Sebastian Giovinco (59 Viewers)

Would you bring Giovinco back next season?

  • Yeah, we could use him

  • Nope, get rid of him


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Gazzo

Senior Member
Jul 9, 2007
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Am predicting this: next year he'll come back to juve. ranieri will play him a couple of games, and he won't be much impressed by him (for the fact that he doesn't defend much and he's workrate isn't that high). If anything i noticed that ranieri is in love with players who run alot (necerino and molinaro) even though they're not good enough, giovinco is almost the opposite (he doesn't work alot but when he moves he's always dangerous). He'll leave him on the bench for a long time, he'll get pissed and ask our board to sell him .......so its bitter that we get another couch next season..........
I disgaree.. I'm quite confident Giovinco's brilliance will overcome any sort of problem like this
 

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Luca

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Apr 22, 2007
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Thought this was quite interesting:

Juve’s little dilemma
Sebastian Giovinco has enjoyed another stellar week but, as Antonio Labbate ponders, is a summer return to Juventus in his best interests?

The boy’s a bit special. Of that, there is little doubt. Although comparisons with fellow pint-sizer Lionel Messi are as premature as they are inaccurate, Sebastian Giovinco is an exciting youngster with real potential. But if the ambitious 22-year-old is going to realise his dream of one day winning the World Cup and the Golden Ball, then Juventus will have a key part to play in it. Not only do they own his contract, they are also, crucially, in charge of his destiny.

Giovinco is a graduate of the club’s youth academy. A key member of their Primavera side, the Turin native made his first team debut last season in Serie B before it was decided that he should be loaned out to little Empoli for 2007-08. It’s been a success for all involved – the player and both outfits.

The midget gem has been given the opportunity of regular top-flight football for the first time and he’s revelled in it. He’s started in 15 of his 27 League appearances to date, scoring five goals and assisting in numerous others. The numbers make good reading, but they only tell part of the story. His performances haven’t been too bad either…

If you take the pagelle marks from Italy’s three sports papers and those from four other dailies, Giovinco was Week 30’s best player thanks to an average mark of 7.43. He followed up that lively display against Roma by inspiring the Azzurrini to a 2-0 win over Azerbaijan on Tuesday. He set up both goals and wowed the crowd by forcing a save out of the goalkeeper with a shot from inside his own half.

Taking into account what he’s achieved this season, even much-maligned sporting director Alessio Secco is aware that Giovinco could be of real use to Juventus next term. The side lacks width, as has become evident when Claudio Ranieri has been deprived of either Mauro Camoranesi or Pavel Nedved. Giovinco would also give the tactician a player who can genuinely dribble past opponents, plus a burst of speed that Juve sometimes need.

So it would make sense for Giovinco to be recalled to the Old Lady then? Yes it would, but on the condition that he’s actually given an opportunity to play. He obviously can’t be guaranteed a starting shirt, he’ll have to earn that, but in order for the little one to make a big impression then he must be offered a regular chance. Otherwise shipping him out on loan for one more year may be the best move for everyone.

Juventus already have one so-called future great, Raffaele Palladino, who has struggled to make his mark this season, while Domenico Criscito was quickly despatched back to Genoa in January after some very unsettling games. It would be sad to see the same happen to Giovinco next term. The problem is that talent alone – especially in Serie A – is sometimes not enough to turn a good player into a great, it’s about how that ability is nurtured. And that’s where Juventus come in.
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Jim_Boi

Senior Member
Oct 7, 2007
1,548
Thought this was quite interesting:

Juve’s little dilemma
Sebastian Giovinco has enjoyed another stellar week but, as Antonio Labbate ponders, is a summer return to Juventus in his best interests?

The boy’s a bit special. Of that, there is little doubt. Although comparisons with fellow pint-sizer Lionel Messi are as premature as they are inaccurate, Sebastian Giovinco is an exciting youngster with real potential. But if the ambitious 22-year-old is going to realise his dream of one day winning the World Cup and the Golden Ball, then Juventus will have a key part to play in it. Not only do they own his contract, they are also, crucially, in charge of his destiny.

Giovinco is a graduate of the club’s youth academy. A key member of their Primavera side, the Turin native made his first team debut last season in Serie B before it was decided that he should be loaned out to little Empoli for 2007-08. It’s been a success for all involved – the player and both outfits.

The midget gem has been given the opportunity of regular top-flight football for the first time and he’s revelled in it. He’s started in 15 of his 27 League appearances to date, scoring five goals and assisting in numerous others. The numbers make good reading, but they only tell part of the story. His performances haven’t been too bad either…

If you take the pagelle marks from Italy’s three sports papers and those from four other dailies, Giovinco was Week 30’s best player thanks to an average mark of 7.43. He followed up that lively display against Roma by inspiring the Azzurrini to a 2-0 win over Azerbaijan on Tuesday. He set up both goals and wowed the crowd by forcing a save out of the goalkeeper with a shot from inside his own half.

