Spalletti: 3-5-2 System Makes Juventus More Solid
Luciano Spalletti is the coach of Juventus football team. He talked about a game against Lecce.
Spalletti said his team plays well with a formation called 3-5-2. He said the team is more solid with this plan.
But there is a problem. With this formation, the wide attackers cannot play. These are players who attack from the sides of the field.
Spalletti also talked about a player named McKennie. He uses McKennie in a special way in the team plan.
There is also a doubt about a player called Kolo. Spalletti is not sure if Kolo will play.
The team may buy a new player in January. This is called the transfer market.
The Lecce coach is Eusebio Di Francesco. He said it was sad his team did not score a goal in the game.
Vocabulary7 words
- coach
- a person who trains a sports team
- formation
- the way players stand on the field
- solid
- strong and not easy to beat
- attackers
- players who try to score goals
- doubt
- not being sure about something
- transfer market
- the time when teams buy and sell players
- score
- to get a goal in a game
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Answer key
1. 3-5-2 2. Wide attackers cannot play 3. False
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Luciano Spalletti is the _____ of Juventus football team. He talked about a game against Lecce.
Spalletti said his team plays well with a _____ called 3-5-2. He said the team is more _____ with this plan.
But there is a problem. With this formation, the wide _____ cannot play. These are players who attack from the sides of the field.
Spalletti also talked about a player named McKennie. He uses McKennie in a special way in the team plan.
There is also a _____ about a player called Kolo. Spalletti is not sure if Kolo will play.
The team may buy a new player in January. This is called the _____.
The Lecce coach is Eusebio Di Francesco. He said it was sad his team did not _____ a goal in the game.
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