with last games. Theo didn't carelessly leave his position all the time, he was very much a fullback last night. Krunic worked his ass off on and off ball - this was the first proper midfielder performance from him.
Bennacer's improving as well, although he's still not an anchor.
The team didn't take as many risks as against the Roman teams, but this was still a high risk high reward approach compared with how previous coaches played. But what's funny is that no goal came out of it, in either direction. The team wasn't caught on the break, unlike in previous games. We had 10 men behind the ball when Juve launched the attack that lead to the goal.
The team is still hopeless at scoring, but the way they maintained possession and defended was impressive.
Paqueta is becoming crucial in linking the midfield with the rest. I think he has been unlucky not to score yet. He had the disallowed goal a few games ago, a few good attempts that forced great saves. He got stick for the tame shot against Lazio, but to be fair it was with his weaker foot.
He needs to start scoring though. Like really fast.
And Suso needs to go back to the bench when Samu hopefully returns in good shape after the international break.