Ill ask you the same question, how long has Grosso been at the club? How many good games has he had? Who has cost this team more points/goals. I think the answer is clear to both of us. Grosso's season in 2009/2010 was diabolical, and if it werent for Marco Motta he would have probably been seen as our worst player last season too.
The thing is I actually agree with a lot what you say regarding DC, but regardless of how injury prone and average he is, he is still a safer and smarter option than Fabio Grosso. This isn't 2006 anymore, Grosso is finished. Our LB options are totally fucked and it's Marotta's fault for once again neglecting this important position.
Like I said, I hope we bring in a new left fullback in January. Just no Grosso, he will cost us more points than De Ceglie ever will. Dropping De Ceglie and relying on this now useless 33 year old, who cant run, cross, shoot or pass anymore is pathetic and reactionary. And its sadly typical of Italian coaches to treat young-ish players like this.
On this season's showings so far, Grosso is the safer and smarter option. Obviously its madness to judge players on merely 2 games a piece, but...the major problem with de ceglie is now, and always has been, that he has zero positional awareness, and very little natural talent as a defender. he seems above all else, a natural born athlete, but a footballer???? I don't think so. His problems have been apparent for years, and thus far, no manager has improved him, other than del neri, last season, for maybe 3-4 games in a row.
Conte wouldn't play grosso if he thought for a second that fabio was disinterested or dead as a player. Whilst i am no fan of grosso, he at least has the experience to understand that first and foremost he is a LEFT BACK...which means the left back zone is his, before any others, to cover, patrol, defend...he is also a better passer of the ball and a better,more intelligent tackler.
in both the de ceglie games this season, he was hardly ever positioned as a left back. that alone makes him a constant liability as the LB zone becomes near constantly open for the opposition to fire balls into, which then drags a CB out of position to cover, or means our LW has to be more a defensive LM, and simply allow de ceglie to do his headless chicken act and run to where the ball is...
both players let the team down badly, but in my opinion, if grosso is even mildly interested in the game, he is less of a liability, and is capable of very rare moments of quality.
I understand people suggesting that de ceglie needs a chance to mature, to develop, but for me, as a juve player, he has had long enough, and shown next to nothing. we are not a creche. if we are aiming to maintain our fine start to the season, and return to the upper levels of our league then european competition we need established Class, Quality, Competency...none of which can be said confidently of de ceglie.
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De Ceglie needs more time to mature. He's 25 and going nowhere.
