The thing is that we have to look not just at this campaign but next year's and maybe the year after. Right now Marotta is cleaning up a mess. What if he's eyeing someone else in next year's market that plays the same spot as Diego?
Diego plays a prime position on the field and he's not a superstar. If we build the team around him then we are only going to go as far as he takes us. He can only play in one formation right? A 4-2-3-1. He tries in the 4-4-1-1 but I don't see him having success against teams that are better than Shamrock and Sturm Graz.
So if we have a player that can only play 4-2-3-1 and he is not a superstar then what do we really have?
This is a major point and I think this is getting overlooked. If we want to play 4-2-3-1 then we cannot buy a trequartista because Diego is there. If we want to play 4-4-2 then we can't buy a SS because Diego is there.
Basically, we have to play those formations with Diego there and we can't bring anyone else in. Now you have to ask yourselves is he good enough to prevent us from buying other players in those positions?