Non-Juve Transfer news (official or rumors) (287 Viewers)
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Official: Jozy Altidore has signed for Sunderland.
Surely that is good knews for USA NT fans, he should improve much more in EPL than in Eredivisie. Although he didn't look too good during his time with Hull, he has improved and matured a lot since then, so it could be a completely different case this time. A lot of depends on who will be playing behind him, Sunderland definitely needs to sign a creative attacking player, Sessegnon and Johnson is not enough. Also, I wonder what formation will Di Canio use next season. Having a guy like Altidore, you could try playing a formation with a lone striker, he's big and strong enough to hold his own, but Steven Fletcher has been productive for them until he got injured. One thing is sure - Graham has to go. Swansea probably threw a party after they managed to sell him for £5M, that guy makes Matri look like Falcao.
Surely that is good knews for USA NT fans, he should improve much more in EPL than in Eredivisie. Although he didn't look too good during his time with Hull, he has improved and matured a lot since then, so it could be a completely different case this time. A lot of depends on who will be playing behind him, Sunderland definitely needs to sign a creative attacking player, Sessegnon and Johnson is not enough. Also, I wonder what formation will Di Canio use next season. Having a guy like Altidore, you could try playing a formation with a lone striker, he's big and strong enough to hold his own, but Steven Fletcher has been productive for them until he got injured. One thing is sure - Graham has to go. Swansea probably threw a party after they managed to sell him for £5M, that guy makes Matri look like Falcao.
put that fast pace passing against our defenders (ours are good but too slow) and we're screwed.
bojan to ajax on loan
http://www1.skysports.com/football/...celona-striker-Bojan-Krkic-joins-Ajax-on-loan
http://www1.skysports.com/football/...celona-striker-Bojan-Krkic-joins-Ajax-on-loan
The Tevez-Llorente pairing should certainly make a huge difference in these games.
Juve could sit deeper because Tevez, Llorente and one midfielder in support is enough to carry an attacking threat.
That front two will also allow Juve to have infinitely better ball retention than Juve have had, especially when Vucinic hasn't played, and that can allow Juve to get out from the pressing in a way they couldn't against Bayern.
Then there is Llorente providing a proper target as well, so you could also play long to him and just go long whenever the opposition attempts to press.
That said, I still think it would be a very uncomfortable match-up for Juve against either Bayern or Dortmund even if Juve should be much better equipped for it than they were last year.
Juve could sit deeper because Tevez, Llorente and one midfielder in support is enough to carry an attacking threat.
That front two will also allow Juve to have infinitely better ball retention than Juve have had, especially when Vucinic hasn't played, and that can allow Juve to get out from the pressing in a way they couldn't against Bayern.
Then there is Llorente providing a proper target as well, so you could also play long to him and just go long whenever the opposition attempts to press.
That said, I still think it would be a very uncomfortable match-up for Juve against either Bayern or Dortmund even if Juve should be much better equipped for it than they were last year.
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