Good to hear Locatelli probably may start, lets see how we do without Montolivo..
Latest is that it won't happen and Montolivo will retain his place ....
I kind of want to see Jack play his natural position at LW, and put Niang or Bacca at striker. I don't think that starting Locatelli against a side like Lazio would be ideal, but let's see how it works out. I'd prefer Pasalic to be in the holding midfielder role (even though he probably hasn't settled in too well yet) and give Sosa and Kucka freedom to create chances.
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These frequent games are kinda nice.
09-20-2016, 01:13 PM
(This post was last modified: 09-20-2016, 01:14 PM by nefremo.)
I don't have a problem with us not starting Locatelli. The boy has talent, but let's ease him into it. If Montella thinks he is ready and plays him from the start, fine. But than, don't tear the kid up when he makes his mistakes (he WILL make them, it's natural and especially in that position they are magnified), lose confidence in him and leave him on the bench for a couple of months where he also completely loses his own confidence.
I think ideally we should introduce him to games for 15/20/30 mins per game and let him grow slowly into it. I am so afraid of us burning up another talent and destroying their confidence.
@somedevil.....I agree. These midweek games break up the week nicely and give us something to look forward to. I wish they were CL games though. Hell, I'd even settle for EL games at this point. Waiting an entire week to watch Milan is too much sometimes.