Thursday, November 7, 2013

Italian teams=strong defense?

There's no way for Italian teams to do well in Champions League. But the stereotype of Italian "catenaccio" doesn't correspond to Italian lousy results.

Indeed, Italian teams are wading along because of bad defense. Statistics are significant: Juventus conceded two goals, Milan even three and Napoli won, but conceding two goals to the mediocre Marseille.

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