Manuel Locatelli - DM - Sassuolo (10 Viewers)
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About Thiago being an AM, or Locatelli being a DM. To show with stats
See the clear difference in profile with proper attacking midfielders like Eriksen (in Spurs) and Bruno fernandes.
Thiago's numbers are better than Locatelli's but the profile is similar of the first two players, and the last two. The AMs completely slack in defense, make 30 passes less per game, but create twice as many chances and many more assists.
See the clear difference in profile with proper attacking midfielders like Eriksen (in Spurs) and Bruno fernandes.
Thiago's numbers are better than Locatelli's but the profile is similar of the first two players, and the last two. The AMs completely slack in defense, make 30 passes less per game, but create twice as many chances and many more assists.
he's more of a rabiot alternative for me, but with more physical presence and above all, consistency.
top form rabiot would be a good asset to have. too bad we only see in-form rabiot twice a season.
arthur, locatelli and a forward playing guy (goncalves, aouar) would be a good step forward. also, pirlo would need to get this hybrid 4-4-2 nonsense out of his head first, and start playing 3 cm's as cm's.
top form rabiot would be a good asset to have. too bad we only see in-form rabiot twice a season.
arthur, locatelli and a forward playing guy (goncalves, aouar) would be a good step forward. also, pirlo would need to get this hybrid 4-4-2 nonsense out of his head first, and start playing 3 cm's as cm's.
I see him as a register too. We need a b2b with an engine to his left and Murica to his right.
We need 2 starting CMs plus replacements for whatever CM we sell lol
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plusvalenza or bench if he is ok with the competition
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Requoting b/c these stats are insane...lol its like he is on another planet according to these 
We need 2 starting CMs plus replacements for whatever CM we sell lol
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plusvalenza or bench if he is ok with the competition
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yeah, he plays as a regista, but these two guys have similar characteristics. for me, locatelli is a more reliable rabiot, so the regista position suits him a bit better than rabiot, but i'd try him as a mezz'ala.
i also get what you're saying: he also looks like a natural arthur replacement in our current system. in that case, we could move arthur to the mezz'ala position, the one he played at barcelona, but his complete lack of forward passing doesn't really suit him that well.
for me, arthur and locatelli could play in the middle. either way, we would need an attacking minded mid too. for me, locatelli and rabiot would be redundant.
i also get what you're saying: he also looks like a natural arthur replacement in our current system. in that case, we could move arthur to the mezz'ala position, the one he played at barcelona, but his complete lack of forward passing doesn't really suit him that well.
for me, arthur and locatelli could play in the middle. either way, we would need an attacking minded mid too. for me, locatelli and rabiot would be redundant.
I agree though I'm not sure he is ideal in that sense either. He is tidy but I haven't seen much evidence of finishing ability or penetrating runs. Maybe if this were tiki taka esque team he would fit in better
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Its almost like being Italian doesn't automatically mean he's trash/ overrated.
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Requoting b/c these stats are insane...lol its like he is on another planet according to these
The problem with that is Arthur isn't much of a threat in terms of putting in through balls or shooting from distance, so we're basically wasting a position on someone who keeps possession. If it's Loca and Arthur playing, then Mckennie might have to play as well to make runs into the box from midfield. Rabiot would probably still be a better option for LCM.
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At this point, that would be our goal, so...
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At this point, that would be our goal, so...
He played as an RCM or LCM in the Barca 3 midfield when I saw him. He was probably more like Iniesta except that he wasn't as incisive around the box from what I saw. Iniesta would go inside or outside, even take it to the end line if needs be, while Arthur would be more of a player to cycle the ball back if he was in those areas.
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