Albin Ekdal (3 Viewers)

[Marc]

Primavera League doesn't start until October 11th.

http://juventus.com/site/eng/NEWS_newsgiovanili_B55D12404C7E48E2B1D5A438D73E90DD.asp

 

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[Sheik Yerbouti]

1 Buffon
3 Chiellini
4 Mellberg
7 Salihamidzic
8 Amauri
9 Iaquinta
11 Nedved
12 Chimenti
13 Manninger
15 Knezevic
18 Poulsen
19 Marchisio
20 Giovinco
21 Grygera
22 Sissoko
28 Molinaro
29 De Ceglie
30 Tiago
32 Marchionni
33 Legrottaglie
40 Rossi

Sorry mate.

yeah i realised that. i was pretty drunk when i posted that!

 

[JuveLuke]

is he doing any good with the primavera?

I heard he was voted the best player in the last cup, can´t remeber the name of it but they won it

 

[b.a.m]

well it look like he got his first start, any pics

 

[Esteban]

He didn't start, came in with 15 to go.

 

[b.a.m]

dang, no love for our 19 year old swede, he played a good 45 min

 

[Red]

He wasn't really involved that much.

He was okay.

Held his position nicely, didn't give the ball away much and committed a good foul to stop a counter-attack.

 

[Sadomin]

Didn't look out of place which is impressive for a 19 year old coming from the Swedish second division. Does need to impose himself much more though if he wants to be part of a future Juve midfield.

 

[Ahmed]

did well, was far more effective than Tiago

 

[Red]

did well, was far more effective than Tiago

I wouldn't go that far.

Tiago played quite well, but tired and was rightly subbed.

 

[Red]

what irks me is the number of times the play bypasses Tiago...I'm not sure if it's the tactics or his general demeanour...so many times, Tiago will be in space in the middle of the park, and either the fullback or Sissoko runs past him and play the ball to Del Piero , then Ale has to come deep to getthe ball and further away from a goalscoring position

But is that his fault?

Surely it's up to those other players to give Tiago the ball.

As Tiago gets used to the team, the team needs to get used to Tiago. The players are not accustomed to having a good passer in CM and so are used to having to take responsibility for playing forward passes, instead of playing an easy ball into Tiago.

 

[Ahmed]

THAT is where Tiago has to put his foot down...he's got to demand the ball...his stamina and tackling have been awesome, but he needs to do what we REALLY need him to do

 

[Red]

THAT is where Tiago has to put his foot down...he's got to demand the ball...his stamina and tackling have been awesome, but he needs to do what we REALLY need him to do

To me, it is up to Ranieri to tell the team that Tiago should be given the ball at every opportunity.

I agree that Tiago still isn't as dominant a figure as he could be, but that isn't his style. He just wants to quietly go about getting the ball and playing simple passes.

 

[Red]

Ahmed, just noticed your post in the Tiago thread, so feel free to respond there.

 

[Ahmed]

will do

 

[Esteban]

Ekdal is doing quite well so far. Nothing flashy but given the enormous leap this guy has taken recently in terms of opposition quality and tempo, you need to be a bit patient. For me the fact that a conservative coach like Ranieri shows his faith in a 19 year old speaks volumes of what is to come.

 

[Sir Psycho Sexy]

EXPECTING ALOT OF THIS GUY ... eventhough i dont think he should be a DMF instead of sissoko ... he should later be turned into an AMF .. hopefully ... i no he's got the skill to do some damage!

 

[cyril]

Very promising player, looked very classy.

 

[vimo]

well the interesting thing with ekdal really is that he wasn't really hyped up by the media, and it seems he wasn't followed by the usual suspects (besides that episode with that supposed practice with chelsea). Even in Sweden, they considered him only decent. He was nowhere hyped up or anything. Yet, he's already doing VERY well - one hell of a buy i'd say.

 

[JCK]

The new Kaka