Daniele Rugani (26 Viewers)
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I guess you are wright. I just thought he was a different kind of defender. I thought he was the kind of defender who was comfortable on the ball able to start attacks from the back.
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I did not say he was horrible, I said Bonucci was horrible the first 2-3 years he was a Juve player.
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I did not say he was horrible, I said Bonucci was horrible the first 2-3 years he was a Juve player.
Yeah it's no surprise Dolph expected that of him without seeing him before. I think it was Neville or Southgate who said recently how little people focus on the defensive abilities of CBs, and get lost in their technical qualities. Stones is very good example, very promising young defender, but his work in progress defending potential is overlooked because he is so good with the ball.
Dolph to clarify Rugani is a very keep it simple and positions yourself in the right zones and take no risks kind of CB. He is not supposed to shine with the ball tho has decent feet, but mainly be a strong defensive presence and minimise dangers, rarely over commit or act rash. Still young and a work in progress ofcourse, but was rated high last season for maturity and calm ability beyond his age.
Dolph to clarify Rugani is a very keep it simple and positions yourself in the right zones and take no risks kind of CB. He is not supposed to shine with the ball tho has decent feet, but mainly be a strong defensive presence and minimise dangers, rarely over commit or act rash. Still young and a work in progress ofcourse, but was rated high last season for maturity and calm ability beyond his age.
I think people focus more on tecnical abilities now because it is an incresingly important part of the game. With the full pitch pressure being something a lot of teams practise it is more and more important that defenders are able to play the ball from the back. We only have Bonucci who can do that and it is one of the reasons we have trouble playing against teams that put pressure on our backline.
It should be part of the requirement, but not the most important one as it has become. The focus of CBs is defending first and foremost, but past decade school of thought has been to elevate players that have qualities of CMs as CBs and overlook their defensive limitations. All around technique and passing game more as the focus over pure positioning and tackling ability.
He's 21. Name 21 and under defenders who are full-time starters for League winning, CL-contending teams... The list is so short it doesn't exist.
And his defending is brilliant. Absolutely brilliant. He's very much like a young Barza in terms of calm, cool, collected in defense, excellent positioning, doesn't make rash challenges, great clean tackler and intercepter of the ball.
He has tons of time to get better and more confident playing the ball out from the back. He's not terrible at this, he's just not spectacular.
And his defending is brilliant. Absolutely brilliant. He's very much like a young Barza in terms of calm, cool, collected in defense, excellent positioning, doesn't make rash challenges, great clean tackler and intercepter of the ball.
He has tons of time to get better and more confident playing the ball out from the back. He's not terrible at this, he's just not spectacular.
Also, beyond his attributes on the field, the learning curve, etc., this is a player whose mentality and approach have effectively been universally praised (I have never read anything bad about Rugani). Just the other day, Pirlo was critiquing the current trend for young footballers to be lacking in humility and professionalism, bar a few. In that interview he specifically mentioned how impressed he was Rugani's approach, the way he trains, indicating his conduct on and off the pitch has basically been exemplary.
Rugani's an old soul, as the saying goes, mature beyond his years. I think he's going to be a stud, and a leader of this great club's next generation.
Rugani's an old soul, as the saying goes, mature beyond his years. I think he's going to be a stud, and a leader of this great club's next generation.
remember how mattiello got injured last year if rugano doesnt give more chance its because of his age and his health at this age
he will be starter in future.its the great advantage for a player has 201 years old and playing in juve even he is not sterter Barzagli is 35 yrs Licht is also past 30 and Chiellini is 31 yrs so he would be a good alternative.
Ffs not stating that he is a bad player or that he cant be one of the best in the game. Just stating that hes start here has not been impressive, which in this day and age with the Santon, Rannochia, De Sciglio of the world can make you a bit worried that it is all hype.
Kind of funny how the consensus on tuz favorse some players and not others. I mean everybody hated the Pereyra and Zaza purchase, so they where heavely critisized as soon as they had a bad performance, leaving everybody to judge them as a waste of money without even giving them the chance. Everybody loves the Rugani purchase so it is not okay to critisize him or express a bit of negativity.
Kind of funny how the consensus on tuz favorse some players and not others. I mean everybody hated the Pereyra and Zaza purchase, so they where heavely critisized as soon as they had a bad performance, leaving everybody to judge them as a waste of money without even giving them the chance. Everybody loves the Rugani purchase so it is not okay to critisize him or express a bit of negativity.