its amazing how the admirors of fancy talent on tuz totally diss asamoah "cause he cannot cross or dribble"
yet every halfdecent or better football journalist/analyst, is speaking how he was essential to our scudetto
Asamoah will end up in goal next season.
He's a passable left wingback, but left back really is a waste and not playing to his strengths. Still, stranger things have happened...
Hopefully after a decade quest, this year we may get a proper starter LB.
Asamoah playing as a Left wing back was essential to our scudetto success, but that doesn't equate to Asamoah as a brilliant option for the role. It was so important because we haven;t had a player on the left flank who can defend (other than Chiellini) since Molinaro left...who could tackle but his passing was perhaps even worse than that of de ceglie. The problems with de ceglie are far too well known for me to repeat the same criticisms, suffice to say he isn't talented enough to be considered good enough a footballer for any team in the top half of Serie A.
Asamoah was important because we had a LWB who could tackle and pass the ball. We hadn't had that for a very long time. It wasn't a stroke of genius on Conte's part, it was a smart move, but one which wouldn;t have been needed at other clubs for by now they would have a specialist, quality LB. Do you recall how long it took us to find a quality right back in Lichsteiner???? Fkin years!
Its a position he can play, obviously, but we signed him on the basis of his incredibly dynamic form as a CM. Playing him at LWB means we do not see him at his best, in his natural role. A team of our stature should not need to purchase a CM and position him at LWb for the whole fkin season!
He performed infinitely better than de ceglie, but that is the same as saying a dog can run faster than a slug...
other than improvements to our front line, mainly in terms of a dribbler/flair merchant/creative SS who can turn a game with a moment of magic, who likes ot beta players with skill, the only other very obvious transfer we need to make is to buy a specialist, classy LWB. Anyone who understands football and wants Juve to improve will surely agree...