Stephan Lichtsteiner (91 Viewers)
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Numbers wise, this is his best season with 10 goals/assists. He had 6 last year and 5 the year before, despite playing much more back than compared to this year.
As unpopular it would be to sell him, a good offer simply has to be considered. He indeed looks out of steam. Even when we signed him in 2011, he always looked like he was struggling for air due to the hard running, but he kept playing from start to finish. He was playing all the time and he could handle it.
His stamina isn't the same any more. He's been rested more than anyone else. Conte and his men obviously noticed that Licht can't go on the way he used to, and we're rotating in the right flank frequently. Despite all that, Licht is producing the goods, but he isn't running the way he used to and he hardly finishes the matches because he's dead tired around the 70th minute. It's not a usual thing to sub out your right back in more than 50% of the matches he starts and not to start him in like 40% of the matches in one season.
Despite being unusual, it's understandable. He is 30. The fullbacks tend to run more than anyone else and in most cases they aren't even a shadow of their old selves once they turn 30. To every Zanetti there are tens of Maicons and Zambrottas.
On the other hand, I'm not sure he'd bring a nice amount that would force us to sell. We surely don't want to do an Inter with Maicon, so a crazy amount musn't be rejected. But perhaps there is one or two good seasons in him and it would be a shame to sell him for some 6-7m euro.
Personally I think he has 1 more season in him. I mean 1 more season that he can keep the same level from the previous seasons, with the right amount of resting, like this year. I just don't think he'll last long. He did more than enough running in his career.
Such a shame that Isla didn't turn out as expected.
As unpopular it would be to sell him, a good offer simply has to be considered. He indeed looks out of steam. Even when we signed him in 2011, he always looked like he was struggling for air due to the hard running, but he kept playing from start to finish. He was playing all the time and he could handle it.
His stamina isn't the same any more. He's been rested more than anyone else. Conte and his men obviously noticed that Licht can't go on the way he used to, and we're rotating in the right flank frequently. Despite all that, Licht is producing the goods, but he isn't running the way he used to and he hardly finishes the matches because he's dead tired around the 70th minute. It's not a usual thing to sub out your right back in more than 50% of the matches he starts and not to start him in like 40% of the matches in one season.
Despite being unusual, it's understandable. He is 30. The fullbacks tend to run more than anyone else and in most cases they aren't even a shadow of their old selves once they turn 30. To every Zanetti there are tens of Maicons and Zambrottas.
On the other hand, I'm not sure he'd bring a nice amount that would force us to sell. We surely don't want to do an Inter with Maicon, so a crazy amount musn't be rejected. But perhaps there is one or two good seasons in him and it would be a shame to sell him for some 6-7m euro.
Personally I think he has 1 more season in him. I mean 1 more season that he can keep the same level from the previous seasons, with the right amount of resting, like this year. I just don't think he'll last long. He did more than enough running in his career.
Such a shame that Isla didn't turn out as expected.
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he always hits the guy infront of him...
