Alex Sandro (96 Viewers)

[swag]

He's the perfect example of getting what you paid for.

Some complained we paid almost 30 million. Well, you want a top player, you either have great scouts that can find you cheap ones or you pay what is asked. Hadn't we paid the price that was asked he would probably be at Manchester City now.

We would be missing out on a great player.

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So in this case I'm glad our board didn't go penny pinching on this one. Actually Dybala is another example.

Agreed on both counts. It's awesome when you can be a cheap ass and have a Pogba fall in your lap. But who are we kidding to plan on that happening when you need a real player in a starting role.

I would much rather see a strategy of splashing out for a little quality now and then over collecting 10 bench players for the same price.

 

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[baggio]

Beastard.

 

[CrimsonianKing]

I think we underpaid

Given his quality, yes. But at the time the price tag was about right imo. Somewhere between 20 and 30m. Remember, Danilo was the sought after one, also having played for the NT.

Alex Sandro was a bit unknown apart from some great performances at the CL. We acted at the right moment and paid what was asked, no penny pinching, no joking around. Sometimes that's how you have to do business.

Agreed on both counts. It's awesome when you can be a cheap ass and have a Pogba fall in your lap. But who are we kidding to plan on that happening when you need a real player in a starting role.

I would much rather see a strategy of splashing out for a little quality now and then over collecting 10 bench players for the same price.

Those Pogba deals are extremely hard to come by. Pirlo was "done" or so people thought, Tevez was a reject and troublemaker that nobody wanted, etc... That's why we got it done cheap. We want quality, we pay for quality. 40m will get you a Dybala who has every chance of being the next big thing in a couple of years.

 

[Zacheryah]

Given his quality, yes. But at the time the price tag was about right imo. Somewhere between 20 and 30m. Remember, Danilo was the sought after one, also having played for the NT.

Alex Sandro was a bit unknown apart from some great performances at the CL. We acted at the right moment and paid what was asked, no penny pinching, no joking around. Sometimes that's how you have to do business.



Those Pogba deals are extremely hard to come by. Pirlo was "done" or so people thought, Tevez was a reject and troublemaker that nobody wanted, etc... That's why we got it done cheap. We want quality, we pay for quality. 40m will get you a Dybala who has every chance of being the next big thing in a couple of years.

Told you Sandro was the best pick

 

[hojo_samurai]

how he gets benched is the biggest mystery.

 

[vodka]

People said Danilo was way better than Alex Sandro. Ans why i am a random dutch hater?

http://www.juventuz.com/threads/41458-Alex-Sandro-LB-Porto?p=5009250&viewfull=1#post5009250

no they didnt

 

[Post Ironic]

Dybala and Alex Sandro were top class signings that big teams make. We paid the asking prices and closed the deals quickly.

Mandzukic was a very solid signing for a reasonable price.

Lemina, hard to judge so far.

Khedira was a chance taken on a bosman that could be shitty given high wages.

Zaza we overpaid for, but was a solid signing for a 4th choice striker.

Hernanes was a disaster of a signing.

The mercato could have been great if we didn't sell Vidal and didn't buy Hernanes. Or if we sold Vidal and bought a top class CAM instead of Hernanes. Instead it was an incomplete kind of mercato, with two brilliant signings. Hopefully we build upon it next summer.

 

[Klin]

Dybala and Alex Sandro were top class signings that big teams make. We paid the asking prices and closed the deals quickly.

Mandzukic was a very solid signing for a reasonable price.

Lemina, hard to judge so far.

Khedira was a chance taken on a bosman that could be shitty given high wages.

Zaza we overpaid for, but was a solid signing for a 4th choice striker.

Hernanes was a disaster of a signing.

The mercato could have been great if we didn't sell Vidal and didn't buy Hernanes. Or if we sold Vidal and bought a top class CAM instead of Hernanes. Instead it was an incomplete kind of mercato, with two brilliant signings. Hopefully we build upon it next summer.

I can't wait for next Summer. I just can't.

 

[Post Ironic]

I can't wait for next Summer. I just can't.

Because we will sell Pogba, Morata, Dybala, Alex Sandro for chump change?

 

[Klin]

Because we will sell Pogba, Morata, Dybala, Alex Sandro for chump change?

To experience that roller-coaster feeling under the safest hands in the football world - Beppe's.

 

[CrimsonianKing]

Dybala and Alex Sandro were top class signings that big teams make. We paid the asking prices and closed the deals quickly.

Mandzukic was a very solid signing for a reasonable price.

