Alessandro Matri (33 Viewers)

Klin

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May 27, 2009
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Just when I thought you amateurs got Husted again, there comes @Jem83 on a white horse and boy did he jam you again!:heart:
 

baggio

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Jun 3, 2003
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What filippo just said is actually true, Cam. If it was all about the goals, I would be crazy about Quag. But Quag is not a team player. Matri is. He contributes a lot to our way of playing, he has great movement and opens up space for our midfielders to score.
Not true at all. In fact Quag playing closest to goal, makes it natural instinct to put the ball out to the wing, and run in for the cross. He also has more facets to his game to mobilise positions on the pitch. Matri and Quag are different types of forwards, but Quag is the more complete one and it is his skill thats gone on to proven that he can even adapt in a formation thats not optimally suited to him. This is not to say Matri cannot, but he is not as complete a player, and i will not take away the fact that he has been very unlucky with gametime. More than this season, I personally felt he did no wrong to lose Conte;s confidence and be benched by Boriello who was clearly the inferior player then and is now.
 

Lion

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Jan 24, 2007
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hustini should have been perma banned a long time ago as a result of jinxing transfers.

he is a blight upon this forum that is obliterating any decency that is left here.

save us swag. save us before the blight takes us all
 

ZoSo

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Jul 11, 2011
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hustini should have been perma banned a long time ago as a result of jinxing transfers.

he is a blight upon this forum that is obliterating any decency that is left here.

save us swag. save us before the blight takes us all
:touched: Lion the legend
 

Klin

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May 27, 2009
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Not true at all. In fact Quag playing closest to goal, makes it natural instinct to put the ball out to the wing, and run in for the cross. He also has more facets to his game to mobilise positions on the pitch. Matri and Quag are different types of forwards, but Quag is the more complete one and it is his skill thats gone on to proven that he can even adapt in a formation thats not optimally suited to him. This is not to say Matri cannot, but he is not as complete a player, and i will not take away the fact that he has been very unlucky with gametime. More than this season, I personally felt he did no wrong to lose Conte;s confidence and be benched by Boriello who was clearly the inferior player then and is now.
That's one way to look at it, considering you're talking about a player who's not what you'd normally call a support striker, nor a centre forward.
 

Jem83

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Nov 7, 2005
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baggio, I'm surprised that you consider Quag more able to mobilize positions on the pitch than Matri, i.e. that he spreads the play out to the wing more often. That's trademark Dandy-stuff, some of what he does really well. I'm not saying Quag never does that, but Matri does it way more often.

Quag has a better first-touch than Matri, and he's a better finisher. But better team player? Better at opening up spaces for his teammates either via runs or passing? No sir.
 

Klin

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May 27, 2009
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baggio, I'm surprised that you consider Quag more able to mobilize positions on the pitch than Matri, i.e. that he spreads the play out to the wing more often. That's trademark Dandy-stuff, some of what he does really well. I'm not saying Quag never does that, but Matri does it way more often.

Quag has a better first-touch than Matri, and he's a better finisher. But better team player? Better at opening up spaces for his teammates either via runs or passing? No sir.
I'd say he's a better opportunist (due to his moments of brilliance every now and then) than Matri.
 

Jem83

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Nov 7, 2005
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Yep, his ability to score really beautiful goals on occasion is what I thought of when I wrote that. But that's what I should have written, not "better finisher".

Now if you'll excuse me, I have to roll out my small carpet and face the direction of Torino in worship of our man.

Matri :delpiero:
 
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Salvatore
May 22, 2007
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    He has better technique so I'd say he is a better finisher.

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    He has better technique so I'd say he is a better finisher.
     

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