We have done well this season, so far. And while I dream of mashing chelsea, it is more important to achieve 2nd in the league. This would be progress; what every team aims for each season. Our progress can not be based on our whole history, it must be based on the last three seasons. Because when we got skanked into serie B, the club marker changed significantly.
While I don't rank Ranieri as one of the greats, he has done a decent job as our manager. If we fail to achieve 2nd, or even 3rd in the league, our progress will be stagnated. But I await the last day of the season for that judgment to be given.
It is clear that we need reinforcements if we are to pursue the greatness of old. We are in a dodgy period of transition, with the old guard coming to the end of their tenure as first team regulars, the youngsters showing great potential, but annoyingly, in between those two ends of the spectrum, we have several players who are not fit to wear the jersey. And it is they, as well as a couple of the old guard, which MUST be replaced in the summer.
Giovinco is a worthy heir to Del Piero. Marchisio is capable of becoming one of the finest midfielders in the league, alongside Momo. Buffon has at least another four years as the greatest keeper in the galaxy. Chiellini already has become a world star, and can still improve, our defence without him, is fragile. But whenever I have seen Chiellini, Momo and Marchiso play together, the spine of the team has looked like titianium.
So,
GK- Buffon
Defence
Chiellini and....
Will criscito return***
Molinaro is not good enough, and will never be good enough. He is too delicate to form a blockade on the left flank, and to my reckoning, his weakness is one of the primary reasons why Ranieri has continued to play nedved on the left wing, in order to offer Molinaro some protection. Can de ceglie step up to the mark** not yet...
Grygera is solid yet unspectacular. Though, we can still prosper with him in the side.
NEEDED- Left Back to compete with de ceglie.
Right back to compete with Grygera.
Centreback (if criscito doesn't come home)
midfield
Marchiso and Momo are fine as our central pairing. Tiago can stay but Poulsen must be sold. Is Almiron sold or on loan****Zanetti is too old now.
Nedved is almost dead...to replace him, we need someone proven in the art of unlocking defences. Ribery would be perfect, and as I was saying last week, the allure of following in the footsteps of Platini and Zidane must be great for the frenchman. I hope we get him. Camorenesi, if fit, will last another season at least but he needs better cover than Marchionni who has been one of our worst players of this season.
Needed:
Nedved replacement.
Camorenesi cover.
attack
Del piero can stay, of course, but he must cede playing time to Giovinco. As for the others, Trezeguet, Amauri and Iaquinta, who can all be labelled as target men, if trezeguet stays fit and has a decent end of season run, he can stay. I would hate to lose iaquinta, because I believe he is a fine player and often more useful than Amauri, because he has greater drive, a stronger heart and unwavering determination to succeed and score goals...The rumours of Cassano arriving are welcome and interesting, but who would leave**** likely it will be iaquinta, given his apparent position in the pecking order, but cassano wont come to us to play from the bench. Also, if he does come, what of giovinco****
OUT:
Almiron, Marchionni, Molinaro, Nedved.
Buffon
Grygera Chiellini Criscito X
Camo Marchisio Momo X
Trezeguet Del Piero (giovinco)
the most pressing needs for the summer are a left midfielder and a left back. If possible, we need also cover for Camo and competition for grygera...Looking at it that way, we dont need much to become solid enough to properly challenge Inter next season and also make a decent stab at the champions league. Forza Juve.
While I don't rank Ranieri as one of the greats, he has done a decent job as our manager. If we fail to achieve 2nd, or even 3rd in the league, our progress will be stagnated. But I await the last day of the season for that judgment to be given.
It is clear that we need reinforcements if we are to pursue the greatness of old. We are in a dodgy period of transition, with the old guard coming to the end of their tenure as first team regulars, the youngsters showing great potential, but annoyingly, in between those two ends of the spectrum, we have several players who are not fit to wear the jersey. And it is they, as well as a couple of the old guard, which MUST be replaced in the summer.
Giovinco is a worthy heir to Del Piero. Marchisio is capable of becoming one of the finest midfielders in the league, alongside Momo. Buffon has at least another four years as the greatest keeper in the galaxy. Chiellini already has become a world star, and can still improve, our defence without him, is fragile. But whenever I have seen Chiellini, Momo and Marchiso play together, the spine of the team has looked like titianium.
So,
GK- Buffon
Defence
Chiellini and....
Will criscito return***
Molinaro is not good enough, and will never be good enough. He is too delicate to form a blockade on the left flank, and to my reckoning, his weakness is one of the primary reasons why Ranieri has continued to play nedved on the left wing, in order to offer Molinaro some protection. Can de ceglie step up to the mark** not yet...
Grygera is solid yet unspectacular. Though, we can still prosper with him in the side.
NEEDED- Left Back to compete with de ceglie.
Right back to compete with Grygera.
Centreback (if criscito doesn't come home)
midfield
Marchiso and Momo are fine as our central pairing. Tiago can stay but Poulsen must be sold. Is Almiron sold or on loan****Zanetti is too old now.
Nedved is almost dead...to replace him, we need someone proven in the art of unlocking defences. Ribery would be perfect, and as I was saying last week, the allure of following in the footsteps of Platini and Zidane must be great for the frenchman. I hope we get him. Camorenesi, if fit, will last another season at least but he needs better cover than Marchionni who has been one of our worst players of this season.
Needed:
Nedved replacement.
Camorenesi cover.
attack
Del piero can stay, of course, but he must cede playing time to Giovinco. As for the others, Trezeguet, Amauri and Iaquinta, who can all be labelled as target men, if trezeguet stays fit and has a decent end of season run, he can stay. I would hate to lose iaquinta, because I believe he is a fine player and often more useful than Amauri, because he has greater drive, a stronger heart and unwavering determination to succeed and score goals...The rumours of Cassano arriving are welcome and interesting, but who would leave**** likely it will be iaquinta, given his apparent position in the pecking order, but cassano wont come to us to play from the bench. Also, if he does come, what of giovinco****
OUT:
Almiron, Marchionni, Molinaro, Nedved.
Buffon
Grygera Chiellini Criscito X
Camo Marchisio Momo X
Trezeguet Del Piero (giovinco)
the most pressing needs for the summer are a left midfielder and a left back. If possible, we need also cover for Camo and competition for grygera...Looking at it that way, we dont need much to become solid enough to properly challenge Inter next season and also make a decent stab at the champions league. Forza Juve.
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We should not try to save some money for this transfer.After Zidane and Nedved it should be someone on or close to that level.Seeing media linking us with Diego,Silva is Ribery is fine and it should be one of those three.I wouldn't mind any of them lol.So that should take ~30 mln euros for transfer and 4-5/mln a year for wages.
It's stupid to blame them for all injuries because we don't know what's actually going on but this is not right.I mean,we always have at least 7 players injured.
