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Even if the bold part were true....it's clear that in match situations, they can't hold a candle to Nesta and co so it's all moot really.
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A few months of shit performances and we're already out of the scudetto race/CL. A relatively small investment in the players we need now could guarantee that later on we aren't like a fish out of water later on. Also let's say that we tank early in the CL we become less attractive for any potential targets we may have earmarked for January
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I never rated Cassano much but I get your point. To me he was always going to be more trouble than he was worth. Also Pazzo has done very well here after settling in.
However, his arrival here augments the team, but still opens up another issue which has been supply to the strikers since the shit one took over. He has systematically shot himself in the foot by outright discarding, or having a hand in the disposal of Ron, P!rlo, Dorf, Aquaman, Merkel etc. Poli seems to be growing from strength to strength, but I am not convinced that he has all the keys for tightly locked defenses. All hope for this rests on the young shoulders of Saponera
I guess, but I still hold that we don't know even close to everything regarding selection and preference. It is definitely true that they're much weaker than our past partnerships, but alas, so are every other partnership currently in football.
Tbh, I think I'd personally err on the side of not overspending now. For me, the danger is the precedent. If you claim you have no money but spend 8m on 5 months of a contract, you're lying and setting yourself up for a fall. I think, therefore, it goes down more to innate beliefs and desires, more than economic sense. Some would prefer the buy and grow, others would prefer the wait for cheap. Your points are valid, but I believe it boils down to more than simple football results, it's a philosophical action, if you will.
True, but it does suggest that new signings should be given a chance. Pazzini, even now, has only barely shrugged off the criticism from his move.
Hmm, I'm not sure I agree due to a few reasons.
Carlo, despite his wealth of options(mainly in a paper tiger/only big game sense) often had games where the creativity was so poor(even when playing Pirlo, Dorf, Kaka and others) that you wanted to tear out your eyes... Leonardo depended on Ronaldinho, and to a lesser extent, Seedorf. Allegri decided to switch it around and depend on strikers rather than midfielders.
So, we can see that the Senatori don't necessitate success and creativity, although they would surely aid it. Furthermore, the need to exile them to both cut the wage bill and create a new team was one which I deem valid and would have carried out myself(even if it'd make me cry to do so). So, the removal of Pirlo, Dorf and other older players was correct. Secondly, Ronaldinho was, depending on who you ask, either a black hole of cocaine abuse and laziness, or a mistunderstood genius. It's definitely true that he was a creative behemoth under Leonardo(regardless of LW island) and I personally would have given him the Serie A player of the year award, however, I believe that he was sold because Ibra was the new guy in town, which meant that Dinho had to adapt(which he struggled with) and that it was a last chance saloon for Pato and his mythical drug problems. This, I, again with bated breath and teary eyes, would have done myself.
Allegri's method of relying on the strikers is both advantageous and problematic. We do have strikers during his reign who are capable of creating and forcing results(Ibra, Cassano, Robinho to an extent, Balo), so it works, but it can backfire, as all are volatile and downright bad at times... however, given the chance to have Ibra or Dinho, which would either mean a large chance of being shut down from the LW or a smaller chance of being shut down from the CF spot, I'd pick Ibra(despite sentiment), and likewise with Ibra and the ageing Senatori creativity force.
Merkel is fodder. I would have got rid of him and likewise with Aquilani.
