It was a hell of a slog, but Juventus pushed their way to a 2-0 victory against a pesky Pisa side on Saturday. It wasn\u2019t anything like the encouraging performances against Bologna and Roma, but an encouraging win from this standpoint: winning when they haven\u2019t played particularly well hasn\u2019t been a habit the Juve of the last few years have made.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
It\u2019s the kind of thing we haven\u2019t seen with any consistency over the last few seasons, but it was a welcome sign that Juve were able to push through their long-standing habit of playing down to weaker opposition enough to bring themselves three points. It certainly wasn\u2019t the greatest performance by any stretch of the imagination, but ultimately, they were effective enough to bring home three points in the first of an important stretch of games against provincial opposition.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
Who slogged the best, and who needs to pick up their game as Juve head into the new year? Let\u2019s take a closer look.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
MICHELE DI GREGORIO – 6.<\/strong> I usually don\u2019t give a grade when the opponent doesn\u2019t put a shot on target, but Di Gregorio made a couple of important interventions on crosses and once dashed out of his box to deal with a dangerous through ball.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n PIERRE KALULU – 7.<\/strong> Did some great work defensively, making four tackles and two clearances while blocking a shot, and of course making the nice run for the goal. Would\u2019ve been a little higher had his completion percentage (79.7) been higher.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n BREMER – 6.<\/strong> Made a couple of uncharacteristic missteps, but overall was his usual imposing self. Does still need to knock off the rust though.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n LLOYD KELLY – 6.5.<\/strong> Led the team with six clearances, and very nearly opened the scoring with a smart shot that banged off the post. He\u2019s a completely different player than he was the second half of last season.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n ANDREA CAMBIASO – 6.<\/strong> Made a pair of key passes and fed Weston McKennie to make the final pass in the sequence that opened the scoring. A decent match overall.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n MANUEL LOCATELLI – 6.5.<\/strong> Completed 90 percent of his passes, including one key pass, and put a shot on target, but his biggest contribution was, as usual, his defense, making four clearances, a pair of tackles, and an important blocked shot right at the end of the first half.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n KH\u00c9PHREN THURAM – 5.5.<\/strong> Not quite the level we\u2019d been seeing the last few weeks. He had two key passes but misfired on a full quarter of his overall attempts, and his presence in the middle simply wasn\u2019t there.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n WESTON McKENNIE – 6.5.<\/strong> Put in a good ball for Kalulu\u2019s goal, and led the team with five tackles. Ran everywhere, and popped up on both wings. Another solid performance out of the big Texan.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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