Wishlist and General Juve mercato talk (2012-13) (10 Viewers)
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I haven't seen enough of Immobile to judge him to be honest. I did see Destro quite a bit because ESPN showed plenty of Siena games this year, i liked him and thought he was good but he didnt excite me. Dont get me wrong though guys i think Destro would be a great buy for the future i was just looking someone to convince me as to why he is getting so much hype because 21 to me doesn't seem that young but maybe it is in Italian years as they do tend to play better at an older age.
the reason why I had asked was not for the reason of a criticism to you. A majority of the people who wouldn't want Destro tend to bring up Immobile as the reason why, even though his accomplishments this year were in Serie B and he is a year older. Destro probably would have matched those numbers and then some if he had played for Pescara last season.
And 21 is certainly young. Not everyone is a 19 year old prodigy such as Neymar. I think that the reason why he is being hyped up is based on several factors.
#1) His age, and playing for a team such as Siena, and being their leading goal scorer, keeping in mind that he only played 32 games this season, and of those 32 games, only 27 were starts.
#2) He is actually very positionally aware for someone of his age. He has very good timing on his runs towards goal, and provides a lot of movement
#3) His strength. As someone else had mentioned earlier, he is a strong young player.
#4) Nearly as adept with his left foot as his right. His right foot is his primary foot, and most of his power shots come from his right foot, whereas a lot of his flicks or finesse shots will come from his left.
I am certainly not on board with the notion that he would be the primary option in attack. Not yet. But as of right now, he would be a great bench option.
And 21 is certainly young. Not everyone is a 19 year old prodigy such as Neymar. I think that the reason why he is being hyped up is based on several factors.
#1) His age, and playing for a team such as Siena, and being their leading goal scorer, keeping in mind that he only played 32 games this season, and of those 32 games, only 27 were starts.
#2) He is actually very positionally aware for someone of his age. He has very good timing on his runs towards goal, and provides a lot of movement
#3) His strength. As someone else had mentioned earlier, he is a strong young player.
#4) Nearly as adept with his left foot as his right. His right foot is his primary foot, and most of his power shots come from his right foot, whereas a lot of his flicks or finesse shots will come from his left.
I am certainly not on board with the notion that he would be the primary option in attack. Not yet. But as of right now, he would be a great bench option.
Good post i think i was wrong in saying 21 wasn't young and i agree with what you where saying about Immobile from what i have seen there is no reason why anyone should prefer him Destro apart from the fact he has Juve connections. In any case are Inter not closer to Destro than we are?
I think the reason i am being sceptical as well is because i don't rate Italians youngsters as much i used to there have been so many in the past who i have gotten myself really excited over only to be let down.
I think the reason i am being sceptical as well is because i don't rate Italians youngsters as much i used to there have been so many in the past who i have gotten myself really excited over only to be let down.
It may just be my view of football and my distrust of fancy players, but I get far more excited when I see a young forward who understands how to move and position himself properly.
Most players take years to learn how to do that, if they ever do.
For that reason I find guys like Destro and Borini much more interesting prospects than someone like El Shaarawy, who had lots of tricks, but shows little sign of having a brain or much end product.
Players who move well are much more likely to be consistently useful because, even on a bad day, they'll still move well. Catch fancy player who bases on step-overs and flicks and they are likely to be utterly useless whenever they aren't absolutely on their game.
Most players take years to learn how to do that, if they ever do.
For that reason I find guys like Destro and Borini much more interesting prospects than someone like El Shaarawy, who had lots of tricks, but shows little sign of having a brain or much end product.
Players who move well are much more likely to be consistently useful because, even on a bad day, they'll still move well. Catch fancy player who bases on step-overs and flicks and they are likely to be utterly useless whenever they aren't absolutely on their game.
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