UEFA Champions League 2016/17 semi-final, Juventus 2-1 Monaco (Agg. 4-1): 5 talking points

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#4 Monaco’s 3-4-1-2 proved ineffective

TURIN, ITALY - MAY 09:  Leonardo Jardim head coach of AS Monaco looks on during the UEFA Champions League Semi Final second leg match between Juventus and AS Monaco at Juventus Stadium on May 9, 2017 in Turin, Italy.  (Photo by Stuart Franklin/Getty Images)
Leonardo Jardim has lost 33 matches as AS Monaco manager

Leonardo Jardim’s choice to go with two upfront with Bernardo Silva roaming completely backfired. The Portuguese manager should have instead gone man for man with Juventus’s back three, thus occupying them all times. This could have created overloads as runners from midfield provided 3rd man runs from all angles.

Instead, Jardim’s system relied on width provided by the full-backs Benjamin Mendy and Andrea Raggi. While Mbappe and Falcao operated more centrally as inside forwards. It became futile as Juve’s centre-backs dominated aerially and wing-backs Alex Sandro & Dani Alves nullified Monaco’s width. On another day, a bolder approach from Jardim could have been all the difference the French team needed.

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