Ciro Immobile (19 Viewers)

Hydde

Minimiliano Tristelli
Mar 6, 2003
38,990
Imagine if Ciro was dutch or argentinian and playing for Napoli instead and didn't have a past with us. We'd be all over that willing to pay 20m+.
:lol: so true.
Just change his name with "Sebastian rodríguez" and his team being Udinese or any shid like that...and we would be spending 23 mils for the guy no doubts.

Those goalscorers are a special kind of breed, when they finally figure out how they score then they'll keep it for the rest of their careers.
Uh yeh. I really think this dude is of that kind. We were caught by his prowess since the pescara days, we saw the spark...heck man even in our Primavera he was banging goals.

His Genoa stint was a bizarre event. He for sure can score and suceed in italy at the very least...and im being conservative.
 

Pirlo's Beard

Junkie Joe Joyce
Oct 2, 2013
11,411
Some people tend to overrate youngsters especially when they're connected to us I agree completely.

But putting all opinions aside, Immobile is joint top scorer in Serie A with Tevez, after over 30 games. Now THAT is impressive.
I don't particularly rate our other co-owned players. Berardi has potential but he's way too raw right now. Immobile is having an exceptional season, and that should not be ignored just because some players who are completely unconnected to him have failed to live up to expectations in the past.
 

Gep

The Guv'nor
Jun 12, 2005
16,493
This has Giovinco written all over it. My opinion. If I had to choose between Immobile or Cerci, I'll say the latter suits us.
 

swag

L'autista
Administrator
Sep 23, 2003
84,790
It is impressive. But have we forgotten already how Giovinco was destroying the league in goals and assists at Parma? Why do we choose to throw out that data point and only look at the data for Ciro's performance this season at Torino?

Neither perspective is the whole picture. You have to take it all in.
 

Pirlo's Beard

Junkie Joe Joyce
Oct 2, 2013
11,411
In fairness to Giovinco, we're playing him in a way he's just not physically able to succeed in. If Giov was our left forward in a 4-3-2-1 type set up he'd probably be a 10+ goal player. As opposed to rolling balls to his feet, with his back to goal and a man twice his size leaning on him.
 

Hydde

Minimiliano Tristelli
Mar 6, 2003
38,990
People want to believe the fantasy.

Research on human psychology and economics have proven that people place an inordinately higher value on the things they own (houses -- e.g., "no way, my house is worth $200k more than its appraisal value!", cars, etc.) but an inordinately lower valuation on the things they don't own but could purchase (a neighbor's house -- e.g., "that house ain't worth that $1 million asking price, no way!", cars, etc.)

Thus I'd tell you that the last people who could put an appropriate value on a budding player talent is the team that owns them -- or at least half of them. The forums here are overwrought with Giovinco-level hype (and beyond) about any youth player Juve is affiliated with across the board.
I think that in this forum, the era of the "Paros, Palladinos and Chiumentos" is long gone. The bunch that grew with this kind of things, and the exposure those players had in our modern era of the interwebs...is now much more aware of what can go wrong. In fact... almost none of our young players suceed at higher level.

You mention Giovinco, but ill still believe that the guy has been a victim of our own system and coaches. Even when he had problems trying to find the right mentality, we have not suceeded in getting the best out of him..so ill not put the blame totally on Giovinco for his shrotcoming. Also like INmobile is showing..Giovinco showed potential with us before his parma loans...and then in Parma he also showed he could play at the highest italian level. So until then,, ill keep my posture of saying that the potential is there.

About Berardi.. i agree that his case should be taken with more caution, as he needs to be proven much more to see what he got. Then there are dudes like Gabbiadini who IMO are almost there,... an THEN, we have someone like Inmobile with all the numbers you can get to definitely have a clear idea of what we are talking about.

He is no fluke. If he someone like him..who has scored in any team he has been, suddenly fails with us... in the same league he has been ripping the nets a year before... then i would not sy he was a fluke. Something went wrong from our part.

