Juventus lost 1-0 to VfB Stuttgart at the Allianz Stadium in Champions League Round 3. Here are the player ratings from the Allianz Stadium.
Perin 8 – Replaced the suspended Di Gregorio. At least three crucial interventions before saving a penalty kick as well. Nothing he could do to avoid Stuttgart’s late goal. To say that he deserves the imminent contract extension is an understatement.
Savona 5 – A tough day at the office against Leweling. No surprise he was subbed off early in the second half (55′ Cambiaso 5.5)
Kalulu 5.5 – He quickly became the Juventus defensive leader, but he also capitulated when Stuttgart scored the late winner.
Danilo 4 – Often in the wrong position, not always accurate with the ball at his feet. Caused an avoidable penalty and was sent off with two yellow cards. Unrecognisable.
Cabal 5.5 – Fought hard down the left flank but still failed to limit the risks of damage.
Fagioli 5 – Praised by Motta minutes before kick-off, the Italian midfielder struggled to find promising passing lanes as a deep-lying playmaker. It didn’t improve when he was moved to the attacking midfielder position after Locatelli’s introduction.
Thuram 5 – Pretty confused, especially in the first half. Slightly more solid after the break, but still a chaotic performance. (89′ Rohui N/A)
Conceiçao 5.5 – Lively down the right flank. Three successful dribbles (from three) but no key passes. (55′ Weah 5.5)
McKennie 5 – Clearly not in his best shape. Floated between attack and defence (55′ Locatelli 5.5)
Yildiz 5 – Once again, below par. One shot on target and two off target, but he was never really dangerous.
Vlahovic 5 – What could he do tonight? Always played with his back to the goal. Never received proper service. Frustrating match for the Serbian. (68′ Adzic 5.5)
Coach: Thiago Motta 4.5 – Worst Juventus performance this season. The Bianconeri were lucky to only concede in the final minutes. Vulnerable and never dangerous. He’ll have a lot to think about after this poor performance.
Stuttgart: Nubel 6; Vagnoman 6.5, Rouault 7.5, Chabot 8, Mittelstadt 7 (90′ Chase N/A); Karazor 7, Stiller 7; Millot 7, Undav 6.5 (74′ Riedler 7), Leweling 7.5; Demirovic 7 (62′ El Bilal Touré 7.5). Coach: Hoeness 8.
What a team performance. Absolutely outstanding. Men vs boys in many aspects.
No idea Savona(4) is always in the first squad. Also terrible in the Lazio game.
Motta(3) should make the replacement right after the first half. Still don’t get it why not give Gatti a chance after the penalty. Rohui is not good at all and shouldn’t play in critical situation.
Loca, Weah and Cambiaso all 6. Loca controlled the tempo. Fagioli(4) is useless again.
The problem of Bremer becomes more critical than midfield players can’t score.
Danilo(3.5) is done, attitude issue.
No idea why there were so much space left in the middle for the opponent to go through