Winter mercato thread 2020 (68 Viewers)

[Post Ironic]

You germans are so weird about this, your agenda against Costa is bizzare. Yea he is injured too much and not reliable. But when he plays he is quality, Bernardeschi is hot garbage. No way in hell should he be kept over when most crippled Costa.

I was a big Bernadeschi fan, but this is unfortunately true. After a good first season, he was decidedly mediocre for most of last year, aside from his fantastic Atletico match in which he was our 2nd best performer behind Ronaldo. But this year he’s gotten even worse, truly garbage.

I’d say the only reason the club considers keeping Bernadeschi and selling Costa is that Costa is on double the wages and 30 years old to start next season. Probably less content as a bench/role player too. If we’re trying to lower our wage bill and get younger, Bernadeschi is probably the better choice as a back-up even though he’s offered zilch of late.

Ideally, if Costa can’t stay fit or find form again this year, we sell both, and get 1 world class replacement for Costa, and a young, talented player on reasonable wages in place of Bernadeschi (perhaps already got this with Dejan).

 

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[Abdo Alzahaby]

Cover one hole and make a new one.

pjanic sometime becomes a hole

 

[Snobist]

This

Costa fit for 10 games a season gives more to Juve than Berna fit during the whole season. Berna is new Marco Motta, he is the opposite of Higuain. Higuain does everything perfectly while Berna does everything wrong.

 

[rakib567]

pjanic sometime becomes a hole

because he plays defensive midfield. Just like in 2014 when we played pirlo at DM we were so open in midfield and barca destroyed us.

Italians and their stupid tactics need to change. stop with this deep lying playmaker BS and lets play strong defensive midfielder in that position.

Look at all of the past champions league winners.
2019 Liverpool had Fabinho,
2018/17/16 real Madrid have Casemiro,
2015 Barcelona had busquets,
2014 RM had Xavi Alonso
2013 Bayern had Martinez and Sweinsteiger
2012 Chelsea had essien

etcc etccc

 

[Hust]

What? He's a player you can't rely on. Not worth keeping for the handful of good games you get out of him per season.

We can rely on Bernie to be a shitty player

 

[Post Ironic]

We can rely on Bernie to be a shitty player

 

[.zero]

We can rely on Bernie to be a shitty player

Yeah but he’s Italian sooo...

 

[Xperd]

 

[petersmit]

Isn't matic out of contract in six months?

 

[LiquidPLP]

Matic

 

[Salvo]

We won't get anyone this session

 

[JuveJay]

And rightly so. January buys for your first team squad are for failing teams or emergencies.

 

[Siamak]

 

[JuveJay]

That is a worrying list, lol.

 

[Hust]

Atalanta cashing in.

 

[edgardavids2608]

That is a worrying list, lol.

Why?

 

[Bjerknes]

Why?

Because 7 of 9 of them were basically useless, for us at least.

I think Kulu will be good, or at least be useful in plusvalenza to sign JonJo Shelvey.

 

[edgardavids2608]

Because 7 of 9 of them were basically useless, for us at least.

I think Kulu will be good, or at least be useful in plusvalenza to sign JonJo Shelvey.

If the expectation is to make a huge signing in the middle of the season and take someones best player right now thats a bit naive and doesnt happen often. I will say up until last year being cup tied stopped most big players from moving as well as it being pretty pointless.

 

[Bjerknes]

If the expectation is to make a huge signing in the middle of the season and take someones best player right now thats a bit naive and doesnt happen often. I will say up until last year being cup tied stopped most big players from moving as well as it being pretty pointless.

And if we didn't get him in the summer people would be saying we should have got him in the winter. You just can't win.

 

[Hust]

That is a worrying list, lol.

Because only two went onto become good players, and one was with us.