Manuel Locatelli (8 Viewers)

pavelnel

Senior Member
Oct 24, 2006
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His potential is wasted in front of the defence. Waiting Allegri to wake up and realise this is futile though.

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s4tch

Senior Member
Mar 23, 2015
28,084
This guy as DM is more creative than all of our other midfielders combined.
one of the reasons why a similar 4-2-3-1 could work, especially when danilo's back

playing 4 cm's when that's our weakest department doesn't make any sense. loca with one of snack, benta and rabiot could be all right against most teams
 

IlCapitano

Senior Member
Dec 16, 2012
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I just can't believe people watch him play this season and complain he is not playing in a good position/role etc.

Considering everything I'd say he has been our best player this season, up there with Dybala.

Bentancur was fantastic too tonight, but get him an upgrade of that type and we're golden if we plan to continue with 2 man midfield formations.
 

Robee

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Jun 21, 2011
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I just can't believe people watch him play this season and complain he is not playing in a good position/role etc.

Considering everything I'd say he has been our best player this season, up there with Dybala.

Bentancur was fantastic too tonight, but get him an upgrade of that type and we're golden if we plan to continue with 2 man midfield formations.
Lol, he is, pal. He would just be better with someone else behind/next to him who can dictate play. Probably best in a 3-man mid but Dybala fucks up that option.
 

IlCapitano

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Dec 16, 2012
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Lol, he is, pal. He would just be better with someone else behind/next to him who can dictate play. Probably best in a 3-man mid but Dybala fucks up that option.
Well that's what I've been saying. Get him a Zakaria/Tchouameni, even Witsel type. Someone who can hold the midfield with him both physically and technically. Jorginho is not it for a two man mid and Locatelli does not have the characteristics to play a pure btb role in an Allegri system.
 

LiquidPLP

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Jun 9, 2012
12,237
He's been very good for us indeed. The issue is: we have none like him, something needs to be done about that. Rovella would easily be that guy but it'd suck to cut his loan short tbh. He definitely needs that playing time he's getting at Genoa.
 

Bianconero_Aus

Beppe Marotta Is My God
May 26, 2009
76,905
Great player. That through ball to Kulusevski in the second half was superb.
Our new Marchisio.

Kind of different role he plays, but he still somehow reminds me of him. Some excelling passes tonight and a few crucial and vital interceptions and blocks. He’s pretty complete.

As we’ve repeated in his thread since the season started; bring someone of his level or better to play alongside him and we can finally solve the midfield issue.
 

Bianconero_Aus

Beppe Marotta Is My God
May 26, 2009
76,905
Lol, he is, pal. He would just be better with someone else behind/next to him who can dictate play. Probably best in a 3-man mid but Dybala fucks up that option.
I dunno, he played in a double pivot for Sassuolo for two seasons and he was excellent there. But tbh even as a B2B in a three man midfield or as a holding mid, he is comfortable anywhere in the middle of the field. He’s a really intelligent player and that’s what this team is crying out for in abundance.
 

Robee

Senior Member
Jun 21, 2011
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Well that's what I've been saying. Get him a Zakaria/Tchouameni, even Witsel type. Someone who can hold the midfield with him both physically and technically. Jorginho is not it for a two man mid and Locatelli does not have the characteristics to play a pure btb role in an Allegri system.
That is bullshit, I'm afraid. Allegri always was the 4-3 and then we'll see guy. He's just using this stupid hybrid formation because we only have 2 decent ones but he'll always prefer 3 if given the options. Hence why he's insisting on this forced 4-4-2 with 3 center mids...

Also Zakaria and Witsel can obviously not dictate play. I don't know Tchouameni enough to judge him on that.
 
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Bianconero81

Ageing Veteran
Jan 26, 2009
39,169
That is bullshit, I'm afraid. Allegri always was the 4-3 and then we'll see guy. He's just using this stupid hybrid formation because we only have 2 decent ones but he'll always prefer 3 if given the options. Hence why he's insisting on this forced 4-4-2 with 3 center mids...

Also Zakaria and Witsel can obviously not dictate play. I don't know Tchouameni enough to judge him on that.
Forget about Tchouameni, but we can target Gravenberch. He can actually dictate play and has an expiring contract in 2023. We just need to suck Raiola's dick for him though.
 

Akshen

Senior Member
Aug 27, 2010
8,102
and btw, this is why u cant take stats all that seriously.
Whoscored rating against Genoa:
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WhoScored rating against Salernitana:
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Now tell me something, did any1 in ur mind thought, when watching the game that Benta is having better, or even close game to Locatelli?
He looked like a completly lost men while Loca was making whole play, doing defensive stuff and sending forward passes. It was the same in both games.
 

s4tch

Senior Member
Mar 23, 2015
28,084
and btw, this is why u cant take stats all that seriously.
Whoscored rating against Genoa:
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WhoScored rating against Salernitana:
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Now tell me something, did any1 in ur mind thought, when watching the game that Benta is having better, or even close game to Locatelli?
He looked like a completly lost men while Loca was making whole play, doing defensive stuff and sending forward passes. It was the same in both games.
stats can be useful when you break them down. locatelli's passing is much better, he offers more in the holding game too, but bentancur is probably our only mid who's consistently capable of visible amount of tackles and interceptions. that makes him a bit invisible, not a lot of fans appreciate a tackle (unless it's the demiral type of brootz lol). tackles + interceptions combined for these two games: benta 7+4, locatelli 1+1, huge difference in measurable defensive contribution. plus add duels (whoscored won't have that) and it gets even more interesting: 5/11 won for benta, 1/5 for loca yesterday, didn't check salernitana.
 

s4tch

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Mar 23, 2015
28,084

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