Manuel Locatelli (32 Viewers)

[Bjerknes]

His passing was great at Sassuolo. The difference between here and there is that they had an actual idea of how they wanted to play, meanwhile we have no actual coaching to speak of.

His passing was great at Sassuolo
Vlahovic was great at Fiorentina
Paredes was great for Argentina
Bremer’s positioning was better at Torino
Mckennie’s passing was solid at Schalke

See a pattern here

 

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[AFL_ITALIA]

His passing was great at Sassuolo
Vlahovic was great at Fiorentina
Paredes was great for Argentina
Bremer’s positioning was better at Torino
Mckennie’s passing was solid at Schalke

See a pattern here

And this is why I don't get why some are so quick to hate so much on some of these players when there's a clear issue here.

Well, except Paredes, we all knew he was a lazy bitch beforehand.

 

[s4tch]

Mckennie’s passing was solid at Schalke

his passing accuracy per full seasons at schalke: 73%, 72%, 81%
at juventus: 85%, 78%, 82%

he actually improved at jj

 

[Post Ironic]

I understand hating this current Allegri, but imagine sucking McKennie’s dick at the same time.

 

[Bjerknes]

I understand hating this current Allegri, but imagine sucking McKennie’s dick at the same time.

Nobody is really sucking his dick bro. I just want him to return so Max can start him every match like before. I even want to see him in goal.

Not everyone can be as good as Automatic Locatelli, blasting the ball over Adriatic into Split.

 

[swag]

Nobody is really sucking his dick bro. I just want him to return so Max can start him every match like before. I even want to see him in goal.

Not everyone can be as good as Automatic Locatelli, blasting the ball over Adriatic into Split.

Das my name for him too

 

[Post Ironic]

Nobody is really sucking his dick bro. I just want him to return so Max can start him every match like before. I even want to see him in goal.

Not everyone can be as good as Automatic Locatelli, blasting the ball over Adriatic into Split.

Nice try princess. You aren’t fooling anyone.

You spent 2 years slurping on his dick daily before he went to Leeds and made you look like an idiot for saying he would be super important for them and would be so much better without Allegri holding him back. When it turned out he was the worst player on a relegation side, you outdid Allegri on the pussy-coward front and went into hiding because you couldn’t use the “but Allegri” excuse anymore.

 

[LiquidPLP]

Locatelli was one of the best mids in the league under De Zerbi, the system simply suited him so much more at Sassuolo, he always had options nearby to pass the ball to, at Juve everyone sit in out own box so once you have the ball, you just spray it forward as far as possible to rebuild the formation because under so much pressure it's impossible to retain it. Players are static, they don't know how to move and when.

Players like Chiesa and Di Maria should be allowed to stay way higher next to Dusan to keep the opposition defender's on their toes. When the team falls back as deep as it tends to do, nobody is afraid of duels with our forwards because the distance to opposition's goal is huge.
One of the reasons for this would be the fact JJ NEVER uses offside trap, they always get deep into their own box. These things are on coach definitely, it's him who sets up the team for specific situations on the field.

 

[Post Ironic]

Locatelli was one of the best mids in the league under De Zerbi, the system simply suited him so much more at Sassuolo, he always had options nearby to pass the ball to, at Juve everyone sit in out own box so once you have the ball, you just spray it forward as far as possible to rebuild the formation because under so much pressure it's impossible to retain it. Players are static, they don't know how to move and when.

Players like Chiesa and Di Maria should be allowed to stay way higher next to Dusan to keep the opposition defender's on their toes. When the team falls back as deep as it tends to do, nobody is afraid of duels with our forwards because the distance to opposition's goal is huge.
One of the reasons for this would be the fact JJ NEVER uses offside trap, they always get deep into their own box. These things are on coach definitely, it's him who sets up the team for specific situations on the field.

He was 99th percentile amongst European mids in his last season at Sass in passes completed/90, progressive passes/90, and passes into the final 3rd/90. While playing as basically a deep-lying playmaker in a double pivot. He’s the prime example of a player who has regressed badly under Max.

