Pirlo didn't need speed and he did't seem like a guy who enjoys his time at the gym. Rugani on the other hand seems like a guy who is willing to work the extra hours.
Slow players lack muscle and explosiveness it's not just laziness as building muscle in the right way takes a lot of time and effort which in most cases is just not worth it.
When I played football in training we did some work to improve our speed but most of the work I did by myself.
If Rugani's main goal would be to run faster he'd easily get faster but as his main goal is to become the better player overall I'm not so sure that he will concentrate on the speed enough to make a difference.
When I played football we trained did some work in the training to improve our speed but most of the work I did by myself.
If Rugani's main goal would be to run faster he'd easily get faster but as his main goal is to become the better player overall I'm not so sure that he will concentrate on the speed enough to make a difference.
I think Pogba is faster now than he was when he joined. It's a lot easier to work on your speed when you're young so most players probably don't improve that much when they join the first team anymore the hard work has already been done but I bet there are examples of that happening too.
Rugani is still young enough to improve that aspect of his game if he decides to put the hours in.
But he hasn't been half as bad as most suggest, and as Soren said it's stupid to evaluate individuals too much based on today's outing, where just about everyone has been shit
Today he looked really bad than usual, but this was not his first bad display. The guy still has a very long way to go to be a starter here. At this point Caceres when fit is ahead of him.
Yeah as far as top level CBs go the kid is pretty shit atm but i'm sure he'll be a completely different beast with another 2-3 years of top level coaching and surrounded by top level CBs. Plenty of time.
Poor performance for sure. Looked slow, weak and out of his depth. But he's still very young people, let's not kill his career with over the top criticism already. Let him grow, he's going to make a lot of mistakes along the way - I still have faith in him.
I wouldn't write him off. After Bonbon example especially. Remember how shit Bonucci was and how he improved to a great defender. This guy is just 21 years old, no need to panic.
I wouldn't write him off. After Bonbon example especially. Remember how $#@! Bonucci was and how he improved to a great defender. This guy is just 21 years old, no need to panic.