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MAGISTERIAL
Jun 17, 2011
31,792
The home game against Spurs has 0-0 written all over it. Pochettino will park the bus just like he did at the Bernabeu. Max will field Higuain and Mandzukic together again, which means slow buildup and passing. The game will be a snoozefest unless Costa and Berna start (no chance of Berna starting).

At Wembley it will be more interesting. Tottenham will attack at home, and hopefully Paulo will be back and firing on all cylinders.
I thought he was going to miss both legs, no?
 

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Nedved96

Senior Member
Sep 1, 2017
7,198
Rugani, Pjaca, and now Bernardeschi. He's not exactly the best at handling young talent.

Max prefers older players who are already the finished product (Higuain, Pjanic, Mandzukic, Alves, Khedira, Matuidi, Benatia) instead of developing young players himself.

He did integrate Dybala into the first team right away, but that was mainly because we were so poor at the start of 2015/16 that he basically had no choice.
 

Monty

Tuz Royalty
May 2, 2017
2,592
Rugani, Pjaca, and now Bernardeschi. He's not exactly the best at handling young talent.

Max prefers older players who are already the finished product (Higuain, Pjanic, Mandzukic, Alves, Khedira, Matuidi, Benatia) instead of developing young players himself.

He did integrate Dybala into the first team right away, but that was mainly because we were so poor at the start of 2015/16 that he basically had no choice.
:blah:
 

campionesidd

Senior Member
Mar 16, 2013
16,820
Rugani, Pjaca, and now Bernardeschi. He's not exactly the best at handling young talent.

Max prefers older players who are already the finished product (Higuain, Pjanic, Mandzukic, Alves, Khedira, Matuidi, Benatia) instead of developing young players himself.

He did integrate Dybala into the first team right away, but that was mainly because we were so poor at the start of 2015/16 that he basically had no choice.
For once I agree with you. Allegri is so cautious with youngsters (who most top teams don't even consider to be that young) it's ridiculous. Still a better coach than Klopp though.
 

DAiDEViL

Senior Member
Feb 21, 2015
64,653
Max :heart:

That vintage italian result :touched:

Another clean sheet :touched:

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And he is good with developing young players, even though it doesn't happen quick enough for some tuzzers.
 

GarfielD

Senior Member
May 21, 2009
13,412
Rugani, Pjaca, and now Bernardeschi. He's not exactly the best at handling young talent.

Max prefers older players who are already the finished product (Higuain, Pjanic, Mandzukic, Alves, Khedira, Matuidi, Benatia) instead of developing young players himself.

He did integrate Dybala into the first team right away, but that was mainly because we were so poor at the start of 2015/16 that he basically had no choice.
I dont care. That is also not true, but anyway... I dont care who plays, I care only for winning. I want us to win games and win titles.
 

Nedved96

Senior Member
Sep 1, 2017
7,198
I dont care. I care only for winning, I dont care who plays. I want us to win games and win titles.
Short term vision vs long term benefit.

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Tbh, Rugani/Pjaca/Bernardeshi aren’t even that young. They are all born in 1994/95, the same as Sane/Sterling/Stones. The difference is that Pep has balls.
 

Maddy

Oracle of Copenhagen
Jul 10, 2009
16,545
Short term vision vs long term benefit.

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Tbh, Rugani/Pjaca/Bernardeshi aren’t even that young. They are all born in 1994/95, the same as Sane/Sterling/Stones. The difference is that Pep has balls.
nonsense. sane has been world class this season [at times], sterling has played 181! pl games, stones is the best city have currently. you cant say that about our trio.
 

Nedved96

Senior Member
Sep 1, 2017
7,198
nonsense. sane has been world class this season [at times], sterling has played 181! pl games, stones is the best city have currently. you cant say that about our trio.
A better manager would get more out of our trio.

Allegri doesn't have the balls to drop established players for a young player, no matter how much the established player is underperforming. Do you think that Allegri would have ever dropped Aguero for a 20 year old Jesus? No chance in hell.
 

DAiDEViL

Senior Member
Feb 21, 2015
64,653
Tbh, Rugani/Pjaca/Bernardeshi aren’t even that young. They are all born in 1994/95, the same as Sane/Sterling/Stones. The difference is that Pep has balls.
What nonsense.

Sane, Sterling and Stones, they went for how much? All three were established players already, Sane at Schalke, Sterling at Pool and Stones coming of agreat season as well.
Pjaca on the other hand comes from croatia and is nothing but a talent at this point.

Berna has huge competition but seems to be getting more minutes as the season continues, similar to like Max always handles youngsters - Morata and Dybala for example.

Rugani looks like he isn't considered to be good enough yet by Max, and it doesn't help that his competition is Chiello, Barza and Benatia.

Apples and Oranges much.

But yeah. It's because Pep has Balls :howler:

LMAO. Need to follow my own advice and start ignoring you.
 

Nedved96

Senior Member
Sep 1, 2017
7,198
What nonsense.

Sane, Sterling and Stones, they went for how much? All three were established players already, Sane at Schalke, Sterling at Pool and Stones coming of agreat season as well.
Pjaca on the other hand comes from croatia and is nothing but a talent at this point.

Berna has huge competition but seems to be getting more minutes as the season continues, similar to like Max always handles youngsters - Morata and Dybala for example.

Rugani looks like he isn't considered to be good enough yet by Max, and it doesn't help that his competition is Chiello, Barza and Benatia.

Apples and Oranges much.

But yeah. It's because Pep has Balls :howler:

LMAO. Need to follow my own advice and start ignoring you.
Berna was brilliant last season for Fiorentina, 14 goals in a team where he didn't get the same service he does here. Berna turns 24 in a few weeks. He's not some youngster, he's an established top player in Serie A that's rotting on the bench.

:lol: at Berna getting more minutes. It will be February by the next game and he's not even at 700 minutes yet. He's getting Sturaro level minutes. Dybala and Cuadrado are both injured and he still can't get a start.

Stones and Sane were not "established players" when they were brought in, they were no more accomplished than Rugani or Bernardeschi. They just play under a manager who believes in them.

Do you think that Allegri would have benched Aguero for a 20 year old Jesus? It's a simple yes or no question.
 

PedroFlu

Senior Member
Sep 20, 2011
7,166
I do agree there is an exxageration when handling youngsters minutes. Specially Bernardeschi's.

Higuain and Mandzu will always and always and always play - hell may broke in, but this is for sure. Death, taxes and Higuain + Mandzu lw.

Biggest problem I see here - besides not developing guys like Bentancur, who clearly can deliver at least what Khedira does - is burning Pjanic out.

PJANIC. That's our best and only irrepleaceble player we have. He gets fucked, we lost all vision, creativity, flair and buildup. He is known for having recorrent muscular injuries.

Pjanic should be playing in much more cautious terms... Allegri is playing with fire here. And yes, Bernardeschi and a few others have the right to be frustrated. Allegri should improve this rotations urgently.
 

Bianconero_Aus

Beppe Marotta Is My God
May 26, 2009
81,074
I dont care. That is also not true, but anyway... I dont care who plays, I care only for winning. I want us to win games and win titles.
:tup:

I don’t know why some people care about the age of our players. I wouldn’t care if all of our players were 40 years old, as long as we are winning our games. As usual with these same whinging, nagging faggots on this forum, if Allegri doesn’t play their “favourites” they criticise him. It’s beyond pathetic.

And the funniest thing? He’s wrong anyway. Max is one of the few Italian managers (of a top team) who gives a chance to youngsters (he debuted a 16 year old Kean FFS), he just likes to gradually introduce them.
 

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