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I think he's quite underappreciated sometimes

He's always been very underrated because of the vital defensive work he provides. But in offense, he was undermining because he lost his aggressiveness with Allegri. Now, with the verticality demanded from Sarri, if he keeps it up along with being aggressive, he could solidify as the best...

With the ball, he did have a very unstable season, because of lack of focus. The team really relied on him having a good day to move the ball quickly and generate chances. But defensively, the guy is criminally underrated. The amount of running he did was off the charts. It seems like he's...

I don't know, the more I think about Bentancour, the more I feel he can be a big time regista. I'm not convinced he can be a b2b midfield at all right now, he lacks the aggressiveness for it. If the 70/80M is reinvested in SMS, it could become interesting. Problem is Lotito would absolutely...

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For dropped dramastically, but still an essential player and one of the only who can give some criativity. Hope he gets his head straight for next season

Yes, he is absolutely world class right now. What a fucking master of the position. The biggest difference from when he arrived: confidence. How the mind can influence performance. He's just so damn confident that he manages to control the whole flow of the game. Playing with an aggressive...

He's key to the midfield performance during the first semester. You can afford to have a guy who is basically a set piece taker only when he's not a net negative on the pitch, or at least when the rest of the midfield is structured enough to cover his lack of presence. None of this is the case...

His stats are impressive. But I have an impression that some of them came in "easy" games, when we already had it in the bag. I'm not sure though. But it's the exact opposite feeling to Higuains goals - most are decisive as fuck. If anyone cares to check.. It does relieves his poor dynamic and...

He needs to step up, regardless of who is around him.

Playing him as a RCM instead of Khedira, being able to combine with Dybala and Cuadrado (as a RWB in 352) would make our right side crazy strong.

fuck off and use the ignore option. I'm not posting for you.

it wasn't even only the lack of assertiveness as usual, but actually his mistakes with the ball.

I used to have this vision, but today's game was a game he could have dominated in the 2nd half. He could have been more assertive. Lack of movement didn't help, but he kept throwing small lobbies to Mandzukic, it was frustrating. This has nothing to do with setup. It has mostly, to do, with his...

Guy is a cancer. He may sleepwalk 100 miles per game, I don't care. He's too lethargic to play at this level. He absolutely failed every match we had against decent teams so far. I think he should get chances till the end of the season, given his talent. But to me it's becoming clear that the...

Yes, that's pretty much it. He has a hard time moving well, and that's why he takes more time to fit in. As a regista, movement is probably simpler than as a mezzala or AM.

Confidence indeed seems to be important for him right now, but stamina is definitely his issue. How he manages his energy during games is vital for a guy like him. He's not a dynamic player because, IMO, he hasn't enough gas to do it all. He's a bit of an old fashion midfielder. So he does need...

I like this idea, specially the first thought Pjanic - Marchisio - Lemina. This could fit well. However I have a hard time thinking if Khedira and Lemina can play together. I don't see either being able to play on the left side.

I was referring always as a CM. The best for the team would be that he could master this position

This guy is the key to our improvement, apart from mentality. There is no Nainggolan or Vidal to do the running for him. He is here to step up and cement his place as a world class midfielder. He must adapt. He was always inconsistent and every other game a ghost in the midfield. Now, we...