It is impressive. But have we forgotten already how Giovinco was destroying the league in goals and assists at Parma? Why do we choose to throw out that data point and only look at the data for Ciro's performance this season at Torino?

Neither perspective is the whole picture. You have to take it all in.
The Giovinco case is a delicate one because tehers justa blind hate for the dude in this forums, and in general, a lot of fans wants to see him out. If youcan analyze his case without a biased opinion, then you can see the pros in his game and not only the cons that Conte has shown us. The guy has talent on his feet, we are the ones who are not using him properly. For me, thats as clear as water,.
 

Juventino[RUS]

Senior Member
Mar 9, 2006
29,039
It is impressive. But have we forgotten already how Giovinco was destroying the league in goals and assists at Parma? Why do we choose to throw out that data point and only look at the data for Ciro's performance this season at Torino?

Neither perspective is the whole picture. You have to take it all in.
Parma were playing counter attacking football with 4411 formation where Gio was under the lone forward and with his speed and mobility he was very useful there, in his first season after parma he has scored 11 goals for Juve and participated in 42 games, while in this season he has only 2 goals in 24 games, but he has started from the beginning in 4 games, so what the problem with you and Giovinco?! It's obvious that he is underperfoming because of lack of time and because of the fact that 352 formation doesn't suits him well
 

Hydde

Minimiliano Tristelli
Mar 6, 2003
38,990
Juventino[RUS];4503183 said:
Parma were playing counter attacking football with 4411 formation where Gio was under the lone forward and with his speed and mobility he was very useful there, in his first season after parma he has scored 11 goals for Juve and participated in 42 games, while in this season he has only 2 goals in 24 games, but he has started from the beginning in 4 games, so what the problem with you and Giovinco?! It's obvious that he is underperfoming because of lack of time and because of the fact that 352 formation doesn't suits him well
Like i said before, theres huge bias against him. The same kind of bias that Matri, Vucinic and QUags have generated on this yearas.. but with Gio it was something else.

... until we change formation and play him where he deserves to be.. ill reserve my final judgement.
 

Juventino[RUS]

Senior Member
Mar 9, 2006
29,039
Like i said before, theres huge bias against him. The same kind of bias that Matri, Vucinic and QUags have generated on this yearas.. but with Gio it was something else.

... until we change formation and play him where he deserves to be.. ill reserve my final judgement.
Conte said that we can't play 433 without pepe, but we have Isla and Giovinco who can be used there, but he doesn't want to try it even agaisnt the small side, while Prandelli has used Giovinco as right winger in the national team and Seba was pretty useful there
 

rakib567

Senior Member
Apr 27, 2013
10,087
Juventino[RUS];4503185 said:
Conte said that we can't play 433 without pepe, but we have Isla and Giovinco who can be used there, but he doesn't want to try it even agaisnt the small side, while Prandelli has used Giovinco as right winger in the national team and Seba was pretty useful there
why is conte so stubborn!! giovinco is superuseful as a winger and conte doesn't use him there. it's just stupid!
 

Vlad

In Allegri We Trust
May 23, 2011
24,064
Sorry guys. Maybe you can, but I just can't see Immobile in a Juventus jersey lifting our first Champions League trophy in 20 years.
It is impressive. But have we forgotten already how Giovinco was destroying the league in goals and assists at Parma? Why do we choose to throw out that data point and only look at the data for Ciro's performance this season at Torino?

