Denis Zakaria (8 Viewers)
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I think expectations should be lowered. I was over the moon earlier today but had to calm down a bit and remind myself>
This is a player that has been through a serious injury and was clearly affected by it.
Nevertheless, its a great market opportunity and relatively low risk.
Also, this is a huge move for him. A dream come true for sure.
Im convinced he will work hard to regain form and give his best
This is a player that has been through a serious injury and was clearly affected by it.
Nevertheless, its a great market opportunity and relatively low risk.
Also, this is a huge move for him. A dream come true for sure.
Im convinced he will work hard to regain form and give his best
He is a destroyer. One of the most athletic players on the pitch. Not a good passer. Tries to dribble everything, sometimes succeeds and sometimes fails. Not a B2B but he will probably try to play it and fail.
Not the type to succeed under any circumstance like Locatelli. His success will depend on if we use him correctly.
Not the type to succeed under any circumstance like Locatelli. His success will depend on if we use him correctly.
Loca and him as bodyguards for the front 4 in 4231. I hope he does better under pressure than Bentancur did.
The other trait would be that he tries to play forward while Benta was a fucking back pass master. This can be obviously due to the coach's request but one could never feel secure when Benta was on the ball and it was worse when it was on our half.
All I'd ask for would be to be our Kessie. Loca can do the playmaking and joining the attacks.
The other trait would be that he tries to play forward while Benta was a fucking back pass master. This can be obviously due to the coach's request but one could never feel secure when Benta was on the ball and it was worse when it was on our half.
All I'd ask for would be to be our Kessie. Loca can do the playmaking and joining the attacks.
Exactly. When you use only 2 CMs in front of the CBs and not 3, then you need 2 that can cover ground. And the only one we had was Bentancur, that's why Max never played Arthur or Rabiot beside Locatelli.
So I'm thinking Max wants Zakaria precisely to play beside Loca. In which case, his range and speed will be very useful.
So I'm thinking Max wants Zakaria precisely to play beside Loca. In which case, his range and speed will be very useful.
Sissoko and Matuidi were very different players. Clumsy indeed, tho. Although Sissoko takes the cake here. He was the clumsiest of them all 
But Sissoko was a defensive beast. All about tackling and intercepting balls. Matuidi was a much more intelligent player. Too bad stats can be found only about Sissoko's last season in Juve. The motherfucker was making 4.6 tackles and 2.9 interceptions per 90 minutes. Only top form Vidal came close to this. But Sissoko's passing was abysmal. He had below 80% accuracy in short passes. Zakaria has below average defensive stats, but his passing seems fine. 91% success in short passes.
Matuidi was somewhere in between. A hard worker with intelligent movement. Statistically he was average. Not great, but far from bad tackler, and 92% successful passes. I hope this Zakaria is much closer to Matuidi than Sissoko.
But Sissoko was a defensive beast. All about tackling and intercepting balls. Matuidi was a much more intelligent player. Too bad stats can be found only about Sissoko's last season in Juve. The motherfucker was making 4.6 tackles and 2.9 interceptions per 90 minutes. Only top form Vidal came close to this. But Sissoko's passing was abysmal. He had below 80% accuracy in short passes. Zakaria has below average defensive stats, but his passing seems fine. 91% success in short passes.
Matuidi was somewhere in between. A hard worker with intelligent movement. Statistically he was average. Not great, but far from bad tackler, and 92% successful passes. I hope this Zakaria is much closer to Matuidi than Sissoko.
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