Arthur (111 Viewers)
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Agresti confirms what i have thought - Arthur is probably going to play in Pjanics position with Benta moving back to RCM spot. The only problem i have is Arthur not beign good defensively, we will need our RCM and LCM to work hard in defense.
Regarding Arthur behavior, lets just wait and see how he does, he had a hard time last few weeks and is still young, any of you could make mistake in his situation, for me he should only be judged by his time at our team, not what he did before.
Regarding Arthur behavior, lets just wait and see how he does, he had a hard time last few weeks and is still young, any of you could make mistake in his situation, for me he should only be judged by his time at our team, not what he did before.
It's only speculation. They know Arthur prefers to play in the regista role. Did so in Brazil. But if the tactics require the fullbacks to bomb forward (fingers crossed and we can get some young dynamic guys with pace) you would need a balanced CDM/regista type of player. A busquets, Rodri or.. Bentancur.
Pjanic is slow and as DM wasn't his thing, his positioning was ok but not WC. Considering the remaining areas, the guy was solid defensively
Farca is gonna be a nightmare for him with their long and free space between lines because his two limitations are gonna get expose very badly. As it was for De Jong
Farca is gonna be a nightmare for him with their long and free space between lines because his two limitations are gonna get expose very badly. As it was for De Jong
I do wonder whether the less defensively adept registas are a thing of the past. What made Pirlo work? Or Xavi Alonso? Well, Pirlo had a genius for reading the game and keeping the ball but he also had that three man wall behind him.
What do we have now? Javi Martinez, Busquets. Destroyers with technique. I always repeat this but a player like Mascherano as regista is my dream.
What do we have now? Javi Martinez, Busquets. Destroyers with technique. I always repeat this but a player like Mascherano as regista is my dream.
Pirlo also has a workhorse like Vidal, who would chase every oponent. No idea how it will work with Arthur, but tbf lets not forget that before joining Juve Pjanic was also more offensive player, he learned how to defend here ( at Roma he was playing as CM or CAM) and once he learned it he sucked for us. So maybe its better to have DLP who is not so focused on defensive phase.
Which took away from Pjanic's game. He was good but didn't express himself as he ought to have and while he 'controlled games' at times, he didn't make the whole midfield tick and he wasn't at all penetrating. Only either long passing (Pirlo, Xavi Alonso) or a mixture of extremely solid defensive ability, intelligent positioning, and technique enough to hold the ball and find the right short pass will do. You can't have softies who don't have penetrating long passing. Pirlo literally never even tried to defend but he more than made up for it obviously.
Exactly, and then u look at Thiago, who doesnt have to be so defensive, thanks to Goretzka who plays next to him and can do the defensive work also. Maybe this the way we should go - play Arthur with Benta or Rabiot, so basically 4231, not 433. Dunno though how it would work with Ronaldo, but keeping in my mind that we want Dzeko that might work. Just imagine attack of:
Dzeko
CR7 Dybala Kulusevski
Dzeko
CR7 Dybala Kulusevski
He can, but we need both wings to put in the work. Ronaldo will just press occasionally and drift inside closer to the goal, and with Dybala and Dzeko there its kinda overcrowded. D. Costa on the left would work, or someone new. Dzeko is great for this formation but Dybala and Ronaldo are better players, so do we go for fit or quality? And the last issue, our pressing game with the exception of Kulusevski is almost none
Tbh if you want to maximize the output from Ronaldo, he works best with a targetman next to him.
This is the direction the management want to take based on reports. Even Pirlo thinks the same.
Unpopular opinion but to build a more balanced team, we need to sell one of Dybala or Ronaldo imo. Selling the latter would mean the management basically admitting that project Ronaldo was a failure.
This is the direction the management want to take based on reports. Even Pirlo thinks the same.
Unpopular opinion but to build a more balanced team, we need to sell one of Dybala or Ronaldo imo. Selling the latter would mean the management basically admitting that project Ronaldo was a failure.
