Andrea Cambiaso (22 Viewers)

Boksic

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May 11, 2005
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Bye bye Kostic. Pretty telling he wasn’t even second in line
Pretty clear why Allegri was trying Illing as a mezzala in preseason and that the usual suspects were overreacting here.

What is Cambiaso like at RB? It'd be interesting to have him there and Kostic LWB (instead of Weah/McKennie). Although we might lose the balance with Rabiot and Chiesa pulling wide left.
 

DanielSz

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Sep 6, 2014
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Pretty clear why Allegri was trying Illing as a mezzala in preseason and that the usual suspects were overreacting here.

What is Cambiaso like at RB? It'd be interesting to have him there and Kostic LWB (instead of Weah/McKennie). Although we might lose the balance with Rabiot and Chiesa pulling wide left.
theres not much difference, he’s two footed, but has more experience on the left. I’d like to see them get another right wingback, someone younger, and sell Kostic. Idk how I feel about McKennie there
 

Bjerknes

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Mar 16, 2004
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Pretty clear why Allegri was trying Illing as a mezzala in preseason and that the usual suspects were overreacting here.

What is Cambiaso like at RB? It'd be interesting to have him there and Kostic LWB (instead of Weah/McKennie). Although we might lose the balance with Rabiot and Chiesa pulling wide left.
I wouldn’t consider it overreacting to say trying Illing at a mezzala position doesn’t make a lot of sense. I mean, would you do it? He’s not the same type of player as Cambiaso as well.
 

Alin

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Jul 27, 2015
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Pretty clear why Allegri was trying Illing as a mezzala in preseason and that the usual suspects were overreacting here.

What is Cambiaso like at RB? It'd be interesting to have him there and Kostic LWB (instead of Weah/McKennie). Although we might lose the balance with Rabiot and Chiesa pulling wide left.
Bye bye Kostic. Pretty telling he wasn’t even second in line
The hybrid inverted wingback role that Cambiasso interpreted so well today brings a whole new dimension to our game and is something that Kostic can sadly not replicate in the same setup, at this point changing between them means completely changing the designated runs and certain players positioning, then again no doubt however that Kostic also has important qualities and if used accordingly will continue to be more of a guarantee through his track record of accumulating 10+ assists on average per season but i don’t know if the other facets of our game will look as good with him there instead of a Cambiaso or even Iling Jr. style of player…


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The rumors about Kostic being on the market do make complete sense now, it could be a risky bet given the small sample size but one surely worth considering, especially given that we still don’t have any reliable target man to make the most of his repetitive crosses while also him seemingly not blending all that well on the same side with Chiesa either.
 
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Rockets

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Jul 26, 2022
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I remember being very upset when we loaned him to Bologna last season. But now he is back and started the first match being given a new and important role tactically. Happy for him.
 

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