++ [ originally posted by gray
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No offence, but that team looks mediocre at best to me. It just doesn't have the "Champions League hopefuls" feeling without players like Thuram, Emerson and Nedved.
I know he hasn't hit his peak yet, but Bonera isn't consistent enough at the moment. Can Chiellini play as a CB?
We don't know if Olivera and Kapo will become good enough to be in our starting lineup, and Appiah doesn't look as solid as Emerson (yet

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