Leonardo Bonucci (86 Viewers)

[HAZEM]

ugly

 

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[Quetzalcoatl]

Trivial, I know, but I don't think I can recall him ever doing a slide tackle.

 

[Delle Alpi]

Tries to do too much as usual. He can't pass even if his life depended on it, so he should chill out, and just clear if pressured. Almost gave me a heart attack there.

 

[Klin]

Yet again, he shows that he can't be trusted at the back when it counts.

 

[frick]

Trivial, I know, but I don't think I can recall him ever doing a slide tackle.

He's a master of shot blocking though. He did many of those this season.

 

[adriano_c]

Trivial, I know, but I don't think I can recall him ever doing a slide tackle.

Would you really want to?

 

[Salvatore]

I thought he was going to finish the match without that standard mistake. Boo.

 

[HAZEM]

put chiellini in a tight position for cleaning up his mess.

 

[Quetzalcoatl]

He's a master of shot blocking though. He did many of those this season.

Really?

Would you really want to?

Don't think so.

 

[Dominic]

You guys are way too harsh.

 

[JCK]

At least he is the regista if the defence.

 

[K.O.]

Bonucci is so not 'Conte-Juve' material. However, If we don't get good offers for him, I'd keep him as a 2nd CB substitute.

 

[Jem83]

To be fair to Bonucci, this was a very good game by him. I noted 2 mistakes, one was not playing the offside trap on one occasion, and the other was the situation with the backpass and dribble. Sure, those are negatives, but he had far too many positives in this game to receive heavy criticism.

 

[adriano_c]

Bonucci is so not 'Conte-Juve' material. However, If we don't get good offers for him, I'd keep him as a 2nd CB substitute.

What's the point of keeping him as a substitute?

Typically you want those to be reliable (usually older) players that are content with sitting on the bench mostly or youthful players with great potential and something to prove.

Bonucci is neither - just a liability.

 

[K.O.]

What's the point of keeping him as a substitute?

Typically you want those to be reliable (usually older) players that are content with sitting on the bench mostly or youthful players with great potential and something to prove.

Bonucci is neither - just a liability.

Well there's no point in offloading him for a shit sum of money. I think Bonucci is still young and can work on some aspects of his game. He will not end up great though, but can reach an acceptable level for a backup.

 

[adriano_c]

To be fair to Bonucci, this was a very good game by him. I noted 2 mistakes, one was not playing the offside trap on one occasion, and the other was the situation with the backpass and dribble. Sure, those are negatives, but he had far too many positives in this game to receive heavy criticism.

The so-called heavy criticism is justified because it's a continuing pattern.

Defenders get put under greater scrutiny because individual mistakes potentially punish the rest of the team at a higher rate, comparative to other positions.

If the guy is consistently presenting the opposition with a dangerous opportunity (even just one) each match he deserves the flak.

 

[Jem83]

I agree, but it's also important to note the positives, of which there were a lot.

 

[adriano_c]

Well there's no point in offloading him for a shit sum of money. I think Bonucci is still young and can work on some aspects of his game. He will not end up great though, but can reach an acceptable level for a backup.

I'm sure we wouldn't have much trouble getting 7 or 8m euros for him. Acceptable, I think.

 

[Salvatore]

You guys are way too harsh.

In a lot of ways, I agree. He didn't help himself with the timing though.

 

[Nicholas]

Shame about the mess up at the end because he was flawless.