Summer mercato thread 2017-18 (35 Viewers)
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I would disagree in loaning Mandragora, but the rest is spot on.
We need to recover pjaca and add one WC winger who can play both wings and kill 2 birds in one shot.
Sanchez would be a shoe in for this, but i dont count on him coming here....
attacking player 1 = Sanchez is priority since he can play all our attacking positions, even CF as false 9. If he doesnt come.... go all in for Morata who can play LW and CF.
attacking player 2 = AM Like James or Bernardeschi since they can play in many roles, James would be priority since he can create and he has something people is not commenting but is maybe our only missing attacking option in this team: Long shots. Sinced Nedved, we have been lacking a midifielder who can reliably shoot from the 3/4 in open play. Hernanes had a good shot in the past before coming to us but then he was washed up.
midfield player = Mandragora , or if they feel generous, fight for verrati.
Last but not least: Secure Schick
Add Mandragora to the mix who is talented and need to learn....and dispatch lemina and above all sturuaro, they are redundant and more importatly, not trusted. No need to break the bank on midfielders
I think we only need 2 signings:
-Versatile attacking talent like Schick, who can cover a couple of positions if needed. Doesn't need to be an expensive worldie like Sanchez, as our attack is already damn fine and good enough for me.
-Physical B2B/CDM who will give more than adequate cover for the departing Lemina and Rincon. Tolisso is ideal.
I don't think we need a full-back: we have 2 great players for both flanks already. If Benatia will not be kept, then another CB is a possibility, but not a necessity.
Arguably most promising attacking talent in Italy; in the top 7 emerging attacking talents in world football IMO. He is tall, physical, fast, flashy, and insanely prolific: scores at an absolute monster rate for both club and country when looking at his minutes. He has the abilities to play both wide and as a striker and has valuable Serie A experience. A carbon copy of Morata except with even more physical gifts and a way better dribbler. I don't see why its a must to go Italian when there is not anyone better available for his price: if we want similar level talent we're gonna need to pay much more for Italians like Berna or Berardi. We already have plenty of upcoming Italians like Kean, Mandragora, Rugani, Caldara, Clemenza and Orsolini on top of our own starters so its not like we're Inter yet. It's the managements decision to not play them...
-Versatile attacking talent like Schick, who can cover a couple of positions if needed. Doesn't need to be an expensive worldie like Sanchez, as our attack is already damn fine and good enough for me.
-Physical B2B/CDM who will give more than adequate cover for the departing Lemina and Rincon. Tolisso is ideal.
I don't think we need a full-back: we have 2 great players for both flanks already. If Benatia will not be kept, then another CB is a possibility, but not a necessity.
Arguably most promising attacking talent in Italy; in the top 7 emerging attacking talents in world football IMO. He is tall, physical, fast, flashy, and insanely prolific: scores at an absolute monster rate for both club and country when looking at his minutes. He has the abilities to play both wide and as a striker and has valuable Serie A experience. A carbon copy of Morata except with even more physical gifts and a way better dribbler. I don't see why its a must to go Italian when there is not anyone better available for his price: if we want similar level talent we're gonna need to pay much more for Italians like Berna or Berardi. We already have plenty of upcoming Italians like Kean, Mandragora, Rugani, Caldara, Clemenza and Orsolini on top of our own starters so its not like we're Inter yet. It's the managements decision to not play them...
I see some similarities though. Not in style but it took Dybala a couple of seasons (in A and B) before he had a third breakout one with Palermo. You mostly saw talent and the odd flash of brilliance from him. Even in his last season with Palermo there wasn't consistency but it's all relative when a player is that age in a smaller side. Dybala jumped up several levels at once in his first Juve season, sometimes quality shines through like that joining other players of quality, especially in such a dominant side as Juve.
Schick is about the same age as Dybala was going into that third season with Palermo and already he is more consistent in terms of goals, it's very impressive from a rookie who only has one season in the Czech league behind him. As I say we are seeing bits and pieces from him still because he is not a regular starter, but what he is doing with his minutes is very impressive, it's a better ratio than could be expected. Schick has a clear issue though, and it is that Dybala came in to replace an outgoing important player like Tevez, so unless we are suddenly losing an attacker than Schick at this point wouldn't have the same potential space in our team.
Schick is about the same age as Dybala was going into that third season with Palermo and already he is more consistent in terms of goals, it's very impressive from a rookie who only has one season in the Czech league behind him. As I say we are seeing bits and pieces from him still because he is not a regular starter, but what he is doing with his minutes is very impressive, it's a better ratio than could be expected. Schick has a clear issue though, and it is that Dybala came in to replace an outgoing important player like Tevez, so unless we are suddenly losing an attacker than Schick at this point wouldn't have the same potential space in our team.
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