Winter mercato thread 2016-17 (42 Viewers)

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Osman

Koul Khara!
Aug 30, 2002
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Or maybe we plan to rotate him with Marchisio a lot more because of the latter just only came back from injury. Marchisio doesn't start all games.

In any case I rather a midfield of N'Zonzi-Marchisio-Pjanić than Marchisio-Khedira-Pjanić.

Also since he's cup tied, he'd only be eligible for league games, so we can use a fully fit 100% Marchisio in CL games and rest him when required.
True, actually would be good idea to free up Marchisio as LCM, he used to be stellar b2b, Pjanic can play RCM instead of Khedira or AM so Sami can play.

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Osman

Koul Khara!
Aug 30, 2002
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Between rincon and zonzi whos better?

Also 30 mils is fair for a 28 years zonzi?
The one we want to pay 30m for and who bullied our midfield, not the 5th choice backup option thats barely a fair trade for Hernanes.

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Zacheryah

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Aug 29, 2010
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The one we want to pay 30m for and who bullied our midfield, not the 5th choice backup option thats barely a fair trade for Hernanes.

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I notice N'Zonzi has @Osman seal of approval.

Excellent, he's the type of CM we absolutely need, i was just wondering quality wise.
 

Osman

Koul Khara!
Aug 30, 2002
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He is not my ideal choice but our midfield is so physically weak now that adding a 2 meter tall house DM who covers ground extremely well (while being good with the ball) will come very handy. Unlikely to get bullied by likes of Genoa or Inter in midfield with players like him.

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"N'Zonzi has completed 876 passes this season with a pass accuracy of 89%, of which 74% were forward passes"

This sounds promising . I thought he played fairly well against us too, and made it difficult for us to get through the middle.


Surely the adventure time and experimentation with the guinea pigs Hernanes and Sturaro is coming to an end soon. Lets be serious, we will be embarrassed by top teams if we don't invest and fix our midfield.
 

Xperd

Allegrophobic Infidel
Jun 1, 2012
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Will be happy with this, but only if we hold on our core(players).

Winter / Summer:

In:
- Witsel
- Gagliardini
- Kessie
- Caldara
- Maybe one topsigning?

Out:
- Asamoah (sadly ...)
- Hernanes
- Sturaro (Be honest, he isn't good enough, I still like him but it's better to sell him
- Zaza (if West Ham do not release the clause

No opinion about Benatia, but I can understand that we don't pay the 18m and get Caldara instead.
 

The Quazis

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Dec 21, 2012
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I'm not sure what's the point of bringing all those Atalanta kids here. People were asking for Rugani loan before the season started and now we are supposed to fit in Caldara? Kessie weaker than Lemina at this moment, same to say about Gagliardini. We could leave them in Bergamo for the next season but we could use that money to improve the team instantly by buying one concrete player. I guess a lot depends on whom we'll be offloading.
 
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I'm not sure what's the point of bringing all those Atalanta kids here. People were asking for Rugani loan before the season started and now we are supposed to fit in Caldara? Kessie weaker than Lemina at this moment, same to say about Gagliardini. We could leave them in Bergamo for the next season but we could use that money to improve the team instantly by buying one concrete player. I guess a lot depends on whom we'll be offloading.
Don't see it on the way that they improve our team directly!

If Caldara will be bought he will be in the summer and even then we can loan him out back to Atalanta. He is really impressive this season, most people don't know he was also really impressive with Cesena last year. Don't think he become a starter or something, it's pure a future signing or 5th cb.

Kessie has a lot potential. The whole Premier League is interested in him, he is a complete box-to-box talent. I think he is already at the same level as Lemina and we can off-load Lemina this summer don't know tho. We also missing depth in the midfield, so I think Kessie will have the most impact in our first team of the three Atalanta guys.

Gagliardini must be the vice-Marchisio. Our directors saw that's really hard to find a Marchisio replacement. Verratti? Dream on ... Sensi? Not psychical enough. Fabregas ..? nah. Our management needs to search for a Marchisio back-up since Hernanes don't fit in our plans. He is a 'cheap' and Italian player who can back-up Marchisio. I think it can't become more interesting for Marotta & Paratici.

Conclusion:
All the three players can be really useful in the future. I agree that they aren't ready to walk in our starting XI, but in these days you need to be faster than your opponent's because their are more clubs who are really greedy for talents. Kessie can have an impact, rest is future.

There is nothing official yet btw, but don't care too much about it ;)
 

Pirlo's Beard

Junkie Joe Joyce
Oct 2, 2013
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Are people forgetting we've been forced to use fucking Evra and Dani Alves at CB already early on in the season because of injury issues. We could accommodate extra CBs because to some extent Bazargli, Chiellini and even Benatia are broken half of the time.
 

rakib567

Senior Member
Apr 27, 2013
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Are people forgetting we've been forced to use $#@!ing Evra and Dani Alves at CB already early on in the season because of injury issues. We could accommodate extra CBs because to some extent Bazargli, Chiellini and even Benatia are broken half of the time.
we played evra and alves at CB because we had to use a back 3. With investment in a top AM/CM we will be able to switch to a 4312/4321 which means that the 5 defenders we have now will be enough.
 

Hydde

Minimiliano Tristelli
Mar 6, 2003
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A top AM to rotate with Pjanic as Treq would be nice.

Or play pjanic as an offensive DM, sided with Marchisio and a really good box to box physical ball recoverer.

That way we can play something like:

---New DM----Marchisio----Pjanic

------------------AM---------------


or...............

--New DM----Marchisio---VERRATI----

----------------Pjanic-------------------

:tuttosport:


Or

---Verrati---Marchisio---Pjanic---

--------------Dybala--------------

------Berardi---------Higuain-----

or

---New DM--Marchisio---Verrati

---Dybala---Higuain---Pjaca--


Rakib, come at me bro.
 

rakib567

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Apr 27, 2013
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IN: Draxler, Berardi, Darmian, Witsel, Kessie, Caldara (re-loan), Spinazzola, Benatia
OUT: Zaza, Coman, Hernanes, Asamoah


Buffon
Alves Bonucci Chiellini Sandro
Lichtsteiner Barzagli Benatia/Rugani Darmian
Khedira Marchisio Pjanic
Kessie Lemina Witsel/Sturaro
Dybala Draxler
Cuadrado/Berardi Pjaca
Higuain
Manzukic

Reserves: Kean, Spinazzola, Audiero, Mandragora
Home grown: 4
Italians: 13
Foreign: 15
TOT: 28 players (4 u21)​
 
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