Has been like that always under marotta
But he does try to look at opportunities in the right position
But he does try to look at opportunities in the right position
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This mercato is the most random yet though.
The problem is that this mercato we actually identified a pressing need. We sold our CAM, Vidal, even if it wasn't his ideal position. We made CL final with Vidal playing there. Now we have no CAM. At the very least we should have wrapped up a replacement for that position before agreeing to sell Vidal.
It's all fine and dandy signing opportunities, but selling your CAM and not replacing him... and by doing so forcing your coach into a formation change is pretty absurd.
Anyways. There are still 2 days left. I have hopes we'll sign someone good still, even if it looks pretty unlikely. And if not I sure as heck hope for the best this season and to be surprised by how good each one of our signings turns out.
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I don't think it will though, I hope.
Both pedulla and di Marzio report that they president is stalling. We will know by lunch time today.
Thanks. I hope the same. Voice of reason Salvo.
The problem is that this mercato we actually identified a pressing need. We sold our CAM, Vidal, even if it wasn't his ideal position. We made CL final with Vidal playing there. Now we have no CAM. At the very least we should have wrapped up a replacement for that position before agreeing to sell Vidal.
It's all fine and dandy signing opportunities, but selling your CAM and not replacing him... and by doing so forcing your coach into a formation change is pretty absurd.
Anyways. There are still 2 days left. I have hopes we'll sign someone good still, even if it looks pretty unlikely. And if not I sure as heck hope for the best this season and to be surprised by how good each one of our signings turns out.
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I don't think it will though, I hope.
Both pedulla and di Marzio report that they president is stalling. We will know by lunch time today.
Thanks. I hope the same. Voice of reason Salvo.
We sign excellent potential youth and good opportunities, always done.
Sandro is a massive improvement for now and the future
Dybala was the best youngster in serie a that wasent juve owned. He was hyped in europe, excellent that we got him
Khedira was a good player to get , we knew Pirlo was gonna go
fuck Zaza
Cuadrado is excellent and allows various formations, adds tactical versatility
Mandzukic doesnt replace tevez, but is a huge deal to compete with morata and allows morata to be played elsewhere if need to
Rugani, nuff said
We didnt bought players we cant use. We just didnt focus on the AM that much.
This is what I'm scared of; we fuck up by signing either no one for CAM or some mediocre fucker and suddenly we are forced to change a formation that took us to a CL Final and that our coach is very familiar with, having worked with it for years since way back in his Cagliari days. Maybe even before that.
And in a worst case scenario we fail to retain the Scudetto and to qualify past CL group stage and poor Allegri takes all the blame. I'll be furious beyond recognition if that comes to happen.
And in a worst case scenario we fail to retain the Scudetto and to qualify past CL group stage and poor Allegri takes all the blame. I'll be furious beyond recognition if that comes to happen.
The saddest part is as Baggio says this is all for Draxler... It's not like we are trying to sign Isco here.
At the very least we should have kept Coman, so we at least have a decent ability to play 4-3-3 with either Morata or Coman on the left and Cuadrado or Dybala on the right. Signing Draxler would give us this ability too. Which is why in 1 signing we could have had tactical versatility to play both 4-3-1-2 and 4-3-3 with Draxler.
Which makes the Zaza signing even more ridiculous. Imagine having the 18 mil from Zaza, and the funds from Coman's loan/sale. We could have offered 60-70 mil for Isco. Or turned Bayern's head with a 50mil offer for Götze. These players are for sale at the right price. We just spend our money on random unnecessary signings.
The COman thing bothers me so much if we don't sign a top player. We don't need that money, so why sell him, if we're not going to use those funds to sign a top player? It's not like he'd be worth nothing next summer at 20 years old.
Allegri is a 4-3-1-2 coach. That's been his one and only since he's been coaching. It makes me cringe the thought of having to change it due to incompetence from our board. We're not prepared for 4-3-3 by a long shot. And well, Some will say we did well with 3-5-2 last season.
I don't think anyone wants it to be completely extinct, it still can be useful here and there at specific moments of the season, more so because we have 3 defenders who played it for years and also for the addition of two players who can play wingbacks (Alex Sandro/Cuadrado).
BUT it should not be our main, go-to formation. We should not force our coach to change the way he's coached his whole career, period. We need that fucking AM and if Draxler is the best we can do at this point, our management better fucking get him.
I don't think anyone wants it to be completely extinct, it still can be useful here and there at specific moments of the season, more so because we have 3 defenders who played it for years and also for the addition of two players who can play wingbacks (Alex Sandro/Cuadrado).
BUT it should not be our main, go-to formation. We should not force our coach to change the way he's coached his whole career, period. We need that fucking AM and if Draxler is the best we can do at this point, our management better fucking get him.
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