Gonzalo Higuaín (69 Viewers)

[Stephan]

You mean the Mandzukic who was starter CF for 2 seasons prior and couldn't score for fvck all? Struggled to get to double figures. Chiellini was more deadly scorer at some parts of the season FFS.


Best thing that happend to Mandzukic and us is him being turned into winger, because if he was only considered as CF we would defenitely sold him this summer most likely. He lost his consistent scoring instinct in the box for Croatia and has.

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Yes this is right. Mandzukic has never scored 20 or more league goals. Even at Bayern or Atletico where other strikers have over the years when you look at Falcao, Lewandowski, Diego Costa scored 27 league goals at Atletico, Mandzukic scored 12 league goals at Atletico.

Also his scoring impact is highly overrated in CL tbh. He scored in the CL final for Bayern. Right. But he only scored 3 goals in the whole campaign in CL. And that was twice, 2 seasons with Bayern and 3 CL goals. That doesnt look amazing. Im talking about his Bayern years not our years. So even at Bayern where they had these amazing feeders in Ribery and Robben he scored 3 goals.





Having said that, purely for rotation reasons and with the wing options we have, we should actually play a Costa--Mandzu--Berna/Cuad attack sometimes, at least in serie a or coppa. Higuain shouldnt be our most played player. Thats why, if we consider Mandzu as this left side option now, i dont understand why we didnt sign a backup/plan B for Higuain. Berna is not CF. We got rid of Kean who we even played there couple of times last season. And didnt sign anyone. So i dont understand that. That almost makes me feel because of signing Costa and Berna we actually DO consider playing Mandzu CF at some point.

I think we so should have signed a backup for Higuain. Anyone literally. Even some Matri level striker would have done.

Is it some weight policy, that play Higuain in all games start so he lose weight and wont go fat on bench?

 

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[Juve FC]

I agree with you guys. For 90M this guy should be scoring goals but we can't just blame him for his play and then say he has to perform because we spent 90M on him. Even if we played Dybala next to him the problem is still there. No link up play between our midfield and strikers. So now we'd have two players isolated up front with nobody to give them any service. This is what Dybala is for and he wasn't doing it yesterday. Nobody was.

 

[Seven]

Is it me or does this man just keep on growing?

 

[Klovn]

Is it me or does this man just keep on growing?

as in constant mcdonald visits? i bet his lazy ass even gets someone to bring him his food, fat fuck.

 

[Siamak]

most pointless rehashing of a pointless debate.

 

[Boksic]

I agree with you guys. For 90M this guy should be scoring goals but we can't just blame him for his play and then say he has to perform because we spent 90M on him. Even if we played Dybala next to him the problem is still there. No link up play between our midfield and strikers. So now we'd have two players isolated up front with nobody to give them any service. This is what Dybala is for and he wasn't doing it yesterday. Nobody was.

 

[Hust]

Was watching all his Napoli goals his last season.

What are we doing wrong because clearly they were able to get and maintain a very high standard from him but we can't seem to be able to?

 

[DAiDEViL]

as in constant mcdonald visits? i bet his lazy ass even gets someone to bring him his food, fat fuck.

Infraction incoming.

 

[Boksic]

Was watching all his Napoli goals his last season.

What are we doing wrong because clearly they were able to get and maintain a very high standard from him but we can't seem to be able to?

Napoli attack like crazy, are very direct, get the ball in the box and have movement from midfield/attacking players. But this is often at the sacrifice of defensive stability.

We need to find a balance of defensive shape and the above. One thing we need to improve on is adding some more attacking movement from our wingers and midfielders, too often Higuain is double marked as nobody is making runs to drag defenders away.

 

[Juve FC]

Was watching all his Napoli goals his last season.

What are we doing wrong because clearly they were able to get and maintain a very high standard from him but we can't seem to be able to?

It really is about link up play. Under Benitez Napoli played with Higuain as a solo striker in a very compact and structured 4-2-3-1 and he was clicking at .5g per game rate. Then Sarri came in and started playing with a 4-3-3, holding possession and a lot of quick play through the midfield. Higuain then went from .5g per game to .9g per game. Of course he didn't play in the CL that last year under Sarri so we will never know how he would have done playing in that system.

 

[dolph]

Too late for that, we spent on 90 mil on this guy. Its well known that i've never been a big fan, his goal scoring instincs may still be there, but he regressed so much, he seems slow, out of shape. At least in his last year in Napoli, he could create for himself once in a while, right now it seems like he couldn't even protect to the ball against any defender.

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Too late for that, we spent on 90 mil on this guy. Its well known that i've never been a big fan, his goal scoring instincs may still be there, but he regressed so much, he seems slow, out of shape. At least in his last year in Napoli, he could create for himself once in a while, right now it seems like he couldn't even protect to the ball against any defender.

He lost a step this year. Compared to his form in his last Napoli season he regressed last year and this year it is getting much worse. If he would get some service he could still be WC, but considering we mostly play on the break under Allegri, and he is getting less and less explosive by the minute, it really is starting to seem like he is a waste of space in the CHL matches.

 

[Hust]

Yep guys


We gotta figure out a way to utilize the guy we spent over 90m on. Crazy we make zero attempt to utilize his strengths. On the attacking front I'm beginning to think Max is running out of useful ideas

 

[Klin]

The haters.

 

[Hust]

The haters.

Who?

 

[Klin]

Who?

You of course.

 

[Hust]

You of course.

I'm a Higuain hater?

 

[Klin]

I'm a Higuain hater?

Stop asking rhetoric questions boi

 

[Hust]

Stop asking rhetoric questions boi

I ain't a hater boi

 

[Klin]

I ain't a hater boi

You want to play Mario as CF. You're THAT much of a hater.

 

[Hust]

You want to play Mario as CF. You're THAT much of a hater.

I want rotation with Higs and NOT have Mario as a winger. That might make me a lot of things around these parts but it doesn't make me a hater

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I'm a wanter not a hater.