Giorgio Chiellini is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a defender and captains both Serie A club Juventus and the Italy national time. A physically strong, aggressive, and versatile defender, although he is usually deployed as a centre back, he is also capable of playing as a left back , both in a 3 or 4-man defence.
Accomplishments:
Chiellini played in many Italian clubs. Since his move to Juventus in 2005, he has been playing in this club till this day. With Juventus, he has won 8 consecutive Serie A titles from 2012-2019, as well as 4 consecutive Coppa Italia titles, and 4 SuperCoppa Italiana titles. Chiellini has been named in Serie A Team of the Year 5 times. He is also awarded Seriea A Defender of the Year 3 times, in 2008,2009 and 2010.
He won a bronze medal in 2004 Olympics with the Italian team. He has also won 3 UEFA European Championships, two FIFA World Cups and two FIFA Confederations Cups. Also reached the 2012 UEFA Euro Cup final. 
Tactical Analysis:
The Italian King of defenders is regarded as one of the best defenders of the world. Following of his attributes combine to make him such an exquisite player.
Deep Playmaker: Because of his excellent range of passing, Chiellini also plays the role of a deep playmaker for his team. He has the vision to recognize spaces and movements and passing range to pick his man from deep. He plays a perfect ball behind the opposition’s defensive line to pick his player, with perfect assumption of the movement and timing of the player.
Breaking the lines: Chiellini’s biggest strength is his control on the ball and he uses it effectively to break the opposition lines. Chiellini is very confident on the ball and that’s why he is never afraid to move out from his line and carry the ball up.
Defensive Cover: As a defender, you always should be a pessimist and you should always expect the worst and be ready to face it. You can only provide defensive cover if u are a pessimist. A CB should always expect the worst and should be ready to provide the cover to his FBs.
Resisting the Press: Chiellini always uses his excellent control to resist the opponent press. He so calmly plays the ball even the opponent player is right over him.
Threat in the Opposition Box: Chiellini is a great threat in the opposition goal box because of his aerial strength and control. Due to his good height, he is a threat for scoring headers.
Giorgio Chiellini’s excellent control, passing range and reading of the game makes him one of the best centre backs in the world. Italy is known for their defensive stability and both Bonucci and Chiellini are perfect examples of their defensive solidity.
Weaknesses:
Where Chiellini is good with passing and ball interceptions, he is not so good with tackling. He is quite weak in this aspect. He does not dive into tackles and so often loses the ball.
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