(03-03-2016, 07:25 AM)WCmilan Wrote: A lot of links to Praet circulating. Isn't he a trequartista? Can anyone fill me in on this guy, I know he's talented and I've seen youtube videos but I cant judge just on that.
So far this season, I'll reiterate this again for the fourth or fifth time on this forum, I'm really happy with Kucka. We really miss his presence in midfield when he doesn't play. I'm very surprised with his dribbling ability, getting by players and going forward opening up space in tight gaps, winning the ball back almost every single time he loses it, very physical, good defending and covering in matches where he needs to, he's easily becoming one of my favourite players in this Milan side. He looks like our 20m purchase and Bertolacci like our 4m purchase lol.
Just kidding, Bertolacci is a decent player, I wouldn't mind keeping him on this team for a long time but not as a starter. The problem is he's like a jack of all trades but master of none. He's good in midfield passing the ball around, working hard and whatnot, but he does better upfront in a free role but the problem is there are better players in those attacking positions and he'll leave a gap in midfield if we always allow him that freedom. He's just a fantastic player to have coming off the bench IMO, he can fill in a lot of different roles in different tactical setups.
With Honda doing so well, I'd still invest in the RM. Call it harsh or not, it doesn't mean Honda needs to be on the bench. A little competition is always good and whoever we get can be versatile too, maybe playing as a second striker or whatnot. I'd invest everything in midfield and try to get Witsel & Bazoer, then worry about Mammana & either Praet or El Ghazi.
If we can sign Witsel, Bazoer, Vangioni, Mammana, Praet or El Ghazi.. We'll have a very strong team next year and young
Praet's been very inconsistent for the past few seasons. Ever since he's won the golden boot award in Belgium, his performances have been hard to predict. He's definitely a big game player though. It's as if he's completely lost his motivation for the Belgian league, where he tends to fade out of matches. I think it's a case of too little challenge and too many seasons at anderlecht.
However, if you see him play in big games (european and domestic) he seems to be on fire.
His best qualities in my opinion is his vision and distribution. He likes to take offensive risks by giving that edgy through ball that sends a striker to goal. He also keeps the ball on his feet, dribbling sometimes. His best positions are RM and CAM. I'd say we position him on the right with offensive instructions if we get him, or put him in a CAM position with a wildcard for movement off the ball. He's really intelligent in his movement off the ball.
He needs to improve his mentality though. He's not like El Ghazi (who already thinks he's the bomb). A very altruistic player who likes to see other score, but he needs to get himself motivated for the smaller games too.
If we want to get him, we'll need european football. It's what he demands. And he IS leaving anderlecht this summer.