Neither perspective is the whole picture. You have to take it all in.
The thing is Ciro is having a great season, and his progress is almost continuous in the last few seasons. Maybe he stagnated a bit in Genoa, but in some games even there, and mind you the state of Genoa side last year was far from ideal for a youngster, he showed tremendous potential. I don't know how many games of Ciro you've seen over the years and how much of this is a result of your preconceptions toward youngsters, maybe some previous disappointments, but it would be ridiculous to search on the market for another striker when our ex-primavera player, still co-owned by us, is banging goals right and left. He'll cost 10m at most, in the pecking order he'll be behind Llo and Tevez, has characteristics that neither of our forwards have, and we're planning to get rid of Quag and Vuc, maybe even Gio. Can he take us to another level is irrelevant here, as we won't be looking for upgrades over our current duo, but he'll be hopefully given opportunity to show his worth in a home club, deservedly, for a lesser fee than we'd have to pay for some other alternatives on the market. It would be the most logical choice to give this guy a chance, really can't see how anyone can be against it.
 

Juventino[RUS]

Senior Member
Mar 9, 2006
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The thing is Ciro is having a great season, and his progress is almost continuous in the last few seasons. Maybe he stagnated a bit in Genoa, but in some games even there, and mind you the state of Genoa side last year was far from ideal for a youngster, he showed tremendous potential. I don't know how many games of Ciro you've seen over the years and how much of this is a result of your preconceptions toward youngsters, maybe some previous disappointments, but it would be ridiculous to search on the market for another striker when our ex-primavera player, still co-owned by us, is banging goals right and left. He'll cost 10m at most, in the pecking order he'll be behind Llo and Tevez, has characteristics that neither of our forwards have, and we're planning to get rid of Quag and Vuc, maybe even Gio. Can he take us to another level is irrelevant here, he'll be hopefully given opportunity to show his worth in a home club, deservedly, for a lesser fee than we'd have to pay for some other alternatives on the market. It would be the most logical choice to give this guy a chance, really can't see how anyone can be against it.
Plus, and it's a HUGE plus - Torino has been playing 352/3412 for the whole season, so he is already knows what to do in this formation and it's suits him well, what more can i say, bring him fucking back ASAP
 

zizinho

Senior Member
Apr 14, 2013
51,816
Juventino[RUS];4503207 said:
Plus, and it's a HUGE plus - Torino has been playing 352/3412 for the whole season, so he is already knew what to do in this formation and it's suits him well, what more can i say, bring him $#@!ing back ASAP
:agree: we would be stupid to not bring him back and waste our time looking for a 3rd striker elsewhere...
 

Vlad

In Allegri We Trust
May 23, 2011
24,064
:agree: we would be stupid to not bring him back and waste our time looking for a 3rd striker elsewhere...
That's the whole point. We'll be in a market for a 3rd striker and have a possibility for a small fee to bring our player back, instead of various Osvaldos, Gilardinos, etc...
 

Juventino[RUS]

Senior Member
Mar 9, 2006
29,039
That's the whole point. We'll be in a market for a 3rd striker and have a possibility for a small fee to bring our player back, instead of various Osvaldos, Gilardinos, etc...
Plus it's obvious that we can offload Motta, DC, buy and swap 50% of rights of Gabbiadini, Zaza, Boakye, Bouy and offload some of them to bring Immobile even for free
 

Ocelot

Midnight Marauder
Jul 13, 2013
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Juventino[RUS];4503207 said:
Plus, and it's a HUGE plus - Torino has been playing 352/3412 for the whole season, so he is already knows what to do in this formation and it's suits him well, what more can i say, bring him fucking back ASAP
I'd add that though the formation is the same, Torino employ a largely different style of play, something that is also my biggest issue with Cerci as I expect him to have more difficulties adapting to our playstyle than Ciro. Still, bringing Immobile back next season is pretty much a no-brainer in my eyes.
 

Vlad

In Allegri We Trust
May 23, 2011
24,064
Juventino[RUS];4503217 said:
Plus it's obvious that we can offload Motta, DC, buy and swap 50% of rights of Gabbiadini, Zaza, Boakye, Bouy and offload some of them to bring Immobile even for free
And this as well, we might work our way around considering we're dealing with another Serie A club. Bring Ciro here Marotta!
 

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