Yes, but he's a better player than Sturaro or Lemina and could substitute for Khedira or Pjanić aptly.
Our game has no flow at the moment, it's the same old stuff we're seeing for years and eventually opponents will find ways how to stop it and counter it. All we ever do is knock the ball...
Hahaha this must be the first time the Supercoppa meant so much to a team.
But, to be fair, they deserved it. Yes, it could've gone either way but we're just not playing with heart right now. Congratulations to the Milan team, especially their youngsters like Donnaruma, Locatelli, Suso etc...
We really are a better team, but this Milan won't go down without a fight and they've got some good players like Suso that can cause trouble if we let our guard down.
But, our midfield hasn't clicked yet as Marchisio is still coming into form and this has been causing us trouble all season...
We really need an attacking midfielder. It's always the same play from us, knock the ball from side to side until an eventual Alex Sandro or Cuadrado breaktrough results in a cross.
I know Pjanic was supposed to take care of the more direct passing, but he hasn't found his feet yet and we have...
The guy is basically two players in one, his impact for us was incredible. He was used in a different role at Bayern and in a different system to ours, too.
Beast of a player, no doubt about it. His presence alone could strike fear among opponents.
We really should think of buying a young goalkeeper like Sergio Rico instead of waiting for the next Buffon. The man is a beast.
About the penalty, yes it was a foul but I've seen many times where the ref just ignores it. Then again, my memory goes back to a foul over Sergio Ramos by Chiellini...
We lost a lot of physicality in midfield with the departures of Vidal and Pogba and haven't really replaced it well. Khedira is too slow and Sturaro and Lemina are just not good enough.
We really haven't looked good this season at all, but given the quality and potential within this team I think it's only a matter of time before they click.
But, results must not suffer and I'm afraid Allegri will get sacked if we don't see a couple of good performances by the end of the year.