With nine days to go till the end of the transfer period, I'm worried we'll be stuck with him and Matri. That would be a disaster.
Not really.
Who said anything about 25 goals? So why did he not play?
Why he didn't play and him being an effective player have no co-relation at least IMO. I understand when you talk about a team system and mechanics and players with certain kinds of abilities fitting those roles. With skillsets, certain kind of movements, defensive contributions, and in game understanding.
I think Quag began Conte's regime with a bit of a handicap. He was injured when the coach arrived, or recovering from one. So it kind of began with him, well down the pecking order anyway. It is testament to his ability that he created the opportunities for himself like he did, despite being 4-5th choice striker to Conte and not fitting his system and mechanics. And I'd even go as far as saying that Conte was kind of stubborn with Gio like he was with Borriello the season before. I do genuinely think that if Quag or even Matri were given such a run, they'd have given us a more favourable return, which they almost anyway did.
Point being, him not starting was down to multiple reasons. He hasn't exactly been the luckiest striker on the team because even when he showed good form he didn't get the continuity. Our problem, despite our superb system, well oiled machine like displays, was strikers scoring goals despite all that game time. Quag in that respect, did his job well enough to have been considered effective.
It's important that we offload this player asap. Very important.
Why is it very important? What will happen if we don't offload him??
We're not stuck with Matri. We actually need the guy.
Unlike Matri, we absolutely have no reason on keeping Quag here. He simply just have to go.
