Cristiano Zanetti (2 Viewers)
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Nah, he could still be very useful and i'm sure that the original plan was to keep him. He's the only one in this team who can somehow successfully replace Melo.
It's really not a question of his qualities, because he does have many. But after Poulsen, he was the second CM in the pecking order to leave and since Poulsen fucked us up, accepting to sell Zanetti when the offer came was kinda logical.
If we sold Poulsen i believe we'd have rejected Fiorentina's offer.
But i'm not sure if Zanetti would have rejected it and if he wasn't going to ask to be sold.
It's really not a question of his qualities, because he does have many. But after Poulsen, he was the second CM in the pecking order to leave and since Poulsen fucked us up, accepting to sell Zanetti when the offer came was kinda logical.
If we sold Poulsen i believe we'd have rejected Fiorentina's offer.
But i'm not sure if Zanetti would have rejected it and if he wasn't going to ask to be sold.
Dude, Zanetti would be a perfect replacement for Melo. Both are good distributors of the ball and like to sit in the middle of the pitch orchestrating play. Poulsen isn't as good with the ball, Tiago doesn't play there either, and Sissoko would probably start anyway.
So Zanetti would have came on for Melo, a player who gets a lot of yellows.
If it's fuck Zanetti because Poulsen didn't want to leave, then I say FUCK Secco and Ranieri for getting a player we didn't need in the latter.
So Zanetti would have came on for Melo, a player who gets a lot of yellows.
If it's fuck Zanetti because Poulsen didn't want to leave, then I say FUCK Secco and Ranieri for getting a player we didn't need in the latter.
You are absolutely correct in regards to Poulsen. This is definitely his doing, if you REALLY want to point fingers, albeit in an indirect way. You can't force a player to leave, although I am of the belief that if the player is under contract, then that makes him fair game to be sold or traded by the club that is paying him.
My point is this though.
The chances of him getting far more playing would be with Fiorentina, correct?
He already got his 3 year deal that he wanted, correct?
So, he got everything that he asked for.
As the squad is currently constituted, you can't sit there and say that he would have received as much playing time here as he would have anywhere else, nor could you say that they would have come back with a long term offer for essentially a bench player here.
So, he is now in a much better position, and yet he criticizes the team that gave him that opportunity in the first place??
My point is this though.
The chances of him getting far more playing would be with Fiorentina, correct?
He already got his 3 year deal that he wanted, correct?
So, he got everything that he asked for.
As the squad is currently constituted, you can't sit there and say that he would have received as much playing time here as he would have anywhere else, nor could you say that they would have come back with a long term offer for essentially a bench player here.
So, he is now in a much better position, and yet he criticizes the team that gave him that opportunity in the first place??
But if you can't unload Poulsen, and they are stuck with Almiron as well, what other options did they have???
There is no way that Juve is getting rid of the other 6 guys, as they are all vital to the cause.
Therefore, that, for better or worse, makes Zanetti the most expendable.
And, Dude, they put him in the ABSOLUTE best position possible!!!!
How can this guy get off complaining like this when he just got everything he wanted??
There is no way that Juve is getting rid of the other 6 guys, as they are all vital to the cause.
Therefore, that, for better or worse, makes Zanetti the most expendable.
And, Dude, they put him in the ABSOLUTE best position possible!!!!
How can this guy get off complaining like this when he just got everything he wanted??
We lost him and I'm not really happy about it because he was pretty good while playing for us. Still, I can't be that mad because I understand that move. We just couldn't sell Poulsen so one midfielder just had to leave. Putting aside his good performances we all know that Zanetti is injury prone and plus he had one year left on his contract. We took a chance to get some money out of it and cover 1% of what we spent this season, it's still better than nothing. No one knows what's happening out there and why are they both (Secco and Zanetti) lying. I simply think we took a chance to get some money on a player that misses 70% of the season no matter how good he was. Seeing Secco's statement we'd release him at the end of the season. Zanetti is probably bitter, he wanted to stay apparently but we simply had no reason to keep him seeing how we can't get rid of Poulsen. It's better we sold Zanetti than loaning out Poulsen somewhere where we'd lose a lot more.