Lemina, hard to judge so far.

Khedira was a chance taken on a bosman that could be shitty given high wages.

Zaza we overpaid for, but was a solid signing for a 4th choice striker.

Hernanes was a disaster of a signing.

The mercato could have been great if we didn't sell Vidal and didn't buy Hernanes. Or if we sold Vidal and bought a top class CAM instead of Hernanes. Instead it was an incomplete kind of mercato, with two brilliant signings. Hopefully we build upon it next summer.

Yes.

Imo we shouldn't have gone for another CF, which is Zaza. We don't have a vice Dybala (who wasn't even a SS) and a vice Marchisio (well, kind of). A decent passer and distributor like Banega, an agressive Vidal-like CM like Naiggolan and a SS/a good AM not Hernanes and we'd have had a great mercato. We prioritized on the wrong areas/went for opportunities.

We're extremely lucky Dybala is adapting to Tevez' role well enough. Otherwise we had no one else to play there and would be forced to go with wingers only having Cuadrado and an out of position Morata. I really really hope we don't make the same mistakes next mercato/season.

 

[Post Ironic]

Yes.

Imo we shouldn't have gone for another CF, which is Zaza. We don't have a vice Dybala (who wasn't even a SS) and a vice Marchisio (well, kind of). A decent passer and distributor like Banega, an agressive Vidal-like CM like Naiggolan and a SS/a good AM not Hernanes and we'd have had a great mercato. We prioritized on the wrong areas/went for opportunities.

We're extremely lucky Dybala is adapting to Tevez' role well enough. Otherwise we had no one else to play there and would be forced to go with wingers only having Cuadrado and an out of position Morata. I really really hope we don't make the same mistakes next mercato/season.

Zaza wasn't really necessary when we really should have been going for an SS to rotate with Dybala. I still wonder if we had a required buyback from Sassuolo in place, as they did pay quite a bit for his half last year.

I don't think we were ever going to see top signings in all those positions as we paid a combined 85 mil or so for Dybala, Alex Sandro, Mandzukic. But combining the Hernanes-Zaza funds to get a decent SS for rotation with Dybala, or a CAM would have been nice.

 

[Ocelot]

Zaza wasn't really necessary when we really should have been going for an SS to rotate with Dybala. I still wonder if we had a required buyback from Sassuolo in place, as they did pay quite a bit for his half last year.

I don't think we were ever going to see top signings in all those positions as we paid a combined 85 mil or so for Dybala, Alex Sandro, Mandzukic. But combining the Hernanes-Zaza funds to get a decent SS for rotation with Dybala, or a CAM would have been nice.

While Hernanes as a signing was a desaster because it was, well, Hernanes, getting another CM wasn't the worst of ideas as our injury situation has shown.

 

[Zacheryah]

Yes.

Imo we shouldn't have gone for another CF, which is Zaza. We don't have a vice Dybala (who wasn't even a SS) and a vice Marchisio (well, kind of). A decent passer and distributor like Banega, an agressive Vidal-like CM like Naiggolan and a SS/a good AM not Hernanes and we'd have had a great mercato. We prioritized on the wrong areas/went for opportunities.

We're extremely lucky Dybala is adapting to Tevez' role well enough. Otherwise we had no one else to play there and would be forced to go with wingers only having Cuadrado and an out of position Morata. I really really hope we don't make the same mistakes next mercato/season.

you mean, Allegri is doing what we expect of him.

Yeah, he does.

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Hernanes isnt a disaster signing


Hernanes is like "look what fucking shit we got in our teamroster, and we are still better then you"

 

[Bianconero_Aus]

So strong on the ball. We have the future best LB in the world. And the fact that we can swap between him and an absolute legend of the game like Evra is a plus.

 

[Hust]

So strong on the ball. We have the future best LB in the world. And the fact that we can swap between him and an absolute legend of the game like Evra is a plus.

delivereth.

 

[Bianconero_Aus]

delivereth.

Money flushed down the toilet

 

[JuveJay]

So strong on the ball. We have the future best LB in the world. And the fact that we can swap between him and an absolute legend of the game like Evra is a plus.

Apparently we are after this dude for vice-Alex Sandro: http://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/rogerio/profil/spieler/401527

 

[Bianconero_Aus]

Apparently we are after this dude for vice-Alex Sandro: http://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/rogerio/profil/spieler/401527

Haha awesome

Let's find a right sided Brazilian to add to the flavour

 

[juventino320]

we need a youtube video for sandro or is it still early?!