He's not playing well, but he's showing more potential than I expected.
He's stronger than before, very quick, can dribble, shoots with both feet.. gotta improve his decision making. But he doesn't look stupid, only uncomfortable. Once he feels more comfortable on the pitch, and mentally stronger, feeling safer, he will be a very good player for this team.
Well said!
Gio is going to be a very important player for us.
He needs some time to adapt, but he already is shwoing his potential.
Remeber Giaccherini last season, when he was quite horrible at the very first games, but his ambition and determination, helped him to persevere and endure the initial shock of being a part of such a high class mechanism.
It really needs time for both him and the other elements of our team, in order to learn exactly how Giovinco works, what are his strengths and his inabilities.
He does has vision, penetration, speed, dribble and a swift but accurate pass, in variable distances.
He can deliver where Giacche and Pepe cant go and his workrate is not worse than them, so it is an upgrade to them, regardeless of what you see it, excepting the very high exceptions, some of us had for him.
If he is shown trust and gets enough playing time, he will deliver close to his real potential soon enough.
To optimise his performance, build the right chemistry and boost his confidence, the only thing he needs is to be trusted with the playing time Giaccherini had at his disposal.
An injury at this moment would have catastrophic consequences, i m glad that he is fully fit!