Wait, you did just compare Zanetti to two legends? Aside from that, Nedved was just about the fittest footballer you will ever see play the game, and Del Piero is a forward, not to mention the captain and bandiera.
Zanetti was falling apart physically, his age is important but not the factor. In his position you need some kind of conditioning, notice how he starred in matches when he came on only for the last 20 minutes or so?
Having said that I agree with Andy that Zanetti was the alternative to Felipe Melo. However, if Felipe Melo is off form how many consecutive games would we get from Zanetti? Not many.
Zanetti was falling apart physically, his age is important but not the factor. In his position you need some kind of conditioning, notice how he starred in matches when he came on only for the last 20 minutes or so?
Having said that I agree with Andy that Zanetti was the alternative to Felipe Melo. However, if Felipe Melo is off form how many consecutive games would we get from Zanetti? Not many.
Well I would have liked him to just say this part - quoting football-italia.net.
"At that point there was a need to release a midfielder and when the opportunity to sell Zanetti arrived we took it.
“It was also our last chance to make some money from his sale as he would have been available on a free next summer.
“We had to do something economically as a sale also means one less salary to pay.”
And left out this part
Zanetti signed a three-year deal with the Viola yesterday, terms which he had unsuccessfully asked Juventus for.
“We couldn’t give him a new contract like that,” Secco revealed. “We invested a lot of money on Felipe Melo in that role and, given his age, he is the future.
The Bianconeri official also underlined the point that Zanetti’s personal wishes were an important factor in his switch south.
“He asked us to be sold,” added Secco. “And we don’t keep any players who are not 100 per cent sure that they want to stay.”
Which apparently pissed off Zanetti since he said this:
“They lacked respect. I heard Secco saying some things that I really must rebut. He claimed I had asked for a first team place, but I have never in my life requested such a thing.
“My guarantees are hard work on the pitch. Secco said I demanded a three-year contract, which is another absurd lie.
“How could I request a three-year deal when we never even discussed my contract? I didn’t speak to Secco at all.”
The Bianconeri director also noted that selling Zanetti for £1m was a bargain, considering he had so many injury problems.
“I don’t think I was the only one to be injured at Juventus in the last year,” retaliated the 32-year-old.
“If that was the problem, they could have offered me a one-year pay-as-you-play contract.”
And its true Gigli was the worst one in the Dago saga, which is another problem since it should be Secco dealing with the transfer negotiations, not Gigli.
"At that point there was a need to release a midfielder and when the opportunity to sell Zanetti arrived we took it.
“It was also our last chance to make some money from his sale as he would have been available on a free next summer.
“We had to do something economically as a sale also means one less salary to pay.”
And left out this part
Zanetti signed a three-year deal with the Viola yesterday, terms which he had unsuccessfully asked Juventus for.
“We couldn’t give him a new contract like that,” Secco revealed. “We invested a lot of money on Felipe Melo in that role and, given his age, he is the future.
The Bianconeri official also underlined the point that Zanetti’s personal wishes were an important factor in his switch south.
“He asked us to be sold,” added Secco. “And we don’t keep any players who are not 100 per cent sure that they want to stay.”
Which apparently pissed off Zanetti since he said this:
“They lacked respect. I heard Secco saying some things that I really must rebut. He claimed I had asked for a first team place, but I have never in my life requested such a thing.
“My guarantees are hard work on the pitch. Secco said I demanded a three-year contract, which is another absurd lie.
“How could I request a three-year deal when we never even discussed my contract? I didn’t speak to Secco at all.”
The Bianconeri director also noted that selling Zanetti for £1m was a bargain, considering he had so many injury problems.
“I don’t think I was the only one to be injured at Juventus in the last year,” retaliated the 32-year-old.
“If that was the problem, they could have offered me a one-year pay-as-you-play contract.”
And its true Gigli was the worst one in the Dago saga, which is another problem since it should be Secco dealing with the transfer negotiations, not Gigli.
U're wrong Cristiano...Juventus wanted and still wants you. Juventus is that little kid in Malta with a faded Del Piero poster on his bedroom wall; Juventus are the thousands who spend the better part of their day on juventuz.com and other fans sites discussing the club..that is Juventus...
Unfortunately Secco & Blanc are calling the shots,they are the powers-that-be,but they will never be Juventus.
