After his one-two against Sassuolo, Juventus fans have rediscovered the value of Vlahovic and now look back with no regrets on the failed swap with Lukaku.
Former Juve and Italian national team striker Fabrizio Ravanelli spoke to the microphones of TvPlay to talk about the Scudetto fight and Duran Vlahovic’s redemption. The first topic discussed by the interviewee, however, was Mourinho’s exoneration.
“In my opinion Mourinho is not paying for the results but probably the attitude of a team that often appeared very nervous,” Ravanelli said. For the former Juventus striker, Roma’s ownership also fired the Special One for extra-football issues. “A club as important as Roma, with a growing brand, did not like certain behaviors of the coach and the players.”
For Ravanelli, however, Italian soccer loses a great coach. “The last game against Milan, however, Roma never took the field. The emblem of the difficult situation is the first goal they conceded with as many as eight players in the box who allowed Adli the shot. That goal there made me realize that Roma was no longer there and that we would struggle going forward. “
Failed Vlahovic-Lukaku swap: “A fortune for Juve “
Then Ravanelli, who had been harsh on Vlahovic lately, wanted to praise the Serbian striker’s latest performance. “Vlahovic has great quality, he came out of a difficult situation and had to find that serenity that allowed him to get on the ball knowing that he is a strong footballer. For example, I remember the impact he had in the first period when he arrived in bianconero scoring incredible goals.”
According to the interviewee, it is also about destiny: some players manage to change their story suddenly, thanks to an emotional reaction or an unexpected leap in quality. “When you want to stay with a team you often go and bring out those qualities that are also unexpected. The failure to exchange Vlahovic for Lukaku may be the luck of both Juventus and the player himself.”
Then the interviewee had his say about the young Yildiz’s play: “Yildiz is a predestined, I think a star is born. Whenever he stocks the ball he always has forward-oriented control to go for goal…he has quality, dribbling, speed and a killer shot.”