Pablo Daniel Osvaldo (26 Viewers)
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He won't really be a 'back up' as such, but a rotational player. You need to have good players as options up front.
What areas of our starting XI need improving, really? In a 3-5-2 there are really hardly any I can think of, with the exception of another 'rotational' CM and maybe a more desirable sweeper (for some people). The rest of the team is pretty set in stone. Mostly we are looking for players good enough to at least challenge for starting positions, I call them rotational players as that is what big sides have, rather than players like a Peluso or Padoin who we know are strictly back ups.
What areas of our starting XI need improving, really? In a 3-5-2 there are really hardly any I can think of, with the exception of another 'rotational' CM and maybe a more desirable sweeper (for some people). The rest of the team is pretty set in stone. Mostly we are looking for players good enough to at least challenge for starting positions, I call them rotational players as that is what big sides have, rather than players like a Peluso or Padoin who we know are strictly back ups.
Well yeah, if we are switching to another formation I can see it, but I'm quite skeptical of that. If you buy 'starters' for a team like Juventus then these are going to cost more, and will relegate both Bonucci and probably Asamoah to the bench.
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Vucinic and Quagliarella out, Osvaldo in, pretty simple logic for now and the summer. I suppose you'll still be adding up these signings over several windows and harp on about how we could have signed Cavani.
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Vucinic and Quagliarella out, Osvaldo in, pretty simple logic for now and the summer. I suppose you'll still be adding up these signings over several windows and harp on about how we could have signed Cavani.
But you're not looking for us to buy Cavani from Palermo, you want Cavani from Napoli or PSG. Let's pretend you wouldn't complain about us signing Cavani from Palermo, a player who scored a goal every 3 games. We are all experts in hindsight, that game is very easy.
Let us also pretend we haven't signed many quality players for discount fees.
Let us also pretend we haven't signed many quality players for discount fees.
Strikers aren't really an issue for us, we score a lot of goals and are overflowing with options.
Quagliarella and Vucinic are sure to be sold this summer. Say we get €15m for the pair. That goes on Osvaldo. We bring back Immobile or Gabbiadini half for another €8m-€10m or so. That is our total striker spend, that last number. We could make more than that back by selling the halves of others we own (Immobile/Gabbiadini, Boakye, Zaza, Marrone, whoever, the list is huge). We might spend that money to bring Berardi in fully, or use it elsewhere, other wingers.
3-5-2: Tevez, Llorente, Osvaldo, Immobile, Giovinco.
Possibly with a shift to a front 3, adding Berardi/Nani and Cerci, 4 natural strikers, 3 natural wide forwards.
Quagliarella and Vucinic are sure to be sold this summer. Say we get €15m for the pair. That goes on Osvaldo. We bring back Immobile or Gabbiadini half for another €8m-€10m or so. That is our total striker spend, that last number. We could make more than that back by selling the halves of others we own (Immobile/Gabbiadini, Boakye, Zaza, Marrone, whoever, the list is huge). We might spend that money to bring Berardi in fully, or use it elsewhere, other wingers.
3-5-2: Tevez, Llorente, Osvaldo, Immobile, Giovinco.
Possibly with a shift to a front 3, adding Berardi/Nani and Cerci, 4 natural strikers, 3 natural wide forwards.
