06-24-2016, 07:15 PM
I don't know much about Lapadula the player, so it's hard to judge how good or bad this signing is. There are a few positives about the player that I see though. The guy is a career journeyman and a classic late bloomer. He was never very highly touted and was a total unknown a couple of years ago and worked his way to where he is at today. That kind of drive and attitude is exactly what this team needs right now. Lapadula might not be a star, but he is not someone who will loath around the field, walking around the pitch when he doesn't have the ball or shoot the ball carelessly to miss easy targets like Balotelli does. We as a team need to reshape our mental make up big time, and having someone like Lapadula would help with that. In a way, he kind of reminds me of Bacca, in terms of being a late bloomer who thrives with his effort and professionalism instead of his natural given abilities.
There are, of course, also negatives about this signing. First and foremost, I think this deal will probably lead to Bacca leaving. Those two guys will have a hard time playing together given their style and position, and Bacca is in a win now mode before his career starts declining. Secondly, this kind of signals that we are not ready to go into market big time and get big name stars this year. It is probably the right move to make, building the team from ground level again, but it still sucks to know your team isn't going anywhere next season in June.
I hesitate to read too much into this signing as it relates to the take over. While it looks like a classic ItaMilan signing, I get the feeling that we are going to a more or less ItaMilan strategy even if the takeover is completed. If we sell the team, Berlu and Galli will still run things for a couple of years. And I don't think there is any way they can attract big name talent to this team right now. Look at how much difficulties Man Utd is having getting top level talent, and they have Mourinho and more money than even the Chinese. We simply have too little to offer to high level players at this point to really go on a spending spree and rebuild quickly. And since Chinese are guaranteeing investment, I also have a hard time seeing Berlu really turning a proposal that good down.
There are, of course, also negatives about this signing. First and foremost, I think this deal will probably lead to Bacca leaving. Those two guys will have a hard time playing together given their style and position, and Bacca is in a win now mode before his career starts declining. Secondly, this kind of signals that we are not ready to go into market big time and get big name stars this year. It is probably the right move to make, building the team from ground level again, but it still sucks to know your team isn't going anywhere next season in June.
I hesitate to read too much into this signing as it relates to the take over. While it looks like a classic ItaMilan signing, I get the feeling that we are going to a more or less ItaMilan strategy even if the takeover is completed. If we sell the team, Berlu and Galli will still run things for a couple of years. And I don't think there is any way they can attract big name talent to this team right now. Look at how much difficulties Man Utd is having getting top level talent, and they have Mourinho and more money than even the Chinese. We simply have too little to offer to high level players at this point to really go on a spending spree and rebuild quickly. And since Chinese are guaranteeing investment, I also have a hard time seeing Berlu really turning a proposal that good down.