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Goes a long way in explaining why he has the genetics and a great build for a sportsman, but is soft, lacks hunger and an ability to think or make decisions himself.

Ah, that dreaded game against Chievo I believe where a young winger was deployed as a centre forward playing off the front man. At least Rovella got a game in what I believe is his preferred position in the 1st game of the season before being shipped off, never to return.

Now if only Max put in the same effort and attention to what we do in possession of the ball in the final third, or employed someone to do it for him then we could start making some real advances. His ability to read a game, adapt and make changes and also his set his teams up out of possession...

Hopefully that’s the last we ever see of the 4-4-2 experiment Max. We don’t have two central midfielders good enough to make it work and will always be overrun unless it’s compensated by lop sided wide players/attackers.

I did say I’d believe it when I saw it confirmed. This isn’t happening. He’ll overplay his hand on demands and realise he can collect a bigger signing on fee and wage next year when he’s available on a free at the age of 28.

Might help if there was more than one player against 4 in the box every now and then. His limitations are plentiful, but crossing early if the opportunity presents is not one of them.

New season Same old shit. No one wants the ball, the enthusiasm of fans is already killed by their own team.

Turned on a non-Juve Serie a Game for the first time in a while. Turning straight off after seeing a type of penalty we would never be given. Managed to recall why this shit league annoys me again after 2 months off.

Quite common with sportsmen. No injuries for a long period/ majority of their career. One big muscle injury, then causes imbalances elsewhere. Then a combination of first injury keeps recurring, knock on effects elsewhere, mental impact with the feeling of infallibility gone.

Probably getting myself unnecessarily excited here, but buying Kostic in the end, shipping out Pellegrini and not replacing him leaves us with an even bigger problem at full back that can only be masked by playing 3-5-2 making us not need to field any, whilst also potentially placing Cuadrado...

Surprising if he managed to get 4 mill net? I’m sure that was their final offer to Dusan.

No you can’t. However, the approach to this mercato has been about prioritising wage bill reduction and easing the financial burden over strengthening the team. It may bear fruits in the long run at the cost of sporting performance in the short-medium term.

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Whilst I also believe Locatelli is a more natural box to box mid, last season I thought he performed better as a deep lying/holding midfielder than the few times he did play in a more advanced role. That could be down to the fact when he pushed forward it was Arthur playing the holding mid role...

We lost our only real set piece taker to my knowledge in Dybala, so he can fill that void. Cuadrado seemed to get too excited after he scored that corner and has attempted it about 20 times again since.

He’s better than what we currently have. I’d prefer Muriel, but that seems very unlikely to happen.

Can’t see Frattesi coming to us. His reported 30% sell on fee that would go to Roma makes it an illogical operation for Sassuolo, unless we offer their standard valuation of 40million euros.

Not believing this until it’s confirmed. Far too good to be true. You’d think Man United would know better than to buy anyone from us judging by previous buys from our club.

Does it not demonstrate how difficult it is for an attacking player (particularly a wide player) to play for us? His limitation was obvious, but he could be helped by having a couple forwards to attract attention, a full back that overlapped or a centre mid that got in behind the back line. We...

I take all our team press conferences with a pinch of salt. Allegri probably has little say on the team, like many of his predecessors, contrary to the belief of many on here. That would be the ideal outcome, but I’m not holding my breath on it.