Despite three straight Serie A titles under coach Antonio Conte, expectations for the team now in the hands of Massimiliano Allegri were not high. After squeezing through the group stage, confidence was restored by a comprehensive win over old rivals Borussia Dortmund in the round of La Liga opposition again stood between the Italians and a third Champions League title with Real Madrid their opponents in the final played in Cardiff, Wales.
A season later the same opposition knocked out Juventus at the quarter final stage on their way to yet another victory in the competition in the final. However, the arrival of the Portuguese superstar did not bring the hoped for immediate success in Europe.
In the last two seasons defeats in the quarter finals against Ajax and in the last 16 against Olympique Lyonnais have brought more frustration despite Juventus' continued domestic domination in Italy. This season, with former player Andrea Pirlo having replaced Maurizio Sarri as coach, the Serie A giants face FC Barcelona once again, this time in the group stage, with hopes renewed of Juventus reigning supreme in Europe once again.
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Some of that has been due to his approach. Using a formation that is nominally but which often shifts to during matches, Allegri has continually fielded lineups that make little sense and the results have been unsurprisingly poor. Using Adrien Rabiot as a left winger has been among the most bizarre decisions, while fielding a two-man midfield of Weston McKennie and Rodrigo Bentancur left the Bianconeri prone to being overrun in central areas.
Indeed, many of the problems he and his team are encountering began long before the year-old boss agreed to return to Turin for his second stint in charge. With Cristiano Ronaldo leaving the club so late in the summer, it is no surprise that the attack has struggled, with Alvaro Morata nowhere near prolific enough to carry the load by himself.
Federico Chiesa has been a revelation, while Paulo Dybala shows flashes of his previous greatness and Moise Kean remains an enigma. But looking at the players Allegri has been given elsewhere, it is clear there are major flaws in how the rest of the squad has been constructed, with a number of players simply not of the quality required if Juve are to meet their lofty goals. Not too long ago, a goalkeeping group of Wojciech Szczesny, Mattia Perin and Carlo Pinsoglio would certainly be good enough to challenge for honours.
The win over Malmo in September ended a run of 19 matches without a clean sheet and, after woeful errors against Udinese and Napoli, much of the blame lies with the Poland international.
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