Sebastian Giovinco (39 Viewers)

[Hust]

ahhh gio!!! compose yourself there!!

 

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[Suns]

Giovinco shouldn't play as trequartista. He is too small to play behind the strikers and the two central midfielders can take care of him pretty easily. I've never really been impressed by him when he plays behind the strikers, he should always play on the flanks.

 

[Luca]

Giovinco shouldn't play as trequartista. He is too small to play behind the strikers and the two central midfielders can take care of him pretty easily. I've never really been impressed by him when he plays behind the strikers, he should always play on the flanks.

he is still extremely underdeveloped, his career is gonna either be a flop or a success by, I say november...

 

[Stephan]

he is still extremely underdeveloped, his career is gonna either be a flop or a success by, I say november...

well no wonder, how many games did he play/start this season what just finished?

 

[Suns]

he is still extremely underdeveloped, his career is gonna either be a flop or a success by, I say november...

Underdeveloped? I dont know about that, he has been really good whenever he got the chance to play for Juventus on the left flank instead of Nedved. But I dont rate him as a trequartista playing behind the strikers.

 

[Luca]

well no wonder, how many games did he play/start this season what just finished?

I never meant it as a suprise, it's a well known fact but fact is, he's not even got a patch on D.P, a player everyone expected him to replace.

 

[Luca]

Underdeveloped? I dont know about that, he has been really good whenever he got the chance to play for Juventus on the left flank instead of Nedved. But I dont rate him as a trequartista playing behind the strikers.

yes just look at some of his selfishness, bad finishing and even tonight at times poor touches, these are meant to be some of his best attributes, yet sometimes he displays them poorly. But don't get me wrong, I don't htink he';s a poor player, but he's not there as I expected him to progress just yet.

 

[Hust]

Hey hasn't been given enough time yet. Ranieri never used him and when he did it was with like 14 minutes to play, yet he still managed to create something from very little. The guy is going to do well, if he did so much in so little time imagine what he will do when he gets regular playing time.

 

[Stephan]

yes just look at some of his selfishness, bad finishing and even tonight at times poor touches, these are meant to be some of his best attributes, yet sometimes he displays them poorly. But don't get me wrong, I don't htink he';s a poor player, but he's not there as I expected him to progress just yet.

well yeah, but thats the thing, if he would get more chances it would help him, his game and confidence.

 

[KB824]

Hey hasn't been given enough time yet. Ranieri never used him and when he did it was with like 14 minutes to play, yet he still managed to create something from very little. The guy is going to do well, if he did so much in so little time imagine what he will do when he gets regular playing time.

That is assuming that he has the physical ability to withstand a pounding for 90+ minutes per match.

He's excellent in spurts.

Then again though, you have to take into consideration that he went onto the pitch when the opposition had already played at least one half of football. What will he be like if he has to play 90 minutes a game.

Or maybe, just maybe, Ranieri knew this all along.

And yes, I know that he played in 35 matches with Empoli, but he didn't play a full 90 in them in more than a handful of those matches.

 

[Nicholas]

I was waiting for the Gio bashing to start.

 

[KB824]

I was waiting for the Gio bashing to start.

Who's bashing him??


I love the kid. I always have.

But let's face facts here.

Does he have the build and the stamina to be able to withstand a physical pounding for 90 minutes a match, week in and week out??


He averaged barely over 58 minutes a game when he was the feature player for Empoli.


58 minutes. for the star of your team.

What does that tell you??

 

[Suns]

Who's bashing him??


I love the kid. I always have.

But let's face facts here.

Does he have the build and the stamina to be able to withstand a physical pounding for 90 minutes a match, week in and week out??


He averaged barely over 58 minutes a game when he was the feature player for Empoli.


58 minutes. for the star of your team.

What does that tell you??

You want facts? 1300 minutes and 8 assists, 1/3 of what Del Piero and Nedved played this season. There is your facts.

 

[KB824]

You want facts? 1300 minutes and 8 assists, 1/3 of what Del Piero and Nedved played this season. There is your facts.

OK.

Again, I am not questioning his skills.

Don't get so god damn defensive.


I have concerns, and I think they are legitimate, that he can't handle the rigors of playing week in and week out for 90 minutes at a time.

 

[KB824]

You know, I understand that everyone wants him to be a regular on the starting XI.


I get that. I would like that as well.

But maybe, just maybe, how he has been used, as far as being a super-sub, might be the best thing for him

 

[Suns]

OK.

Again, I am not questioning his skills.

Don't get so god damn defensive.


I have concerns, and I think they are legitimate, that he can't handle the rigors of playing week in and week out for 90 minutes at a time.

Maby, I havent really noticed his stamina but if he can give us 75-80 minutes each game I'm totally ok with that.

 

[KB824]

Maby, I havent really noticed his stamina but if he can give us 75-80 minutes each game I'm totally ok with that.

But he hasn't shown that.


He didn't show it at Empoli, when he was their best player

 

[KB824]

This is not a question of his skill.

Its a question of his frail physique.

 

[Nicholas]

This is not a question of his skill.

Its a question of his frail physique.

He is a 30 minute player,nothing more and I see Diego as a 60 minute player. 2+2=Bingo.

 

[KB824]

He is a 30 minute player,nothing more and I see Diego as a 60 minute player. 2+2=Bingo.

That is what I am trying to say.


There is nothing wrong with him playing 30-40 minutes per match, or coming on when Juve need a boost to take advantage of the opposition's tired legs.

But if you want him to play 90 minutes per match, then unless he greatly increases his physical stamina and strength, he is eventually going to be a liability.

My issues with Ranieri's handling of him wasn't so much the fact that he didn't play him every week, it was just that when there were moments when this team really could ahve used his energy and creativity, the fucking knucklehead didn't play him.