Summer Mercato Thread 2019-20 (67 Viewers)
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Thing is i was strongly against any sale of AS until now, after his contract extension this season he suddenly had a run of decent performances and now he's back to his inconsistent ways. It's hard to blame the manager and it can't be a coincidence he also missed out on a world cup spot last summer
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never mind the world, barely top 10 in Italy
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never mind the world, barely top 10 in Italy
Our midfield is too shit for our squad to be considered world class. Midfield is king in the Champions League. Look at all the mids that have won it since 2013.
Schweinsteiger, Kroos, Martinez
Alonso, Di Maria, Modric
Iniesta, Busquets, Rakitic
Modric, Kroos, Casemiro (three times)
We have to field players like Bentancur, Emre Can, Matuidi and the corpse of Khedira. We are not in the same galaxy as the mids mentioned above.
It is by far the biggest problem in the team.
Schweinsteiger, Kroos, Martinez
Alonso, Di Maria, Modric
Iniesta, Busquets, Rakitic
Modric, Kroos, Casemiro (three times)
We have to field players like Bentancur, Emre Can, Matuidi and the corpse of Khedira. We are not in the same galaxy as the mids mentioned above.
It is by far the biggest problem in the team.
I do think we need a midfielder or two but our midfield imo isn't as bad as some on here like to believe. The last few games where we have struggled have been a collective failure. There hasn't been the right intensity in our play and the overall passing has been a bit wayward. Football isn't only about the three players playing in midfield.
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I agree the midfield is the main issue. It is giving us very little both going forward and defensively.
Bentancur is the only one who gives any real protection to the defence, but is still very raw. Matuidi and Khedira are the only ones who make runs from midfield and past the forwards. But Matuidi is incredibly limited when he gets the ball ruining his excellent work to get into space and Khedira has injury issues/struggles in high tempo games. Pjanic is playing incredibly deep.
Ronaldo loves to drift wide as does Mandzukic. Dybala is playing deep/on the right, we badly need a midfielder to make runs into the box. You saw what an impact Khedira had when he played recently hitting the post twice v Parma, scoring v Sassuolo, missing more chances v Sassuolo, purely by taking up the space in the box. This is why I think Bernadeschi can play a similar role from midfield, he is excellent at getting in the box from deep.
Bentancur is the only one who gives any real protection to the defence, but is still very raw. Matuidi and Khedira are the only ones who make runs from midfield and past the forwards. But Matuidi is incredibly limited when he gets the ball ruining his excellent work to get into space and Khedira has injury issues/struggles in high tempo games. Pjanic is playing incredibly deep.
Ronaldo loves to drift wide as does Mandzukic. Dybala is playing deep/on the right, we badly need a midfielder to make runs into the box. You saw what an impact Khedira had when he played recently hitting the post twice v Parma, scoring v Sassuolo, missing more chances v Sassuolo, purely by taking up the space in the box. This is why I think Bernadeschi can play a similar role from midfield, he is excellent at getting in the box from deep.
Obviously not, but the midfield is the most important area of the pitch. Midfielders have the greatest influence on the game.
Look at the chances Modric, Kroos and Isco were creating for Ronaldo in big CL games from 2016-2018. Those chances were fantastic, many were easy to score.
Now compare that to the non-existent chances we create for Ronaldo. The difference is night and day. Our midfielders are not capable of regular forward passes or dribbling. Most of our attacks start with long balls from our defenders. We are predictable and easy to defend against.
The CL is merely a dream until we fix this.
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Ramsey is a good signing, but we need more.
We need midfielders who can control the ball under pressure in tight spaces.
Look at the chances Modric, Kroos and Isco were creating for Ronaldo in big CL games from 2016-2018. Those chances were fantastic, many were easy to score.
Now compare that to the non-existent chances we create for Ronaldo. The difference is night and day. Our midfielders are not capable of regular forward passes or dribbling. Most of our attacks start with long balls from our defenders. We are predictable and easy to defend against.
The CL is merely a dream until we fix this.
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Ramsey is a good signing, but we need more.
We need midfielders who can control the ball under pressure in tight spaces.
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