I am well aware of our limitations, but to believe you can actually win in Europe without big names is laughable. Sure, it has happened, but to consistently challenge the big guns, you need both quality and depth across all areas of the pitch. Whereas we might be stocked on the latter, we severely lack the former in attack.
Call me greedy, but I am not satisfied winning a weak Serie A (rapidly declining league) while failing to mount a serious challenge in Europe. I know we can't spend insane amounts, but we can put ourselves in a better position by looking at quality purchases, which Diamanti isn't as far as I am concerned. Should Diamanti arrive at the end of the mercato, I might be a bit peeved, but if we had addressed other more pressing issues by then, I won't complain as much
Fair enough: I am laughable, you are greedy.
Of course I'd like to win in Europe (I'd like to win wherever we participate). Sadly, I'm also realistic in what I expect from the club. I'm also aware of where we're coming from. And I also know that "spending" is NOT a guarantee for success. Which, if you look at Juve over the years, is pretty obvious.
And instead of complaining 24/7, I'm glad that we're on the way up. I'm glad that we don't have to sell our best players to survive (declining league goes both ways, you know - even if I think the decline has been halted).
Hell, I remember the days where we did sell many of our better players (going from Ravanelli to Vialli to Vieri to ...) & we still made it work.
Bottom line is this: if you have some extra money, go ahead & invest it to try to improve the team. And if you haven't, just don't. Now, depending on how you look at our books, there's either some limited room to work with or there's none at all.
Regardless, fact is that we're still far from being in a position to take real risks. And signing Diamanti is simply not a risk (limited risk, limited potential rewards).
Improving this team might seem easy for all the specialists & analysts on here, but I personally don't think it.
As a closing argument: I won't pretend that I know all there is to know about Diamanti, but signing is not something I would like (age having a lot to do with it), but I sure as hell won't throw a hissy fit if he arrives. I won't even throw one if he was the only player, together with Llorente, to arrive.
And as another closing argument: I can't shake the feeling that Jovetic will be a Juve player come September 1st
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