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Badass J Elkann

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Feb 12, 2006
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People really rate Zaza highly I see. I don't know, I'm still not seeing it.
if they are young and mobile and can bag a goal here and there they are highly rated on this forum. I'm not buying it, I don't think he is any better than matri when we signed him, I would honestly rather keep Llorente since he has the experience to do well in europe which is what we are looking to improve. any how even if Llorente were to leave Morata ought to be the one partnering Tevez and not Zaza
 

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Feb 9, 2013
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The one thing Zaza has going for him is that he's 23. Wasn't Matri 27 when we signed him? Italian strikers, (or maybe just Italian players in general) seem to take longer than others to reach potential, so perhaps he's still a year away from being at his best. He'd be a decent long-term rotation option if we are getting rid of Llorente in the summer. He certainly hasn't shown anything to suggest he could be our starting XI striker long-term, not if we want to continue to progress.
 

AFL_ITALIA

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Jun 17, 2011
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His stats are pretty good this season (goal every 167 minutes) compared to the last (goal every 255 minutes). So he is improving at least.

Also, 3/5 of Sassuolo's wins came when he wasn't playing :shifty:
 

CrimsonianKing

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Jan 16, 2013
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The one thing Zaza has going for him is that he's 23. Wasn't Matri 27 when we signed him? Italian strikers, (or maybe just Italian players in general) seem to take longer than others to reach potential, so perhaps he's still a year away from being at his best. He'd be a decent long-term rotation option if we are getting rid of Llorente in the summer. He certainly hasn't shown anything to suggest he could be our starting XI striker long-term, not if we want to continue to progress.
:shifty:
 

Robee

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Jun 21, 2011
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Comparing Zaza with Matri really is a dull joke gone horribly wrong. Zaza's dribbling, ball control and shooting skills are far superior. Maybe, just maybe his positioning in the box isn't that good but -guess what- that can be taught and he's 4 years younger than Matri when we bought him.

If he doesn't impress it actually gives a chance to Morata to grow if Llorente is sold. Because right now, his talent is wasted.
 
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