Andrea Pirlo (66 Viewers)
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Inter seriously lack depth, they have ~14-15 good to great players followed by the likes of Gagliardini, d'Ambrosio, Ranocchia, Kolarov and Vecino that shouldn't be part of a championship winning team even as bench material. Every team has its weaknesses and I'm sure that this team is very comparable in terms of quality to 18/19 Juve under Allegri.
He also ensured Juve got humiliated in must win games. Inter away, Milan and Viola at home were all embarrassing displays.
No Coppa Italia trophy can change the complete abomination this season has been.
Friendly reminder that another pseudo coach, Leonardo won the Coppa Italia before he decided to quit coaching altogether.
No Coppa Italia trophy can change the complete abomination this season has been.
Friendly reminder that another pseudo coach, Leonardo won the Coppa Italia before he decided to quit coaching altogether.
Wouldn't be surprised at all if we keep him. He won Coppa and might even secure CL.
Huge spending in recent years and silly wages for some players like Ramsey and Berna will stop us from spending big on a top coach, as we should.
In the meantime our management will be more then happy to confirm Pirlo just to save some money. That's the feeling I got at the beginning of this season and it's still here.
Huge spending in recent years and silly wages for some players like Ramsey and Berna will stop us from spending big on a top coach, as we should.
In the meantime our management will be more then happy to confirm Pirlo just to save some money. That's the feeling I got at the beginning of this season and it's still here.
mourinho won the treble with fery few regular subs mate. iirc he regularly played 13-14 players and all but ignored the rest. conte also makes sure that lesser players like darmian or older depth options like sanchez perform. for example sanchez is on 7g5a, with a lot less minutes than chiesa (7g8a), and chiesa is a well deserved player of the season candidate for us. their depth is all right, especially with no european commitments during the crucial part of the season.
a '18/19 pjanic alone would make a huge difference to this team's overall quality. above all we lack a midfielder who can keep and pass the ball, and our best ball winners (rabiot and bentancur) are way too moody and inconsistent for their position. chiellini is unfortunately close to being finished, kulu is raw, dybala was a ghost throughout the season, demiral's injuries make sure he lacks consistency, sandro never was fast and even slowed down lately, etc. this squad is unfortunately inferior to our '18/19 squad.
a '18/19 pjanic alone would make a huge difference to this team's overall quality. above all we lack a midfielder who can keep and pass the ball, and our best ball winners (rabiot and bentancur) are way too moody and inconsistent for their position. chiellini is unfortunately close to being finished, kulu is raw, dybala was a ghost throughout the season, demiral's injuries make sure he lacks consistency, sandro never was fast and even slowed down lately, etc. this squad is unfortunately inferior to our '18/19 squad.
I don't doubt that pre-Real Mourinho and Conte are great coaches that make it work, I'm just saying Allegri is one of those great coaches too and a weakness here and there wouldn't stop him from contending.
Besides the "18/19 Pjanic alone" argument is kind of thin as he's pretty much the only guy that stands out when you compare 18/19 to 20/21, the rest are very similar or in favor of 2021 (like the attack comparison PI made a page back).
Besides the "18/19 Pjanic alone" argument is kind of thin as he's pretty much the only guy that stands out when you compare 18/19 to 20/21, the rest are very similar or in favor of 2021 (like the attack comparison PI made a page back).
If it’s not Zidane or Allegri, perhaps we should consider giving Pirlo another season. I don’t feel much for another 1 or 2 year option like Inzaghi or Gattuso.
A lot is up to Pirlo, but many defeats also were individual mistakes. Bentancur vs Porto, Chiellini vs Napoli, Dybala vs Lazio come to mind.
Some are really up to Pirlo. Strange tactics, Rabiot as RM vs Inter, Juve Primavera vs Crotone, after 50 games still with 2 CMs
Don’t get me wrong I’m still for saking Pirlo, but the replacement has to be a big improvement instead of another gamble.
A lot is up to Pirlo, but many defeats also were individual mistakes. Bentancur vs Porto, Chiellini vs Napoli, Dybala vs Lazio come to mind.
Some are really up to Pirlo. Strange tactics, Rabiot as RM vs Inter, Juve Primavera vs Crotone, after 50 games still with 2 CMs
Don’t get me wrong I’m still for saking Pirlo, but the replacement has to be a big improvement instead of another gamble.
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I think Pirlo is gone. You cannot delete a season because of one good game.
I would say Pirlo stay if there was a constant improvement but its doesnt seem the case - First half Atalanta got to our area way too often and with more luck they would go upfront which might change the game.
He also fucked up in the most important game of the season.
With some signings he might be able to ensure top 4 but we are Juve and its not top 4 we should be after.
I would say Pirlo stay if there was a constant improvement but its doesnt seem the case - First half Atalanta got to our area way too often and with more luck they would go upfront which might change the game.
He also fucked up in the most important game of the season.
With some signings he might be able to ensure top 4 but we are Juve and its not top 4 we should be after.
No it really wasn’t. Did you watch that season? Costa was so damn bad he was unplayable. Chiesa is 3x the player that Dougie C was.
Better Dybala? 2018-19 Dybala was pretty much as awful as this season and got benched by Bernadeschi ffs.
Mandzukic had 10 goals - 5 assists over the entire season as our CF. Morata has 18 goals - 12 assists. You do the math. And y’all bitched endlessly about Mario. I love Mandzukic and think he was fantastic for us, and his contributions outside counting stats have him > Morty in my eyes any day, but by himself he doesn’t make our 2018-19 attack better lol.
Cuadrado still plays for this team by the way. And he wasn’t playing as an attacker in 2018-19 either, he was a Right midfielder at times, a right back at others, and he also missed 4.5 months with a knee injury.
Carry on though.
Better Dybala? 2018-19 Dybala was pretty much as awful as this season and got benched by Bernadeschi ffs.
Mandzukic had 10 goals - 5 assists over the entire season as our CF. Morata has 18 goals - 12 assists. You do the math. And y’all bitched endlessly about Mario. I love Mandzukic and think he was fantastic for us, and his contributions outside counting stats have him > Morty in my eyes any day, but by himself he doesn’t make our 2018-19 attack better lol.
Cuadrado still plays for this team by the way. And he wasn’t playing as an attacker in 2018-19 either, he was a Right midfielder at times, a right back at others, and he also missed 4.5 months with a knee injury.
Carry on though.
Cuadrado is needed at fullback now because we only have 3... That team had Cancelo.
Lol @ the stats picking; comparing Mandzukic as a half-time winger/midfielder/bench player/feeder with our prime prima punta.
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