It’s really mostly a few muricans butthurt about him. Must be because one of their own failed so badly here and now at Leeds as well. Bjerknes and Dru seem to be angry about everything Italian lately

 

[Bjerknes]

Nice try princess. You aren’t fooling anyone.

You spent 2 years slurping on his dick daily before he went to Leeds and made you look like an idiot for saying he would be super important for them and would be so much better without Allegri holding him back. When it turned out he was the worst player on a relegation side, you outdid Allegri on the pussy-coward front and went into hiding because you couldn’t use the “but Allegri” excuse anymore.

Oh well, one can’t be right about everything. Just part of life. I would much rather be wrong about a single player than wrong about a coach that turned a club into the laughing stock of Europe.

I still like McKennie as a player, but he does need to get his shit together.

 

[Lion]

Locatelli was one of the best mids in the league under De Zerbi, the system simply suited him so much more at Sassuolo, he always had options nearby to pass the ball to, at Juve everyone sit in out own box so once you have the ball, you just spray it forward as far as possible to rebuild the formation because under so much pressure it's impossible to retain it. Players are static, they don't know how to move and when.

Players like Chiesa and Di Maria should be allowed to stay way higher next to Dusan to keep the opposition defender's on their toes. When the team falls back as deep as it tends to do, nobody is afraid of duels with our forwards because the distance to opposition's goal is huge.
One of the reasons for this would be the fact JJ NEVER uses offside trap, they always get deep into their own box. These things are on coach definitely, it's him who sets up the team for specific situations on the field.

excellent post.

it's no wonder players our players look so bad after having great seasons at their previous clubs.

 

[Adrian]

his passing accuracy per full seasons at schalke: 73%, 72%, 81%
at juventus: 85%, 78%, 82%

he actually improved at jj

Wasn't as bad as many made him out to be.

Not sure what best suits locatelli but the DM role definitely hasn't brought the best out of him.

 

[.zero]

The lock

 

[AFL_ITALIA]

The lock

What were they going for with this post?

 

[.zero]

From what I’ve observed compared to other clubs they don’t have a media or content strategy

 

[Gian]

What do people make of Locatelli so far? I think it's been a bad deal.

I think it's worth selling if a decent offer comes in and count on Rovella.

In my opinion he's just a very dull player. Doesn't play commanding enough to become a regista and doesn't have the instincts and mobility to become a B2B.

 

[Badass J Elkann]

Locatelli is another tachinardi, effectively a first sub player. Then again it would be nice to see him under a competent manager because that's when his best form has been on show

 

[s4tch]

What do people make of Locatelli so far? I think it's been a bad deal.

I think it's worth selling if a decent offer comes in and count on Rovella.

In my opinion he's just a very dull player. Doesn't play commanding enough to become a regista and doesn't have the instincts and mobility to become a B2B.

i'd like to watch him in a more advanced role. he's pretty solid defensively, runs like a madman, but that's not enough. his passing is much weaker than his position would require, his forward passing is nonexistent, consequently doesn't assist, he doesn't shoot, consequently doesn't score. he could be a different player in a more attacking setup. either way, he's way off the mark set by pjanic, not to mention pirlo.

let's hope rovella unlocks him lol, but with allegriball, i don't expect too much to change

 

[Gian]

i'd like to watch him in a more advanced role. he's pretty solid defensively, runs like a madman, but that's not enough. his passing is much weaker than his position would require, his forward passing is nonexistent, consequently doesn't assist, he doesn't shoot, consequently doesn't score. he could be a different player in a more attacking setup. either way, he's way off the mark set by pjanic, not to mention pirlo.

let's hope rovella unlocks him lol, but with allegriball, i don't expect too much to change

I've seen him more advanced position a couple of times. Most recently against Sevilla when Fagioli was replaced by Parades. I really don't like him over there, he has 0 attacking instincts/progessive passing. Personally I hope some EPL would take him for 20M.

 

[AFL_ITALIA]

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