Your opinion on new transfers (4 Viewers)

[JCK]

I think depth is a good reason to sign players, I don't know why Andy thinks it is nonsense though.

I think depth is a good reason to sign cheap players. I think last season when Juventus got doomed with injuries and suspensions they were forced into a lame loan deal; something this signing will hopefully prevent. But that's just me.

 

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[Mafia]

The price was definetely right, i will just be a bit annoyed if this truly is our last defensive signing, because we really could add some depth in the full back positions or sign one quality defender, but i dont know how the financial situation is at juve, because i dont run juve, so its not up to me.

 

[ßöмßäяðîëя]

I think depth is a good reason to sign cheap players. I think last season when Juventus got doomed with injuries and suspensions they were forced into a lame loan deal; something this signing will hopefully prevent. But that's just me.

Yea, I agree...

 

[.zero]

I won't rip any new players until they have touched the ball for us unless I know that they suck from seeing them play for other clubs. I know not all coaches/situations/teams are the same but that would be the only reason I would buck at them.

 

[Bjerknes]

I think depth is a good reason to sign cheap players. I think last season when Juventus got doomed with injuries and suspensions they were forced into a lame loan deal; something this signing will hopefully prevent. But that's just me.

Okay cool. Lets just keep getting mediocre players and have about 15 strikers. Bring back Sculli and sign people like Brian Ching, Di Natale, and sign Portanova but play him as a striker if the other 14 players happen to be injured mysteriously.

 

[Bjerknes]

I think depth is a good reason to sign players, I don't know why Andy thinks it is nonsense though.

It's nonsense because we already have enough depth in that spot. What we're talking about here is wasting time and money.

 

[JCK]

Okay cool. Lets just keep getting mediocre players and have about 15 strikers. Bring back Sculli and sign people like Brian Ching, Di Natale, and sign Portanova but play him as a striker if the other 14 players happen to be injured mysteriously.

If you're mentioning strikers, I would have very much preferred a quality midfielder rather than Amauri, but I don't know what will happen, we might get a quality midfielder as well. An extra central defender is something we actually need as Andrade will not be staying with us.

 

[Bjerknes]

No, what we need is a QUALITY central defender, not another backup.

 

[ßöмßäяðîëя]

It's nonsense because we already have enough depth in that spot. What we're talking about here is wasting time and money.

Meh, I'll buy that.

 

[JCK]

No, what we need is a QUALITY central defender, not another backup.

Yes but we the transfer season is not over and that's why it is also too early to judge.

 

[Bjerknes]

Yes but we the transfer season is not over and that's why it is also too early to judge.

Okay, but if we buy a quality defender now, we'll still have 6 centerbacks. That proves that this Knezevic transfer is useless.

Catch my drift here?

 

[Cronios]

Most folk want to do both.

Soundly abuse them until they play a couple of good games, and then declare them great.

See Sissoko and Iaquinta.

or the other way around, overrate and praise them, just because they are Juve players, bought by the Juve managers...

see Tiago, Almiron, Salih, Criscito, Andrade, Grygera, Palla and Molinaro

The transfer window isnt closed yet, we cant tell from now if our transfer window was another failure, lets just wait until the first week of July!

 

[swag]

I think depth is a good reason to sign cheap players. I think last season when Juventus got doomed with injuries and suspensions they were forced into a lame loan deal; something this signing will hopefully prevent. But that's just me.

Yes, but did the likes of Brazzo and Grygera really add much at all to our competitiveness even for the small amounts spent?

 

[Dominic]

Brazzo's brace vs Milan wasn't unhelpful.

 

[Bjerknes]

Brazzo's brace vs Milan wasn't unhelpful.

Brazzo's signing was useful at the time because we needed somebody to fill in at a lot of positions.

 

[swag]

Brazzo's brace vs Milan wasn't unhelpful.

And Grygera was MoM once too, scoring and making an assist.

That said, I'd really hope a signing produces more than one memorable match in a 38-game season.

 

[Luca]

And Grygera was MoM once too, scoring and making an assist.

That said, I'd really hope a signing produces more than one memorable match in a 38-game season.

he looked improved at the euro's. I hope next season he will have acclimatised, he has the potential to do well in our team and we had a period where he was our best defender, even if it was for only for 3 or 4 games.

 

[Dominic]

@Andy:

True. In fact I agree with what your most important point in this thread. We need to sign some quality over quantity.

Although I don't completely agree with your view on Knezevic I can't comment on Knezevic's ability as I have little to no idea how good he is or isn't.
Knezevic' signing has a few plusses. He's cheap, so not really a loss - financially. He's Stendardo's direct replacement and Stendardo was needed a few times this season. On the down side: signing him is probably an indication that we wont get any other defender, as we're kind of stacked.

I don't consider Grygera a cb, let alone a good one, so i'm glad it could mean we won't have to see Grygera in the middle again.

A summer mercato consisting of Alonso (hopefuly....), Amauri, Mellberg, Knezevic, De Ceglie, Marchisio and Giovinco is a mercato well done. We probably could've/can do better in defence, but i'm willing to give Mellberg a chance or hope Legro/Chiellini have built enough chemistry to mask their(legro's?) shortcomings.

And Grygera was MoM once too, scoring and making an assist.

That said, I'd really hope a signing produces more than one memorable match in a 38-game season.

Of course.

 

[JCK]

Yes, but did the likes of Brazzo and Grygera really add much at all to our competitiveness even for the small amounts spent?

Brazzo was our most versatile player which was pretty useful even though with mediocre performances. As for Grygera, he was lame, bad and I wanted his head but by the end of the season he caught some form and it continued with the EUROs. I see him as a starter next season.

 

[JCK]

That said, I'd really hope a signing produces more than one memorable match in a 38-game season.

That's the spirit :malt: