I don't doubt he's a good player and does a decent job on the wing and puts a shift in
However we will never ever win a CL with Mandzukic starting as a winger, he doesn't have the characteristics to be a winger naturally and is just an extra LB in that position
I'll say it again, only at Juve would a player like Mandzukic be a starting winger in a competition like the CL
he scored a fucking overhead kick goal in a cl final against real madrid, while his teammates like dani alves, khedira, dybala or bonucci made a fool of themselves. we don't have the strongest squad in europe, and mandzukic is not among our weakest players, he fits the team, allegri's plan and our ambitions (@lgorTudor) perfectly, so i have no idea why you're bashing him. juve has a history with real fighters. i can still recall some of our less talented players with a lot of grinta: tacchinardi, torricelli, montero, even conte, all of them are legends... mandzukic is the workhorse we've always had in successful teams, with a twist: he's a winger, not a defender or a defensive midfielder.
also, about his abilities in front of goal: he has 7 goals and 3 assists this season, so he's our 3rd most prolific goal scorer. and more importantly, 4 of those goals were opening goals for the team, and an other one was a match winner. and he's not even in form this season, constantly struggling with some minor muscular issues.
my impression is that in case everyone is available, allegri would never leave the following players on the bench: pjanic, higuain, chiellini and mandzukic. and rightly so.
but whatever...
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but rename to boumsong_92 before that
