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Ranieri rejects Diego bid
http://www.channel4.com/sport/football_italia/dec9d.html
Tuesday 9 December, 2008
A possible move for Werder Bremen midfielder Diego seems to have split the Juventus camp in half.
The Old Lady are expected to strengthen their squad in the New Year to help their Scudetto push.
Brazilian international Diego has long been a target and there have even been discussions between the player's agent and father and Juve officials.
However, it seems that Juventus boss Claudio Ranieri isn't so convinced that Diego would be a good signing.
According to Tuttosport, Ranieri has argued with Juve directors because he doesn't think Diego would fit his 4-4-2 system.
“Diego is a great talent, but he is a trequartista,” Ranieri explained.
“We would have to change our system to fit him in and one of our wingers would have to be benched.
“In the end I would rather stick with the men that we have, even if we need some back-up.”
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Has Mr.Ranieri a plan to replace Nedved?!!!
Why are people forgetting that we already had three youngsters on the pitch against Lecce?
Play the youngsters in the Coppa. If they impress, give them a chance in Serie A.
It is a difficult balancing act and I'm not going to criticise Ranieri for not taking unnecessary risks with youngsters in Serie A.
Lets kill him because Tuttosport claims he said these things.
Because there is a lot of truth in it. We're certainly after the cup-tied Diego if Tuttosport says so and Ranieri doesn't talk about these things to anyone else but to Tuttosport.
Don't you ever wonder how come all these provocative statements come from Tuttosport?
Because there is a lot of truth in it. We're certainly after the cup-tied Diego if Tuttosport says so and Ranieri doesn't talk about these things to anyone else but to Tuttosport.
Don't you ever wonder how come all these provocative statements come from Tuttosport?
I find it strange a manager touted as the "Tinkerman" is now so set on one formation that it is apparently impairing his judgement. It would be one thing if we were lacking the players to change the system, as in not having enough defensive midfielders to support a player such as Diego, but we do.
In some ways I'm absolutely convinced Ranieri is just copying off of how Capello managed the side. That's pretty evident to me.
and if we lose teh games that the youngsters play they will attack him for destroying their confidence. there is simply no pleasing some folk
There's always a trade off. But if we waste a position on a player throughout a duration of months and not try another option, I'm sorry, but that's just not good management. Like I said before, being conservative is one thing, but not even taking the slightest of risks means we don't evolve into something better. All great teams have had to take some risks whether they liked it or not.
In some ways I'm absolutely convinced Ranieri is just copying off of how Capello managed the side. That's pretty evident to me.
and if we lose teh games that the youngsters play they will attack him for destroying their confidence. there is simply no pleasing some folk
