It's true that we have struggled to make progress on the European stage since finishing runners-up in the Champions League.
However their progress would be making the Quarterfinals while ours would be winning the whole thing. That alone should tell how far apart these two teams are.
I didnt understand why we are comparing Juve to Arsenal?! Is it a question of who is better? If it is - an Arsenal fan would tell you Juve are stronger...
Barcelona Real Madrid Bayern are the 3 elite clubs with Atl Madrid PSG and Juventus doing all they can to make it 4 elite clubs! PSG are the most ready money wise while Atl Madrid are the team which reach their potential the best but Id say Juve are the most balanced of the three with good management talent and money
If we dont sell our top players and sign 1 or 2 great additions we will surely enter the world of the elites!
We would be far more competitive with proper RB, it's far more pressing matter imo than Sahcnez and CM.
Actually the RB is not that crucial and a CM is our weakest spot for now.. an addition of Sanchez would really boost our attack
RB is a position we should think of but we have Alves who is a thousand years old but playing well and Lichtsteiner who is the most underrated player in the history of football!
Both Alves and Licht are not comparable to A.Sandro who is playing on the left but honestly its hard to find someone who does...
Can you name 5 RB that are better than Alves/Licht? Honestly I cant.. even if I would love to see us improve that area as well..
CM - When we play 2 CM we can be ok with Pjanic and Marchisio and honestly we are playing some good attacking football with this formation but our mid looks like he could be overrun when playing a strong opposition
I feel like we will get destroyed if we get Atletico and play this formation against them..
When we play 3 CM honestly I`m not that ecstatic about Marchisio Khedira Pjanic - Its ok but its not something that can be mentioned like BBC of Juve or BBC of Real (I know its not the same positions but I meant quality wise)
Our attack isnt bad - especially when you take our 2 forwards of Higuain and Dybala but if you look at who else assist them then there are few options:
1. 4-3-3 Cuadrado on the right or Mandzukic on the left - OK but we can improve
2. 4-2-3-1 Cuad on the right Mandz on the left - We can improve
3. 4-3-1-2 Dybala behind Mandz Higuain - We can improve on that as well...
4. 3-5-2 - In this formation our attack is fine but we are getting back to controlling the game through central midfield and not enough support upfront...
Honestly the 4-3-1-2 or 4-3-3 seems like the most balanced for our purpose with Dybala behind Sanchez Higuain or Dybala Higuain Sanchez trio..