I agree mostly with Ian.
Here is a breakdown of our midfield.
Camo- Not good enough for a starting player, IMO. And way inconsistent as well as doubts about his stamina.
Conte - Old Warrior who should fill in odd game or two in case of injury crisis.
Tudor - Not a midfielder full stop. Why not use him as a defender when there seems to be lackage of those in the team?
Those three players IMO, are definetly not a starter quality in the team.
Tach - average, mediocre, a role player. Doesnt matter when team is filled with Zizous, Davids, Alexes, etc. but matter when we have Legro, Montero, Appiah, formless Thuram in the team.
Appiah - While brilliant last year and had encouraging start, he lost his way.
I think offseason break will do him good where he can get some rest and may work over some of the aspects in the game, especially reading the tempo and techniques. Nonetheless offers some intriguing raw talents.
Blasi - another Tach in waiting, just younger and offer a bit more in the attacking end.
Brighi - Not turning out to be the player he was supposed to be: Marco Tardelli like warrior in the midfield.
While Tach is servicable if the environment is ideal, but he is way to inconsistent and not that special.
Appiah, Blasi and Brighi, on the other hand, are less known quantity than Tach. And none of them have experience playing full time in big teams. Having three projects in one season is not ideal.
Nedved - Aging and might fetch some money that could help us rejuvenating our team.
I only see Maresca and Zambrotta as a keeper.
The first group of players, with the exception of Conte, should be sold or shifted to other position (Tudor). The second group of players offers similar attributes and lacks experience with the exception of Tach. They are servicable players though IMO.
Nedved is a cornerstone of the team but with our financial position his sale could be critical. Although I doubt team would let go Trez, Thuram, Nedved all at the same time, there is strong chance that this is Neddy's last season, IMO.
This leaves us with Maresca, Zambrotta, Kapo as a lock one or max. two players out of Tach, Appiah, Blasi, Brighi. Considering Nedved's position depends on the strategy of the team its half and half.
This means that as of now there are about 5-6 players in our midfield right now one which may spend most of his time on defense. Out of this team I would have rotation of Maresca, Kapo, Tach/Appiah/Blasi/Brighi which isnt much. Not to mention the fact this rotation lacks creativity, passing, and width. Rational thing IMO is to sell Nedved Tach (though not necessity) and include one or two of Blasi, Brighi, or Appiah (preferably Blasi and Brighi) to sign well known young international talent (Rosicky, VDV, Aimar - being the first choice) and seasoned serie A veteran (Pizzaro, Jankulovski, Jorgenson).
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