For some reason I have a feeling he's going to end up somewhere else. I think he wants to play and be an important part of the team. Could be an amazing fit to the current Lazio team for example. I hope I'm wrong.
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So we lost a global superstar [Eriksen] to Inter and we bought Kulusevski. 
Watch us we lose Tonali too.
Watch us we lose Tonali too.
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I get your point even though Tonali isnt really WC...
This was a very good read thank you.
The author highlights his key strength as being a transition player and flat out says he is too raw/weak in the other aspects of being a CM, which is not good enough for a top team. His short passing, possession play, tackles and interceptions are no where near the top level. This is done by a much better statistical analysis than what I did
To your point about Brescia's passing as a team. Even if you relativize his numbers down to brescia's numbers. Only 10% of Brescia's passing goes through him (52nd percentile) compared to Pirlo who was > 90th percentile. Everything goes through Pirlo on Pirlo's teams. Tonali is just one amongst many players to his Brescia team mates. Unless their coach is an idiot, you'd think if he had a great passer who is head and shoulders above the rest of his team mates, they'd have used him more often as connector and playmaker and Brescia wouldnt be one of the worst teams with the ball in the league.
I think Mourinho would love a player like him for those park the bus games against bigger clubs. He has to improve on his weaknesses and Brescia's tactics will no doubt adapt to his new-found strengths if he becomes that good at them. Otherwise he'd be destined for mid-table/small clubs that like to take points off of the top 4/6.
The author highlights his key strength as being a transition player and flat out says he is too raw/weak in the other aspects of being a CM, which is not good enough for a top team. His short passing, possession play, tackles and interceptions are no where near the top level. This is done by a much better statistical analysis than what I did
To your point about Brescia's passing as a team. Even if you relativize his numbers down to brescia's numbers. Only 10% of Brescia's passing goes through him (52nd percentile) compared to Pirlo who was > 90th percentile. Everything goes through Pirlo on Pirlo's teams. Tonali is just one amongst many players to his Brescia team mates. Unless their coach is an idiot, you'd think if he had a great passer who is head and shoulders above the rest of his team mates, they'd have used him more often as connector and playmaker and Brescia wouldnt be one of the worst teams with the ball in the league.
I think Mourinho would love a player like him for those park the bus games against bigger clubs. He has to improve on his weaknesses and Brescia's tactics will no doubt adapt to his new-found strengths if he becomes that good at them. Otherwise he'd be destined for mid-table/small clubs that like to take points off of the top 4/6.
Not sure why you're still comparing him with Pirlo. Everyone agrees they're different types of players with different strengths. Also, one is an all-time great, while one is a rookie.
Its the conclusion of the article. He is a great transition player which suits Brescia but he is also extremely raw as a playmaker and defender. He is at the 52nd percentile of players in terms of % of their total team passes, and 2-5 times lower than Pirlo in betweeness/hubness. And 26th and 40th percentile in Defensive Challenges and Interceptions.
He is currently too raw on 2 main functions of a CM/CDM (possession/playmaking and defense) but is exceptionally skilled at transitions.I highlighted it in BOLD in the above quote. Its the last paragraph in the article.
PS: The article compares him to Pirlo and he himself said he is half Pirlo half Gattuso. I didnt come up with this comparison.
He is currently too raw on 2 main functions of a CM/CDM (possession/playmaking and defense) but is exceptionally skilled at transitions.I highlighted it in BOLD in the above quote. Its the last paragraph in the article.
PS: The article compares him to Pirlo and he himself said he is half Pirlo half Gattuso. I didnt come up with this comparison.
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Its the conclusion of the article. He is a great transition player which suits Brescia but he is also extremely raw as a playmaker and defender. He is at the 52nd percentile of players in terms of % of their total team passes, and 2-5 times lower than Pirlo in betweeness/hubness. And 26th and 40th percentile in Defensive Challenges and Interceptions.
He is currently too raw on 2 main functions of a CM/CDM (possession/playmaking and defense) but is exceptionally skilled at transitions.I highlighted it in BOLD in the above quote. Its the last paragraph in the article.
PS: The article compares him to Pirlo and he himself said he is half Pirlo half Gattuso. I didnt come up with this comparison.
He is currently too raw on 2 main functions of a CM/CDM (possession/playmaking and defense) but is exceptionally skilled at transitions.I highlighted it in BOLD in the above quote. Its the last paragraph in the article.
PS: The article compares him to Pirlo and he himself said he is half Pirlo half Gattuso. I didnt come up with this comparison.
Of course he has a lot of work to do. He's not a Pogba level talent who will walk into our midfield at 19.
I'm having a lot of fun with whoscored.com at the moment. A player who is statistically very similar to him is Barella
Until we actually start using our U23 team the way we need to - main purpose being benefiting the first team, yeah, they stay irrelevant...
At least one youngster per season from the B team should be given a debut, cameo apps and a chance to claim a spot in the first team squad and get a promotion during that season. Let them stay in Serie C for too long and they are going into the exciting world of loan with option/obligation to random Serie B sides until they are 24 and written off from elite football...
Where are the Barca prodigies, the Del Soles, those new Agueros, Dybalas, etc.. if they are not good enough to take part in a home Coppa game vs Udinese B side then why are they even here, youth sectors should have a main goal to produce and prepare a player for the first team, not just minor plusvalenza...
At least one youngster per season from the B team should be given a debut, cameo apps and a chance to claim a spot in the first team squad and get a promotion during that season. Let them stay in Serie C for too long and they are going into the exciting world of loan with option/obligation to random Serie B sides until they are 24 and written off from elite football...
Where are the Barca prodigies, the Del Soles, those new Agueros, Dybalas, etc.. if they are not good enough to take part in a home Coppa game vs Udinese B side then why are they even here, youth sectors should have a main goal to produce and prepare a player for the first team, not just minor plusvalenza...
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