Rodrigo Bentancur (103 Viewers)

May 23, 2013
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As if someone wanted Arthur and Rabiot
He was good enough for someone to want him, while cheap enough for someone to can afford him. Rabiot wages and Arthur book value make them nearly impossible to sell
nobody made acceptable offers for arthur and the frenchie unfortunately. they'll be out eventually, just a matter of time
Fair enough, it's a shame we signed such players in the first place. :sergio:
 
May 23, 2013
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It might we need the money after spending for Vlahovic. When Arsenal insist that they would only take Arthur on loan for 6 months without any obligation, we pick Bentancur route

Bad move on the field but we should move on from this and continue.
Crazy how we can purchase a player for 80 million (atleast on paper) and have 0 resale value within two years. What a failure of a transfer which I think most fans could see from a mile away. I would've much rather kept Pjanic.
 

JuveJay

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Mar 6, 2007
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He was largely average and inconsistent for years under different coaches, let's stop this nonsense.

Maybe he suits the Premier League and more open football better, or he's just on the Conte train for now, doesnt make any difference for us. He had more than enough chances. Sometimes a player just needs to go somewhere else and be in a different environment.

Obviously when a club isn't doing as well the individual players look worse, but that can quickly turn around with a change of playing or coaching staff. Juve made the change with these two to get Vlahovic, just get on with it.
 

Osman

Koul Khara!
Aug 30, 2002
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Nah stop the cap @Hist (I know linebreak started the nonsense, but thats linebreak, never taken him seriously, never will), hindsight doesnt fly here. Bentancur is flat out mediocre at best. unlike Kulu who was here for short period (and flourished before and after us), Bentancur was here for a long time, and he straight up regressed from decent all around mid (early allegri years) to average to completely and outright awful over many years. Team/coaches being dysfunctional can only explain things to point, but not a player who regurarly and often made unforced errors infront of defence that flat out lost you the games. He was responsible for that, no one else.

I also seen several Tottenham games and he has been mediocre to ok for majority of them, 2 assists vs a relegated Norwich in last match day doesnt smooth over everything in his first half season there. He is not having a historically efficient impact debute like Kulu for ANYONE to have any cause for a told you so.


In case you need reminders for why we should be glad we could sell him:



 

IliveForJuve

Burn this club
Jan 17, 2011
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Bentancur is the spawn of Aphrodite. The protege of Apollo, pulling the strings of midfield with ease.

Dancing as he passes the ball with precision, slight drops of the shoulder and flicks of his feet misleading mystified onlookers. His opposition falling to the ground as he prances, a simple kick resulting in a magnificent pass.

He is not Rabiot, no. Quite the opposite. He is a fanatic of progression, licking his lips tastefully as he sees the opportunity to make a forward pass, to break the defense, to assist the brilliant attackers ahead of him.

All of this with a serene calmness. He is unfazed by the chaos that surrounds him on the pitch. For he listens to the calls of Athena, becoming her lieutenant as he marshals the eager soldiers entering the fray.

Once misused and abused by the geriatric Allegrisaurus, he escaped the clutches of that morose fiend and has blossomed into his new life in North London.

While he misses the sweet presence of his companion and world class talent Oliver Skipp, he has taken to his partnership with Sergeant Hojbjerg quite nicely and the two will continue to lead Tottenham Hotspur to everlasting glory.
 

Lion

King of Tuz
Jan 24, 2007
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he's looking like prime vidal out there under conte. scoring, assisting. winning balls left and right.

can't believe we gave him and kulu away to sign vlahovic .
 

Boksic

Senior Member
May 11, 2005
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He was always a better player than was made out here. He made some high profile errors which stuck in people's minds but they were largely because Pirlo played him as a regista which he definitely isn't. He did well under Allegri and Sarri in particular.

If we used him properly he still could have been useful.
 

juve123

Senior Member
Aug 10, 2017
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He was always a better player than was made out here. He made some high profile errors which stuck in people's minds but they were largely because Pirlo played him as a regista which he definitely isn't. He did well under Allegri and Sarri in particular.

If we used him properly he still could have been useful.
Yeah missing somebody with his defensive qualities and workrate as a midfielder.
 

cimenk

Senior Member
Jul 23, 2008
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I always believe he is better than zakaria and rabiot, his brainfart is ridiculous but generally he's above average and can be a useful rotation.
He is a very good player. We sold him below his value for < 20m. Perhaps its because we need to fund Vlahovic with him and Kulusevski.

Another top game against Leicester
 

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