All Morata has is CL numbers. His general play with us was atrocious. An out of form Morata was the most frustrating figure in a Juve shirt in a long time, and he was mostly out of form. He shows up when there is space to run and counter (ike CL nights), in every other situation he was terrible. The magic of his big moments and the sentiment that that causes shouldn't hide the fact that he had so many frustrating gaps in his game. Watching him sulk around and run with his head down looking at the ball was ridiculous. His first touch often let him down and for being a tall guy, he was extremely weak. The anti-Mandzukic in all aspects.
A question, if we would bring him back, what would be your preferred role for him?
He is and has always been a CF, but would you really play him there? the only role where I can see him succeed in a top club is on the left as an inside forward. He lacks too many things in terms of understanding the game on top of needing to bulk up and play like a man.
All of which Berardi has. Who, as a younger player, is complete in affecting all facets of the game. People mention 'statpadding' (which doesn't exist for a club like Sassuolo where every contribution counts) but it can only be because they don't watch Sassuolo often. He puts that team on his shoulders and goes back and forth trying to do everything. When Sassuolo works well he shines in attack with the goals and assist, when Sassuolo doesn't he is in midfield doing everything else.
Morata is already 24 but in terms of football development he is a long long way off.
The worst we have seen from morata was that patch at the beggining of his last season, when he was having depression issues because of his relationship break up (Gf) and he was not able to handle it well. He have said that many times. Proof of that is that when he found his actual wife...(by that time his gf), the guy returned to his good form of his first season. His game isnt flawless but the few attributes he has are so good for us (speed, stamina and clutch goals).
About your question, ill explain.
Mi idea of this coming mercato would be to buy as many multipurpouse high quality players as we can.
This is because we got a formation that is giving us great numbers, BUT we need like 5 players to make it work for long periods (Mandz,Dybala, Pipa, Cuads...all of them do not have a sub and they cant play every game).
Any injury or suspension nerfs this formation tremendously. We NEED more players, but at the same time we cant buy a WC sub for every of the 4 positions mentioned. That why i choose a player like Morata.
Like i said before, he was tested in Juve and IMO his spell was positive. If i would bring him back, he could mainly play 2 roles.
-The standard one would be LW, because we cant use MAndz everygame and we will need to rest him for clutch games if we plan to continue using him as a starter there. I say this because his game is all based on stamina and tackling...and if he is burned he cant deliver.
For this, we would need a stronger defensive mid since we know Morata doesnt offer the same defensive attributes mandz does, but he can for sure offer more offensive input than Mandz and morata also has good workrate. He will not be sightseeing like Balotelli does for example. Also morata offers GREAT counters in this position and since we are mostly a counter attacking team, he would offer a great trait mandzsukic cant.
Also, is worth mentioning that Pjaca seems to not be ready to be a fulltime variant for mandz,,,since he seems to have problems following Allegri´s plan and is kinda raw. Now he is even injured so it will take more time for him to get back into business, and on top of it he is on a learning curve. By the time he returns..he could be another LW variant or we can even continue using him as a variation of cuadrado (which i dont like much since i feel his output is not the the as a RW than as a LW).
-His 2nd position would be as a striker. Higuain doesnt have a sub and MOrata proved he can bang some goals if given the chance. He is not a Higuain or Lewa or suarez in terms of finishing... but he somehow finds the net more often than not, specially in clutch games. With Dybala and Cuadrado behind him, plus his workrate, he would be a great option for when Higuain is having a bad patch of form. Also this 2 positions will give him enough playtime for him to not get rusty on the bench and who knows, maybe he cant urn into a starter.
About Berardi, yes i would love him here. I think he would really complement cuadrado on that flank and we would have another good variation for when the colombian needs a rest or is not delivering. Cuadrado has the dribbles and incisiveness... but Berardi has that deadly left foot and he also can create on his own. he has endproduct , goals especifically , that cuadrado have not. IMO he is no statpadder. People hates on him because he is an interista but his football qualities are real. Anyways, getting berardddi would be for the RW and also for the CF role since he can score.
I my ideal mercato i would get both Morata and Berardi. This would even let us use another formation for games when dybala is not around or needs a rest. Something like a 433 with morata and berardi/cuads on wings.... or a 4321 with morata and berardi behind Higuain. This is in case we are not able to buy a Treq like Bernardeschi.
Ideal for me would be:
-Morata (or sanchez
, unlikely)
-Berardi
-Top DM
-Treq (if possible).
Honestly i would prefer sanchez instead of morata for the short term since he is simply better, but for the long run morata is more tempting as i feel we have not seen the best of him yet.
He can play some sort of LW/LM, but he doesn't offer Mandzu's workrate (...who does?), nor does he offer his physicality - He's soft as $#@!.
But yeah, he can play there and as CF, which makes him an interesting target.
Yeh sorry, i do not expressed properly. Playing the
LW role would be more accurate. A variation to Mandz and Pjaca.
He is soft as hell for sure and falls pretty easily... but he would offer a more offensive gameplay than mandzukic, hence an interesting variation.
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