Andrea Ranocchia - Inter - CB (6 Viewers)
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Admit whta exactly? History has already roved me right on Bonucci!
He still is our weakest link in the back three and still is our most mistake prone defender. Still our only CB that cant tackle and still the one with the most limited defensive qualities.
I never said that Bonucci will never become Juve material passer, what i always said is that he should not be our CB starter untill he reaches Juve material status, which imo, has yet to reach, as a defender.
So far, i was right about him and all the points we have lost from his brainfarts and incomptence still prove me right!
By the ge of 27-28 the CBs mature and reach their prime, up until the age of 33-35, this is when we should use him as a starter, when he would be ready.
We paid a crapload of cash, lost 3 players in those deals for a very reduced fee, we ought to have a player that would be ready to play at the highest levels, not someone we should be training for 4-6 years and paying dearly with points and titles for his mistakes during his maturing proccess.
This is what smaller teams do, the most competitive ones, use them on their prime.
For the ammount we gave, we could have bought a better defender. But our criteria were solely nationalistic, he was the second best available Italian CB in that age.
Still crappy though as Canna remarks in my signature!
Rannochia was the best, Inter got him cheaper and without losing and arm, a leg and Criscito (a player we have yet to find a proper replacement) in the process.
Now Rannochia comes with a cheaper price, he is closer to the age he will be a mature CB and we can afford to bench him, as we already have adept solutions, this transfers would make far more sense.
But it still is a compromise, this generation of Italian defenders, is the worst we have seen in the past decades, this is the only moment in our history, we should not choose with nationalistic criteria, but this is how it is and Rannochia is the lesser evil, if come at the right price.
Bonucci, for that ammount, at that age, was a terrible mistake!
He still is our weakest link in the back three and still is our most mistake prone defender. Still our only CB that cant tackle and still the one with the most limited defensive qualities.
I never said that Bonucci will never become Juve material passer, what i always said is that he should not be our CB starter untill he reaches Juve material status, which imo, has yet to reach, as a defender.
So far, i was right about him and all the points we have lost from his brainfarts and incomptence still prove me right!
By the ge of 27-28 the CBs mature and reach their prime, up until the age of 33-35, this is when we should use him as a starter, when he would be ready.
We paid a crapload of cash, lost 3 players in those deals for a very reduced fee, we ought to have a player that would be ready to play at the highest levels, not someone we should be training for 4-6 years and paying dearly with points and titles for his mistakes during his maturing proccess.
This is what smaller teams do, the most competitive ones, use them on their prime.
For the ammount we gave, we could have bought a better defender. But our criteria were solely nationalistic, he was the second best available Italian CB in that age.
Still crappy though as Canna remarks in my signature!
Rannochia was the best, Inter got him cheaper and without losing and arm, a leg and Criscito (a player we have yet to find a proper replacement) in the process.
Now Rannochia comes with a cheaper price, he is closer to the age he will be a mature CB and we can afford to bench him, as we already have adept solutions, this transfers would make far more sense.
But it still is a compromise, this generation of Italian defenders, is the worst we have seen in the past decades, this is the only moment in our history, we should not choose with nationalistic criteria, but this is how it is and Rannochia is the lesser evil, if come at the right price.
Bonucci, for that ammount, at that age, was a terrible mistake!
When we bought him, the discussion was never about an X ammount of years after his purchase, but about the coming season and needs then.
We needed a CB starter, badly and we overpaid for an extremely mistake prone one, who was obviously not good enough for this level.
After 4-5 years and so many sacrifices, of course, one can have a half decent year.
I completely disagree that Bonucci this year was a better defender than Chiellini and Barza, Barza was by the best at ball intercepting and cutting down opposition, also performing man marking when needed and making some great last moment sliding tackles.
Bonucci was mostly remarked for his passing, rather than defending...
We needed a CB starter, badly and we overpaid for an extremely mistake prone one, who was obviously not good enough for this level.
After 4-5 years and so many sacrifices, of course, one can have a half decent year.
I completely disagree that Bonucci this year was a better defender than Chiellini and Barza, Barza was by the best at ball intercepting and cutting down opposition, also performing man marking when needed and making some great last moment sliding tackles.
Bonucci was mostly remarked for his passing, rather than defending...
I don't even know why I bother. I think I might open a new forum only for Cronios. He just likes to hear himself speak. Like my cats.
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