Taking into account what he’s achieved this season, even much-maligned sporting director Alessio Secco is aware that Giovinco could be of real use to Juventus next term. The side lacks width, as has become evident when Claudio Ranieri has been deprived of either Mauro Camoranesi or Pavel Nedved. Giovinco would also give the tactician a player who can genuinely dribble past opponents, plus a burst of speed that Juve sometimes need.

So it would make sense for Giovinco to be recalled to the Old Lady then? Yes it would, but on the condition that he’s actually given an opportunity to play. He obviously can’t be guaranteed a starting shirt, he’ll have to earn that, but in order for the little one to make a big impression then he must be offered a regular chance. Otherwise shipping him out on loan for one more year may be the best move for everyone.

Juventus already have one so-called future great, Raffaele Palladino, who has struggled to make his mark this season, while Domenico Criscito was quickly despatched back to Genoa in January after some very unsettling games. It would be sad to see the same happen to Giovinco next term. The problem is that talent alone – especially in Serie A – is sometimes not enough to turn a good player into a great, it’s about how that ability is nurtured. And that’s where Juventus come in.
Channel4-football italia
Didn't someone mentioned that Empoli were the ones who decided where giovinco would play next summer?
 

Salvo

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Dec 17, 2007
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the midget gem? :lol:

why would a move to juve not be in his best interest?
it is a big club that will in the future have a great team, not only that but juve will guide him to glory not only in club comepetition but also national. and dont compare him to paladino or criscito, it is a different situation entirely.
 

Jim_Boi

Senior Member
Oct 7, 2007
1,548
the midget gem? :Lol:

why would a move to juve not be in his best interest?
it is a big club that will in the future have a great team, not only that but juve will guide him to glory not only in club comepetition but also national. and dont compare him to paladino or criscito, it is a different situation entirely.
A move to juve might not be in his best interest, if he were not to get playing time, which would slow down his growth. Read the article again.
 

Salvo

J
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Dec 17, 2007
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A move to juve might not be in his best interest, if he were not to get playing time, which would slow down his growth. Read the article again.
no i know what it says but, what are the odds of us getting another creative mid? or even another LM. he will get sufficient playing time in serie a and in CL especially if he continues his good form.
 

Salvo

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Dec 17, 2007
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But will he fit into ranieri's style of play? Seeing as he has some sort of fetish for DM's and 4-4-2
im guessing we will utilize him as a LM or as a cm along with sissoko, but sisso will oush back and gio will push forward. plus ranieri already knows if he fucks gio and machisio up the whole of italy will come down on him.
 

Luca

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Apr 22, 2007
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im guessing we will utilize him as a LM or as a cm along with sissoko, but sisso will oush back and gio will push forward. plus ranieri already knows if he fucks gio and machisio up the whole of italy will come down on him.
Even Inter or are they classed as argentinan terratory? :D
But seriously gio would be best in a dimond midfield playing just behind the strikers
 

Salvo

J
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Dec 17, 2007
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Even Inter or are they classed as argentinan terratory? :D
But seriously gio would be best in a dimond midfield playing just behind the strikers
inter, no they are argentina so they would be happy


now i would play the diamond also, but i was saying ranieri if he chooses 4-4-2.

thing is though where would marchisio be in pecking order of cm?
 

only-juve

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Jan 5, 2008
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depends what raneri thinks of him would you have thought nocerino was going to be always chosen ahead of tiago?
Gio is playing on the left as a LAM in empoli and he's doing great, i think that he can also play on the right. So he can play in many positions, and if we loaned him next year that would be really dump IMO. The guy is gonna be 22 next season and he showed his potential this year, he either plays next year with us or he'll leave the club.........
 

Salvo

J
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Dec 17, 2007
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Gio is playing on the left as a LAM in empoli and he's doing great, i think that he can also play on the right. So he can play in many positions, and if we loaned him next year that would be really dump IMO. The guy is gonna be 22 next season and he showed his potential this year, he either plays next year with us or he'll leave the club.........
look at my formation in the cigarini thread, it would work well
 

Pingo

Senior Member
Oct 31, 2007
674
The best thing for little "mighty mouse" is if, he is going to be re-calld...And Ruineri will give him playing time, like he did with Nocerino and BLAH...
Like u guys said the best formation would be dimond or one DM and 2 CM/WRL and trequartista...

Sissoko

Camo - Giovinco - Nedved

Camo can defend and all so Nedy, so thay would provide some cover for defence and Gio would push fowerd...

If we bring back Marchisio, you can all so play in the middle with Sissoko


Sissoko - Marchisio
Camo--------------------Gio

Back up's Zanetti and Nocerino, but i would sell Nocerino (and Cristico) to Udinese for Zapata...
Back on the subject, i thing we (Secco) can't get Diego, so let's concentrate on Gio and give him a chance to shine in Juve's shirt...But he must start whit Juve not a "small tema" like Empoli, Siena or Reggina...Get our "jewels" back (Gio, Marchisio and De Ceglie)...
 

Red

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Nov 26, 2006
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I would expect Giovinco to provide backup for Nedved and Del Piero.

I would really like to see him as the AM in a 4-4-1-1 formation.
 

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