++ [ originally posted by Mr. Gol ] ++
He's just Birindelli's replacement while he is injured, just like Abbiati replaces Buffon. He was free and available, that's why we signed him.
Blazaretti said today that if Juve had the intention of loaning/selling him to another team he wouldn't have come. So you can say that he's staying with Juve and will replace Birindelli.
++ [ originally posted by mark77 ] ++
Blazaretti said today that if Juve had the intention of loaning/selling him to another team he wouldn't have come. So you can say that he's staying with Juve and will replace Birindelli.
++ [ originally posted by mark77 ] ++
Blazaretti said today that if Juve had the intention of loaning/selling him to another team he wouldn't have come. So you can say that he's staying with Juve and will replace Birindelli.
That is what I was expecting. Balzaretti just seemed like the perfect player to take the role of either Pessotto or Birindelli, a defender who can fill in on either side of the back four. I don't think this neccessarly means Chiellini will leave Juventus, however we do have a lot of players that can play left-back now...perhaps Birindelli will be sacrificed while injured.