stop saying his passing is good enough... it's NOT. Given time and space most professional players can make a pass like he did for that Boateng goal. The problem with Noce is how he passes when under pressure, or even worse, under pressure against good opposition.
Passing is all about being able to read certain aspects of the game. Noce has good instincts around the goal, that's a part of the game he can read well. But when it comes to being able be involved in the "passing flow" he's not good.
Let's take the extremes as an example. Pirlo and Xavi are not good passers only because of some mechanics in their legs that makes them pass like they do... it's because they're 3 steps ahead of everyone else on the pitch.
When Pirlo gathers the ball from the defenders, he already has 2-3 options in his head. If it's impossible to get the ball to the best player available, he quickly changes his direction to the second best option, and so on...
Noce lacks that in his game. Now i don't expect him to be anywhere close to pirlo or xavi level with his passing, he's not that type of player obviously, but he still needs to become a better passer. He needs to learn how to pick the best option to pass, and if that fails, pick the second best, faster than he does today.
If we gave him to Barca for free, and even offered to pay his wages, they would probably say thanks but no thanks. Because a player like Noce would destroy their game, being positioned where he is on the field, because of the lack of passing ability under pressure.
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I'm definitely not a Noce "hater", or whatever you kids call it nowadays. I'm happy to have him here. And since we got him for free, he's a steal.