Ir-regola l-ġdida tal-5 sostituzzjonijiet li daħlet fis-seħħ is-sena l-oħra fid-dawl tal-pandemija COVID-19 kienet ta’ għajnuna kbira għall-klabbs tal-futbol fejn jidħol ippjanar u tqassim aħjar tal-plejers.

Issa bir-ritorn ta’ Massimiliano Allegri fuq il-bankina ta’ Juventus, wieħed jistenna li regola bħal din tkun arma importanti għal Juventus meta nikkunsidraw il-fatt kemm Allegri huwa espert fejn jidħlu sostituzzjonijiet. Allegri issa se jkollu iktar għażla iktar wiesa’ fejn jidħlu plejers li jista’ jdaħħal waqt logħba biex jibdel l-andament tal-istess logħba. Ilkoll niftakru l-logħba kontra Tottenham fit-tieni leg tal-aħħar 16 tac-Champions League 2017/18; ir-riżultat fit-tieni taqsima kien ta’ 1-0 favur it-tim Ingliż. Juventus ma setgżux jaqbdu art tal-pressjoni kontinwa tal-avversarji u Allegri daħħal lil Lichtsteiner u Asamoah. Ilkoll nafu kif il-logħba nqalbet favurina bil-konsegwenza li spiċċajna dawwarna r-riżultat għal 1-2. Logħba li ma ninsewha qatt.

Allegri ħa jagħmel użu sew minn din ir-regola u fiduċjuż li ħa tagħti ħafna gost lilna l-Juventini.

Allegri and the ‘five-substitute rule’

The ‘five-substitute rule’ which was implemented last year in light of the global pandemic COVID-19 was a huge boost for football clubs when it comes to better management and planning of football players.

With the return of Massimiliano Allegri on Juventus’ bench, one expects that such rule would be an additional weapon for Juventus when considering the fact that Allegri is a master mind in this regard. Allegri will now have such a vast choice when it comes to substitutions in order to change the match in our favour. We all remember the match against Tottenham in the second leg valid from the round of 16 of the UEFA Champions league 2017/18; at the second half, the result was 1-0 in favour of the English side. Juventus could not keep up with the continuous pressure of the opponent so Allegri immediately put both Lichtsteiner and Asamoah in and changed the course of the game with the final result of 1-2 in favour of Juventus. We will never forget this game.

Allegri will make use of this rule very well and the fans will be happy about this.