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Good point. And it's also owed to the fact that the back four are pushing the whole team higher up the pitch. So, the distance between Pjanic and the strikers is much less. Sarri's tactics getting the best out of him no doubt.

Sarriball suits him, that's for sure. His one touch passing is essential to the style of play.

Those stats reflect the reality. We may as well replace Pjanic with Jorginho. Except for the free-kicks, you wouldn't know the difference.

Yeah fair point. 'End product' would be a better description as Juventinto[RUS] points out. He's a good regista. I don't think he's indispensible as a regista though hence the talk about his transfer. In terms of a creative style regista, Pirlo was the archetype. He still offered end product...

He is harder working and more intelligent. Definitely more consistent. But in terms of impact there's an argument for Roma Pjanic just given his goal/assists. I'm not sure on the numbers but I feel like they were superior. 1557586640 Yeah he's been good as regista but he was at his best higher...

He played as trequartista at Roma, am I mistaken? In any case, he played much higher up the pitch. It didn't matter that he didn't dribble, his short, one touch passing was excellent. He never held the ball for long but was more of a reference point for attacking players to play with...

Pjanic's situation is a bit like Dybala's IMO. He's constrained by how Allegri wants to use him. He's asked to be a different player than he really is. Pjanic was always a natural trequartista not a regista. To his credit he's done the best he can to adapt and he's rounded his game out very...

Pjanic is indispensable for us. Would be a big step back for our midfield to lose him even if we get Pogba or SMS as a result. There aren't many mids of his type at his level at the moment - only Modric is better. Players like Pogba and SMS aren't a dime a dozen but they don't make their teams...

Perhaps once we've snatched Tolisso, Pjanic can do just that in a 3 man midfield or indeed behind the strikers again if even more midfielders are signed. It would be nice to find a way for him to play that role again. With his newly acquired vigor he would be an absolute machine playing in the...

He played well there the other week and should always play there. The problem is that Pjanic is a midget, mentally and physically. He doesn't have the defensive resolve to make gut busting runs away from his own goal. Good teams have played right through our midfield because Pjanic leaves a big...

The sharpest and most involved I've seen him all season. He seems more confident playing behind the strikers.

That's definitely part of the problem. He doesn't necessarily need to play close to the strikers to make assists but he does need to play closer to his team mates in general. He can't hustle or dribble his way past opponents like Pogba. He needs to find space in the right areas of the pitch at...

:agree: Juve will be moving the ball quicker than in previous seasons. Dani Alves, Higuain and Pjanic bring a lot more technique.

I think another midfielder will come. Hopefully that midfielder is Mascherano.

Man I would hate having to constantly take selfies with people.

These sort of transfers have always happened in Italy.