06-30-2016, 03:50 AM
Haven't been able to post as often this week, just finished writing what will hopefully be my last three university exams before graduating...
Anyhow, a few pages back Dev was talking about Pjaca and mentioned that I also like him. I do, I always have respect for tall, strong players who are quick and good on the dribble. I haven't seen a player who can dribble like him at 6'1 in a while. Another thing about the kid is that he has a very distinct way of moving with the ball like all the best players do. I guess you could say something is special about his game, and personally I like that he's just as good at trequartista role as he is at LW, most players struggle. Bonaventura is great for us at LW, every time we tried him in the middle he was pretty ineffective. One negative in his game that I noticed is he seems to like to dribble and shoot too much at times, but it could turn out a good thing.
In any case, my best friend from playing varsity soccer is Croatian and he's always talking about him and Halilovic. He got me started watching highlights of Pjaca and doing my research here and there because of how highly they rate him. Then again, he said Kramaric would be the next Shevchenko, but it didn't happen that way obviously, so my opinion on Pjaca is purely based on highlights, national team matches, and word of mouth.
Mati Fernandez could sign for us in the week, but more importantly Montella is our new coach. I'll save my exact opinions on him for the thread, but I'll say here that I'm happy - we finally got a coach that COULD give us something to look forward too. He's not an Ancelotti or Pep, but he's not a Brocchi or Inzaghi either, nor a Giampaolo who I rate higher than Brocchi/Inzaghi but under Montella. He's in that category where he's had enough experience between larger and smaller teams to make the step IMO.
Back on Mati Fernandez, I think this could be a good signing. I know he's 30, but I cant imagine him costing too much. I just hope he's not going to be put on a contract longer than 2 years, and that he's not our 'main' midfield signing. I've been saying that we need a player with some flair in our midfield, he'll definitely add that and he's got a great free kick.
Witsel is proving himself in this Euro cup thats for sure. Very physical player but more importantly I'm thoroughly impressed with his passing game - I didn't even know it was that good and I've been advocating we sign him since the very beginning. His agent says he wants CL, I know if the Chinese come that wont matter for him this year, he'll get a good contract and we'll most likely be in CL in the near future.
Also expanding on what porcho was saying, I agree. Juventus was playing with Giaccherini in the starting line-up, and when Barzagli was coming from Palermo people said he was 'old and finished', and Marchisio was simply above average in my opinion before Juve became a better team in general. They signed players like Krasic for big fees but it didn't work for them, players like De Sceglie were also starting. Also we shouldn't forget that nobody made a big deal out of Lichsteiner either, nobody really thought much of the transfer. Simone Pepe was also starting for them, who was average at most, and their attack consisted of Vucicinic and Quagliarella.
My point is, they won the scudetto even with that team because they started to formulate a style. They brought in Vidal for slightly over 10m IIRC, they stole Pirlo, and Pogba. Suddenly, their team became so strong. My point is, we can make a winning team if we do it correctly. One big midfield addition, another good midfielder, and a good CB partner for Romagnoli. Then whichever attackers leave we replace them with the funds.
Anyhow, a few pages back Dev was talking about Pjaca and mentioned that I also like him. I do, I always have respect for tall, strong players who are quick and good on the dribble. I haven't seen a player who can dribble like him at 6'1 in a while. Another thing about the kid is that he has a very distinct way of moving with the ball like all the best players do. I guess you could say something is special about his game, and personally I like that he's just as good at trequartista role as he is at LW, most players struggle. Bonaventura is great for us at LW, every time we tried him in the middle he was pretty ineffective. One negative in his game that I noticed is he seems to like to dribble and shoot too much at times, but it could turn out a good thing.
In any case, my best friend from playing varsity soccer is Croatian and he's always talking about him and Halilovic. He got me started watching highlights of Pjaca and doing my research here and there because of how highly they rate him. Then again, he said Kramaric would be the next Shevchenko, but it didn't happen that way obviously, so my opinion on Pjaca is purely based on highlights, national team matches, and word of mouth.
Mati Fernandez could sign for us in the week, but more importantly Montella is our new coach. I'll save my exact opinions on him for the thread, but I'll say here that I'm happy - we finally got a coach that COULD give us something to look forward too. He's not an Ancelotti or Pep, but he's not a Brocchi or Inzaghi either, nor a Giampaolo who I rate higher than Brocchi/Inzaghi but under Montella. He's in that category where he's had enough experience between larger and smaller teams to make the step IMO.
Back on Mati Fernandez, I think this could be a good signing. I know he's 30, but I cant imagine him costing too much. I just hope he's not going to be put on a contract longer than 2 years, and that he's not our 'main' midfield signing. I've been saying that we need a player with some flair in our midfield, he'll definitely add that and he's got a great free kick.
Witsel is proving himself in this Euro cup thats for sure. Very physical player but more importantly I'm thoroughly impressed with his passing game - I didn't even know it was that good and I've been advocating we sign him since the very beginning. His agent says he wants CL, I know if the Chinese come that wont matter for him this year, he'll get a good contract and we'll most likely be in CL in the near future.
Also expanding on what porcho was saying, I agree. Juventus was playing with Giaccherini in the starting line-up, and when Barzagli was coming from Palermo people said he was 'old and finished', and Marchisio was simply above average in my opinion before Juve became a better team in general. They signed players like Krasic for big fees but it didn't work for them, players like De Sceglie were also starting. Also we shouldn't forget that nobody made a big deal out of Lichsteiner either, nobody really thought much of the transfer. Simone Pepe was also starting for them, who was average at most, and their attack consisted of Vucicinic and Quagliarella.
My point is, they won the scudetto even with that team because they started to formulate a style. They brought in Vidal for slightly over 10m IIRC, they stole Pirlo, and Pogba. Suddenly, their team became so strong. My point is, we can make a winning team if we do it correctly. One big midfield addition, another good midfielder, and a good CB partner for Romagnoli. Then whichever attackers leave we replace them with the funds.