Summer mercato 2015 (31 Viewers)
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Juventus have decided to close the transfer of Cuadrado after realizing that signing Mkhitaryan & Draxler became more difficult. [GdS]
Marseille midfielder Mario Lemina should join Juventus on loan with a buy-option, according to Gazzetta.
According to Tuttosport, Llorente will stay & Zaza could be loaned out. Coman could also leave.
Marseille midfielder Mario Lemina should join Juventus on loan with a buy-option, according to Gazzetta.
According to Tuttosport, Llorente will stay & Zaza could be loaned out. Coman could also leave.
that would be the move of the century.
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made some khmmmm... "interesting" choices so far this summer:
- replacing pirlo&vidal with a single player, an injury prone khedira?
- paying a shitload of money for a llorente replacement, than keeping llorente and loaning out the 18m man? that would made us to look like clowns.
- getting a winger (cuadrado) instead of a tq?
and made some khmmmm... "interesting" choices so far this summer: - replacing pirlo&vidal with a single player, an injury prone khedira?
- paying a shitload of money for a llorente replacement, than keeping llorente and loaning out the 18m man? that would made us to look like clowns.
- getting a winger (cuadrado) instead of a tq?
Vidal hasn't exactly been 'replaced'.
We just seem to have more options in midfield now which'd help us to readjust.
Khedira, Asamoah, Sturaro, Pereyra, Marchisio, Pogba, Padoin.
That's good depth.
I'd be disappointed if Llorente isnt sold though.Zaza purchase would've made zero sense in that case.
Still hoping he's gone by the end of the window.
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We just seem to have more options in midfield now which'd help us to readjust.
Khedira, Asamoah, Sturaro, Pereyra, Marchisio, Pogba, Padoin.
That's good depth.
I'd be disappointed if Llorente isnt sold though.Zaza purchase would've made zero sense in that case.
Still hoping he's gone by the end of the window.
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Buffon
Licht-Bonucci-Chiellini-Sandro
Marchisio
Pereyra--------Pogba
Cuadrado-Mandzukic-Morata
This is how I see the team being setup if we opt for a 433 ignoring the current injuries to our players especially the long terms ones.Licht-Bonucci-Chiellini-Sandro
Marchisio
Pereyra--------Pogba
Cuadrado-Mandzukic-Morata
Random move by Juventus I would say. Lemina didn't play that much last season, he was a backup to Imbula and Romao, before the latter was shifted to a CB position. He's a defensive midfielder, very good tackler of the ball, is quite disciplined and very energetic. He hasn't done too badly for L'OM, he's always been a very solid option from the bench. Last season he even filled in as right wingback in Bielsa's 3-5-2, when Marseille had an injury crisis.
He's a young player and still has room for improvement, I wouldn't be surprised if he turns out to be a very good defensive midfielder, as he's already exhibited that, but IMO he hasn't fulfilled his potential at Marseille. Back when he was at Lorient, he looked very promising at a young age, at the time Christian Gourcuff, one of the best managers in the Ligue IMO, and a manager who has been renowned for giving youngsters opportunities and developing them was Lorient's coach. I remember there was some controversy when Lorient's management decided to sell Lemina to Marseille at the end of the mercato a few years ago, apparently Gourcuff rated him very highly and thought that once Lemina got his chance as a starter he'd have been worth a lot more.
Still, there is a possibility that Juve have a strong scouting presence in France, and maybe Juve's scouts thought Marseille hadn't given him enough opportunities. He looked very promising at Lorient as a young defensive midfielder that was an excellent tackler, very snappy and energetic kind of player. But like I said, he didn't really get much opportunities at Marseille, hence why I thought this was a kind of random move.
He's a young player and still has room for improvement, I wouldn't be surprised if he turns out to be a very good defensive midfielder, as he's already exhibited that, but IMO he hasn't fulfilled his potential at Marseille. Back when he was at Lorient, he looked very promising at a young age, at the time Christian Gourcuff, one of the best managers in the Ligue IMO, and a manager who has been renowned for giving youngsters opportunities and developing them was Lorient's coach. I remember there was some controversy when Lorient's management decided to sell Lemina to Marseille at the end of the mercato a few years ago, apparently Gourcuff rated him very highly and thought that once Lemina got his chance as a starter he'd have been worth a lot more.
Still, there is a possibility that Juve have a strong scouting presence in France, and maybe Juve's scouts thought Marseille hadn't given him enough opportunities. He looked very promising at Lorient as a young defensive midfielder that was an excellent tackler, very snappy and energetic kind of player. But like I said, he didn't really get much opportunities at Marseille, hence why I thought this was a kind of random move.
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