Also, it's Galatasaray. After the Melo saga, we shouldn't be doing business with them.
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This is 100% our "problem" right now. We don't want to make any drastic changes that could result in us taking a step back for a year while we find new players for a more modern system. Right now we're trying to slowly (ever so slowly it seems) transition to a more modern approach but we don't want to sacrifice the Scudetto so we keep applying band-aids.
We do just enough to win the league and compete in the CL. We don't want to risk losing revenues and "prestige" from winning Italy and maintaining automatic CL qualification (and possibly moving towards pot 1 which will help CL advancement and more revenue).
For example, you could play Coman at winger all year to develop him. And on the other side you could have brought back Berardi. Would we have been heavy favourites in the league this year? No. Would we have made it out of the group stage? Probably not. Would we be better off in the future if we had committed development time to promising young attackers? Yes.
But it's such a delicate balance that we're trying to achieve right now. For me it could be done better but we have to acknowledge there are risks when trying to transition a team. There are many examples even in Italy of teams failing magnificently. For instance, Napoli couldn't even figure out how to spend 60M after selling Cavani. Let's not talk about Milan and Inter.
Roma did a good job but they had nothing to play for until now. And now they see how tough it is to compete in Italy and the CL and try to look to the future.
Management is very risk averse. They'd rather pay 14M for Pereyra who you at least know is young with small wages who can contribute in many areas, will work hard, etc. But will never be a star. Those players don't sink the team.
We will laugh at 30M for Iturbe.
The only risks we'll take on young players is if the terms are advantageous or no-brainers like Vidal, Pogba, Coman and the slew of youngsters we have right now (Sturaro, Berardi, Leali, Rugani, Zaza, Gabbiadini).
We do just enough to win the league and compete in the CL. We don't want to risk losing revenues and "prestige" from winning Italy and maintaining automatic CL qualification (and possibly moving towards pot 1 which will help CL advancement and more revenue).
For example, you could play Coman at winger all year to develop him. And on the other side you could have brought back Berardi. Would we have been heavy favourites in the league this year? No. Would we have made it out of the group stage? Probably not. Would we be better off in the future if we had committed development time to promising young attackers? Yes.
But it's such a delicate balance that we're trying to achieve right now. For me it could be done better but we have to acknowledge there are risks when trying to transition a team. There are many examples even in Italy of teams failing magnificently. For instance, Napoli couldn't even figure out how to spend 60M after selling Cavani. Let's not talk about Milan and Inter.
Roma did a good job but they had nothing to play for until now. And now they see how tough it is to compete in Italy and the CL and try to look to the future.
Management is very risk averse. They'd rather pay 14M for Pereyra who you at least know is young with small wages who can contribute in many areas, will work hard, etc. But will never be a star. Those players don't sink the team.
We will laugh at 30M for Iturbe.
The only risks we'll take on young players is if the terms are advantageous or no-brainers like Vidal, Pogba, Coman and the slew of youngsters we have right now (Sturaro, Berardi, Leali, Rugani, Zaza, Gabbiadini).
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what is Allegri saying about Sneijder? and Falcao?
what is Allegri saying about Sneijder? and Falcao?
Nevah! 
Come on. Be honest here. Who do you see us getting more? Sneijder or Shaqiri?
Come on. Be honest here. Who do you see us getting more? Sneijder or Shaqiri?
I put my trust in the Great Man to make the right choice
Shaqiri would be my preferred choice if I had to pick one though, i think he'd make the ideal playmate for wee Giovinco
I actually would not be against this transfer. A trequartista would suit the Tevez and Llorente partnership allowing Wesley to create the play and Tevez to move more in attack rather then dropping as deep as he does and leaving Llorente alone (which he has complained about and attributes his lack of success this season to)
I can see this signing, if it happens, to being one that is criticized at first but in the end would really improve out team and attacking play. Similar to the signing of a 32 year old Pirlo who was on the bench at Milan for his last year. Look how that worked out. People here really need to get over their drama when they see a player who is 30, now days 30 is still young. Its pretty dumb to think a player will turn to shit in a few months once they pass a date on a calender.
I would way rather have Wesley as a trequartista then Peryera or Vidal.
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That is laughable
I can see this signing, if it happens, to being one that is criticized at first but in the end would really improve out team and attacking play. Similar to the signing of a 32 year old Pirlo who was on the bench at Milan for his last year. Look how that worked out. People here really need to get over their drama when they see a player who is 30, now days 30 is still young. Its pretty dumb to think a player will turn to shit in a few months once they pass a date on a calender.
I would way rather have Wesley as a trequartista then Peryera or Vidal.
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That is laughable
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