How can you possibly countenance the sale of one of the brighest young talents in the global game, yet in the same breath, show a formation which includes Marchisio??? Who is a player in less than great form in the latter half of last season, has been pretty similar if not even less potent this term, lost his place to Pogba and has only won it back due to Pirlo's absence...He has simply moved down the pecking order. He is capable of more than the last year, as we know from before then, but it has become crystal clear to conte even, that our strongest midfield is pirlo, vidal, pogba...and rightly so.
Claudio can make intelligent runs, his covering is okay, his tackling not great, his heading pretty weak. I would prefer to see Asamoah given more of a chance there. if any of our midfielders should be sold, it should be claudio. And as for the madness in people, which suggests him as a future capitano!!! A natural leader of men??? No, a loyal, dependable, dignified servant to the club. Never a capitano...