In a parallel universe out there Sarri doesn't get canned. Milik, Jorginho, and Palmeri have just been introduced by Juve. And I am making other plans for this Sunday.
Chiesa or not, it is entirely depended on Costa's sale. So before we can sell Costa for good amounr (25-30M), which I think is pretty hard, the discussion of signing Chiesa is pointless
I think pirlo has spoken with all players that are not in his plans and costa was one of them. I feel for costa...he is a quality player just unlucky with injuries.
Nonetheless my concern right now is whilst cuads and even chiesa may fit the bill for the rwb/rw role against the likes of samp, can they perform against the best in europe? I'm referring to their defensive abilities.
Just like Dzeko being a better player than Alvaro, Costa is definitely better than Chiesa at this moment in time. But that doesn’t mean all that much, when he plays 2-3 games in a row and then misses the next 8 weeks through injury. And he’s also 30. It finally looks like the long awaited project of massively lowering the average age of our squad has really begun. And it’ll be even younger next season when Chiellini and Buffon leave.
Nonetheless my concern right now is whilst cuads and even chiesa may fit the bill for the rwb/rw role against the likes of samp, can they perform against the best in europe? I'm referring to their defensive abilities.
He puts in his shift defensively, runs and tackles.
No one is talking about about him playing FB. He CAN play WB, and we aren't even technically playing with a WB but a RM (and LB on other side), which is the best role for both Chiesa and Cuadrado.
He's better/more consistent than Cuadra, but only needed if Pirlo has to have someone right-footed hugging touchline at all times and doesn't want Kulu cutting in and Wes becomes too important as mediano to be an option there.