Juventus tactic and team guide for Football Manager 2021. Club vision, tactic, key players, youth prospects and transfers in FM21.
Juventus tactic and team guide for Football Manager 2021. Club vision,
tactic, key players, youth prospects and transfers in FM21.
Here is a brief analysis of the Juventus squad, their club structure,
relationship any potential managers will have with the board, expectations and
possible tactics any FM21 manager can use.
Juventus are a professional football club that ply their trade in the Serie A. Juventus are the most successful team in the Serie A and have won the league title 9 times in a row since 2011.
There are a few exciting young prospects in the ranks who can be some of the league's best players. A few examples are,
After an extremely successful loan spell at Parma Kulusevski is ready to take the next big step in his career and in due course should make the right-wing spot his. He will develop into an amazing winger in the game.
The 21-year-old left-back is on loan at Genoa and can easily replace an
ageing Sandro and solidify his place in the Juventus squad.
The central attacking midfielder is a naturally versatile young talent and
given the right exposure can easily break into the Juve squad in a couple of
seasons.
· Max Aarons
· Paul Pogba
These players may be surplus to requirements at the club or may not be of the expected quality.
· Juan Cuadrado
· Douglas Costa (Already on Loan)
· Giorgio Chiellini
Related: Football Manager 2021 Transfer Budgets
To Summarize, Juventus are easily the strongest team in the Serie A and one of the strongest sides in a world, a clear favourite to most FM managers. It is easy to see the allure of managing the “old lady”, however with anything short of silverware seen as failure it could pose a challenge to a few. Are you up for it?
About Juventus
Juventus are a professional football club that ply their trade in the Serie A. Juventus are the most successful team in the Serie A and have won the league title 9 times in a row since 2011.
The club has won 36 official league titles, 13 Coppa Italia titles and eight
Supercoppa Italiana titles, being the record holder for all these
competitions; two Intercontinental Cups, two European Cups / UEFA Champions
Leagues, one European Cup Winners' Cup, a joint national record of three
UEFA Cups, two UEFA Super Cups.
They are also the oldest professional sports club in Italy and have played every season except 1 in the top flight of Italian football. Juventus are the first and thus far the only club in the world to have a clean sweep of all confederational trophies and the only professional Italian club to have won every ongoing honour available to the first-team which is organized by a national federation.
Juventus are the defending champions of Serie A and are the strongest side in the country. Naturally, the board expectations are high, the requirements are,
1. Win the Serie A
2. Make it to the QF stage of the UEFA Champion’s League
3. Reach the final of Italian Cup/Coppa Italia.
Additionally, you will be required to play an entertaining brand of football, sign high-reputation players, especially based in Italy & sign players u20 for the future.
Juventus have top-notch training facilities and an excellent youth system that will churn out good players every season. They also have a good club structure with the Director of Football responsible for some astute purchases in the market for very low fees.
A vertical tiki-taka style of football suits the Juventus the best, however, a fluid counter-attack will also do the job, especially in tough away games for the club.
A 4-2-3-1 formation is what suits best for the available squad of players. However, Juventus are a star side with a lot of versatility, you can line up in many ways and still find success at the club. It is down to the preference of the manager as to how you want your sidelined up.
A rough example of what your line-up would look like in a 4-2-3-1 formation is as follows;
Wojciech Szczesny as a sweeper keeper.
Matthijs De Ligt & Leonardo Bonucci as 2 the Ball Playing Centre backs.
Juan Cuadrado & Alex Sandro as a full back and wingback respectively.
Rodrigo Bentancur & Adrien Rabiot as the 2 central midfielders with the former playing as a Ball Winning midfielder and the latter as a box to box midfielder.
Dejan Kulusevski & Cristiano Ronaldo as the 2 wide players with Ronaldo playing the role of an inside forward and Kulusevski as an inverted winger
Aaron Ramsey as an attacking playmaker in a 10 role.
Paulo Dybala as an advanced forward or a poacher.
Alternatively, you can play Ronaldo upfront as Dybala as a shadow striker just behind him and increase crossing instructions to take advantage of Ronaldo’s aerial prowess.
The squad is riddled with key players, and you will only be able to field 11 of them making even the bench very strong. However, the strongest players in your team will be,
Ronaldo is a 5 time Balon D’or Winner and along with Messi is considered as
the best footballer in the world. He has a prolific goal-scoring rate and is
a beast upfront.
De Ligt & Bonucci's centre back pairing is one of the best in the game,
and it combines youth and experience. They will be a rock in defence and
contribute a lot of set-piece goals.
