Juventus' new coach Motta struggling to change Allegri's defensive tactics

Thiago Motta was supposed to bring flair and new ideas to Juventus in the wake of Massimiliano Allegri's old-school defensive tactics.

Five rounds into Serie A, the Juventus defence has been perfect without a single goal conceded. The attack, however, is stalled following three straight 0-0 draws.

Part of the problem is a slump for centre-forward Dusan Vlahovic, who has scored in only one match this season his brace at Hellas Verona a month ago combined with Federico Chiesa's departure to Liverpool.

Juventus isn't conceding goals but it's not scoring them, either. And that's become a problem, Fabio Capello, who played and coached at Juventus, said in a Gazzetta dello Sport editorial on Thursday.

Capello added that against Napoli last weekend when Juventus produced only one shot on goal the team was really boring.

But, the Bianconeri could be poised for a breakout performance on Saturday at a tired Genoa side coming off a penalty-shootout loss to Sampdoria in an Italian Cup ...