The Old Lady Speaks, Episode 183: Juventus get (very) defensive to beat Fiorentina

Juventus’ first game of November proved to be one in which Max Allegri had about as defensive as a game plan as he’s had all season, as the Bianconeri recorded their third straight 1-0 win.

On Episode 183 of The Old Lady Speaks Podcast, we discuss:

• Takeaways from Juventus’ win over Fiorentina — including how much of a pain in the ass Juve must be to be playing against right now, how the counting stats don’t tell the story about how well Moise Kean is playing of late, and just how ineffective all of those Fiorentina’s crosses ended up being.
• So, about that performance against Fiorentina ...
• The defense was good! The rest of the deal? Maybe not so much.
• But hey, Bremer was an absolute beast! So was Daniele Rugani!
• In a game in which the defense was the star of the show, Juventus could have maybe been a little bit more expansive when it came to their attempts to go forward ... right?
• Twitter questions — including when Juve’s last truly ugly win was, were we secretly smiling like Max Allegri was as Juve’s defense shut Fiorentina down, and is there even the smallest of chances that Arthur wears bianconero again. (Hint: there isn’t.)

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