Is Tudor really out of ideas? Juventus are winless in 7 games and even scoring a goal has become a luxury.

Sports Weekly All-Media Special Correspondent Xiao Wu

Saw Juventus visiting the Santiago Bernabeu again, and Del Piero, the zebra prince, returned to his hometown as a "reporter" for CBS TV. Here, in front of the most discerning fans, Del Piero has won the highest level of respect: On November 5, 2008, Juventus defeated Real Madrid 2-0 in an away game. The fans at the Bernabeu gave Del Piero a standing ovation for scoring twice. That was also the last time the leather team came to the Bernabeu as a player.

Juventus also had a No. 10 tonight, also wearing the captain's armband, but Yildiz failed to replicate the success of his idol and ended the game in a relatively unremarkable way.

Perhaps deliberately trying to succeed Yildiz, Tudor arranged for Locatelli to sit on the bench, so that the Turkish youngster could perform his duties as captain. It may also be regarded as a kind of superstition. It's a pity that after continuous multi-line battles, Yildiz's physical fitness tank has bottomed out, his condition has declined, and he can no longer rely on his personal ability to solve the battle. This has become the point where Tudor is criticized the most.

Before the game, the Croatian coach seemed to have turned on an emotional switch. He used the press conference to continue to complain, believing that the current pressure was imposed on him by the media and fans: "If the starting point of the analysis is 'We are Juventus, so we must always win,' then let's go. Wrong direction." Sounds more like a blame-shifting move, and although the club's motto is: "Winning is the only thing that matters," it doesn't mean that fans will naively push the team to win every game, and sometimes losing can also satisfy fans.

Juventus still uses the usual 3421 formation on the surface, but the specific position is more like a 5311. Yildiz acts as a free man in the frontcourt, compressing the backcourt space to prevent Real Madrid from entering, and using quick transfers to form a counterattack. Facts have proved that these Juventus players are not bad at playing football, but they are just unable to maintain high intensity and efficiency in multi-line combat. The game against Real Madrid was the most motivated and focused game for the players in the past month. In just 7 minutes, the team played a smooth cooperation. Starting from Kelly's interference on the wing, the ball passed through Cambiaso, Yildiz and Hefron Thuram. Valverde slightly interfered and did not prevent the ball from reaching Vlahovich's feet. He also knocked the ball to Cambiaso who had already broken through, and then passed it to Kalulu in an open space on the right. Unfortunately, there was a lack of change in the French wing-back's cross, and he failed to see the two teammates who were outflanking him at the back point.

After this round, Real Madrid was already wary. Although it still suppressed Juventus later on, it was at least a back-and-forth. Both McKennie and Gatti had high-quality shots. In the second half, Juventus created even more absolute chances. In the 50th minute, Vlahovic got a chance to score a goal in the half. Although he was already very fast, he was still interfered by Militao behind him. With little room for adjustment, his shot was deflected by Courtois' legs. Before the end of the game, Jonathan David, who came on as a substitute, and Openda completed an exquisite cooperation, deceiving the Real Madrid defender out of position. As a result, Openda suddenly "thought about life" when facing a huge gap, and paused for an unnecessary moment like a network delay, and was destroyed by the defender flying to block the ball.

Satisfied but very regretful, this may be the common feeling among fans. Real Madrid was not particularly outstanding in terms of system construction and overall performance. In the end, Juventus only lost in terms of efficiency in front of the goal and the personal abilities of the stars, but it is still disappointing that several opportunities were not grasped. If Vlahovich's handling is acceptable, then Openda's "delayed" shot is puzzling. Xia Chuang came with a worth of 45 million euros, and may fall out of the Champions League to prevent him from being bought out by Juventus, but his performance was really disappointing and made Tudor feel helpless. There were no big problems with the formation in this game, and opportunities were created through substitutions and adjustments, but in the end there was bad luck, which made Tudor say after the game that the team deserved at least a draw.

Tudor’s confidence is no longer enough, and press conferences always seem to activate a self-protection mechanism. Juventus has 5 draws and 2 losses in the last 7 games without a win, and the last time it scored a goal was on October 1 (2-2 Huang Qian). After that, it had 3 consecutive games against Milan (0-0), Como (0-2) and Real Madrid (0-1). Not to mention the criticized "mutual stabbing" and poor physical management, scoring goals became a luxury.

As far as the Champions League situation is concerned, after three games, they only relied on two draws to score 2 points, leaving Juventus just outside the 24th place that can advance. However, as Tudor complained, there were more strong opponents during this period, but this cannot be an excuse. If Villarreal cannot win against opponents of this level, Sporting Spurs, Benfica and Monaco will also be at risk. Chiellini, as the club representative, sent support to Tudor, but his patience is also limited.

If Lazio fails to win against Sarri in the weekend league, Juventus will tie the 8-game winless record before Ranieri's dismissal. Coincidentally, the victory at the Bernabeu mentioned at the beginning was completed under Ranieri. The cards at that time were actually not as good as they are now. Tudor had more attackers, but the results were quite dismal.