The Argentinian is one of the best players in the game and is extremely
versatile. His attacking contributions will be vital for managers in having
a good season at the club.
They are also the oldest professional sports club in Italy and have played every season except 1 in the top flight of Italian football. Juventus are the first and thus far the only club in the world to have a clean sweep of all confederational trophies and the only professional Italian club to have won every ongoing honour available to the first-team which is organized by a national federation.
Board Requirements
Juventus are the defending champions of Serie A and are the strongest side in the country. Naturally, the board expectations are high, the requirements are,
1. Win the Serie A
2. Make it to the QF stage of the UEFA Champion’s League
3. Reach the final of Italian Cup/Coppa Italia.
Additionally, you will be required to play an entertaining brand of football, sign high-reputation players, especially based in Italy & sign players u20 for the future.
Juventus have top-notch training facilities and an excellent youth system that will churn out good players every season. They also have a good club structure with the Director of Football responsible for some astute purchases in the market for very low fees.
Squad, Formation and Tactical Style
A vertical tiki-taka style of football suits the Juventus the best, however, a fluid counter-attack will also do the job, especially in tough away games for the club.
A 4-2-3-1 formation is what suits best for the available squad of players. However, Juventus are a star side with a lot of versatility, you can line up in many ways and still find success at the club. It is down to the preference of the manager as to how you want your sidelined up.
A rough example of what your line-up would look like in a 4-2-3-1 formation is as follows;
Wojciech Szczesny as a sweeper keeper.
Matthijs De Ligt & Leonardo Bonucci as 2 the Ball Playing Centre backs.
Juan Cuadrado & Alex Sandro as a full back and wingback respectively.
Rodrigo Bentancur & Adrien Rabiot as the 2 central midfielders with the former playing as a Ball Winning midfielder and the latter as a box to box midfielder.
Dejan Kulusevski & Cristiano Ronaldo as the 2 wide players with Ronaldo playing the role of an inside forward and Kulusevski as an inverted winger
Aaron Ramsey as an attacking playmaker in a 10 role.
Paulo Dybala as an advanced forward or a poacher.
Alternatively, you can play Ronaldo upfront as Dybala as a shadow striker just behind him and increase crossing instructions to take advantage of Ronaldo’s aerial prowess.
Key Players
The squad is riddled with key players, and you will only be able to field 11 of them making even the bench very strong. However, the strongest players in your team will be,
1. Cristiano Ronaldo
2. De Ligt & Bonucci
3. Paulo Dybala
Related:
Football Manager 2021 Best Players Shortlist
1. This is a highly ambitious squad with very high expectations. Even decent performances can be regarded as a failure with only titles being the acceptable benchmark.
2. With so many stars in their squad, the wage budget is through the roof, leaving very little room for changes or new players. If you want new star faces in, you will have to end up selling some of your existing players.
3. Some of the big players in the squad are ageing and may be impossible to replace
4. The quality of bench options is not as good as some of the first-team squad and rotation may be dangerous.
Weaknesses
1. This is a highly ambitious squad with very high expectations. Even decent performances can be regarded as a failure with only titles being the acceptable benchmark.
2. With so many stars in their squad, the wage budget is through the roof, leaving very little room for changes or new players. If you want new star faces in, you will have to end up selling some of your existing players.
3. Some of the big players in the squad are ageing and may be impossible to replace
4. The quality of bench options is not as good as some of the first-team squad and rotation may be dangerous.
Youth Prospects
There are a few exciting young prospects in the ranks who can be some of the league's best players. A few examples are,
1. Dejan Kulusevski
After an extremely successful loan spell at Parma Kulusevski is ready to take the next big step in his career and in due course should make the right-wing spot his. He will develop into an amazing winger in the game.
2. Luca Pellegrini
3. Franco Tongya
Related:
Football Manager 2021 Wonderkids Shortlist
Despite Juventus easily being the strongest team in Serie A, these players could be welcome additions to the side.
· Sebastiano Esposito
Potential Transfers (in)
Despite Juventus easily being the strongest team in Serie A, these players could be welcome additions to the side.
· Sebastiano Esposito
· Max Aarons
· Paul Pogba
Potential Transfers (Out)
These players may be surplus to requirements at the club or may not be of the expected quality.
· Juan Cuadrado
· Douglas Costa (Already on Loan)
· Giorgio Chiellini
Related: Football Manager 2021 Transfer Budgets
Summary
To Summarize, Juventus are easily the strongest team in the Serie A and one of the strongest sides in a world, a clear favourite to most FM managers. It is easy to see the allure of managing the “old lady”, however with anything short of silverware seen as failure it could pose a challenge to a few. Are you up for it?
