A replacement for what Reza? For a back-up fullback? We already have not one (Calabria), but two (Vangioni) of them.
I've said this before and I'll say it again.....
We all get attached to our youth products. We want them to turn out to be great players because there is no better sense of pride than getting a player from your youth sector. Our own deserve multiple chances (which DES has gotten by the way) and a lot of patience (which he has also gotten). But at some point we have to start asking ourselves.....if this player did not come from our own youth program, would i have been this patient and this lenient?
I've seen the same arguments before (oh dont sell so and so, he is one of our own, will turn out to be great, etc). Remember Merkel? There were some angry people when we sold him. How about Cristante, and Paloschi, and many others. Those players weren't even given a real chance by the way. Here is De Sciglio though....still riding the wave of enthusiasm from years ago...and year after year there is disappointment. Maybe he'll go somewhere else and turn out great. There are many examples of that too (most recently with Aubameyang).....but I think DES has exhausted most of his opportunities at this point. He isn't even the best fullback here. He has been used in the rotation at best.
The time for him to perform isn't just now...but it was 2 years ago, and last year. But fine, he doesn't have to be sold. I am ok with that. But if you have a chance to use him to upgrade other positions that are of more need, i think you should take it. Whether that's swapping him for Insigne (this is just hypothetical as i just brought it up as a conversation and there has been no rumors of this) or selling him for 25mil and using the money on a midfielder.
I've said this before and I'll say it again.....
We all get attached to our youth products. We want them to turn out to be great players because there is no better sense of pride than getting a player from your youth sector. Our own deserve multiple chances (which DES has gotten by the way) and a lot of patience (which he has also gotten). But at some point we have to start asking ourselves.....if this player did not come from our own youth program, would i have been this patient and this lenient?
I've seen the same arguments before (oh dont sell so and so, he is one of our own, will turn out to be great, etc). Remember Merkel? There were some angry people when we sold him. How about Cristante, and Paloschi, and many others. Those players weren't even given a real chance by the way. Here is De Sciglio though....still riding the wave of enthusiasm from years ago...and year after year there is disappointment. Maybe he'll go somewhere else and turn out great. There are many examples of that too (most recently with Aubameyang).....but I think DES has exhausted most of his opportunities at this point. He isn't even the best fullback here. He has been used in the rotation at best.
The time for him to perform isn't just now...but it was 2 years ago, and last year. But fine, he doesn't have to be sold. I am ok with that. But if you have a chance to use him to upgrade other positions that are of more need, i think you should take it. Whether that's swapping him for Insigne (this is just hypothetical as i just brought it up as a conversation and there has been no rumors of this) or selling him for 25mil and using the money on a midfielder.