At Turin, Federico Chiesa is a case again: the number 7 is disappointing and many fans think he has been overrated so far.
Emanuele Gamba, a journalist for La Repubblica, spoke at the microphones of TVPlay to talk about Juve’s defeat against Udinese and the bad game played by Federico Chiesa: for the journalist, the Bianconeri outfielder should be judged as a player overrated by media and fans.
Gamba judged the defeat against Udinese not as a striking case: “So many times this season, Juventus has played badly. And if it has won, it is only because they have been very strange challenges, not played, but resolved by episodes. The Bianconeri have always struggled even in rather easy matches like with Salernitana or Frosinone.”
“After these three matches, not too different from the previous ones in terms of performance, one wonders if this Juve is really the one that has been attached to Inter for six months.” Gamba then wanted to mention that Allegri, in his own way, has always been honest, admitting that the value of this team was not that high. At least not Scudetto-worthy.
“In the first part of the season the team maintained an above-average pace,” the interviewee continued, “but now I think it has returned to its size, which is to be in the top four.”
“This year Juve played very well in the period between Christmas and the first part of 2024,” Gamba continued, “until the game with Empoli, when Yildiz was a starter. He is a guy who will go a long way but cannot solve the problems of this team today. Nevertheless, with him on the field I saw a more proactive mode of play from the Bianconeri. This is because the young Turk, together with Vlahovic, allowed them to keep the ball, phrasing, bring the midfielders closer, create continuous triangulations. With Chiesa this game is not possible, because he does not tie the game, but always puts his head down. “
Chiesa overrated: “He plays for himself. “
According to Gamba, Federico Chiesa’s main problem is his style: “He plays on an individual basis and you just have to hope that he’s in the evening: yesterday he wasn’t. Allegri favors episodes first and foremost, he goes looking for detailed and particular solutions… Even last night, for example, he said that with three goal balls in the box you have to score at least one goal. Or that he inserted Nicolussi to take advantage of set pieces… “
According to the journalist, Juve’s future is encapsulated in a single question, “Would another coach have scored more points than Allegri this season?” At the technical level, however, the team has repeatedly disappointed. “In my opinion Juve would lose more if Allegri were to leave and not Chiesa,” he said.
“We are talking about a player who is 26 years old in abundance and, apart from the big injury he suffered to his knee, he is an unresolved player, who deludes because he does beautiful things but never manages to enter into a team context. I say Chiesa is an overrated player who in so many cases has been a problem and not an asset. Tactically he has been tried in so many roles, between winger or pure center forward… In relation to the value he is given, between the salary he is asking for and media consideration, I consider him overrated. If Juventus could sell someone it would be Chiesa. “
