Re: Serie A Thread
lol, dossena and dessena in a premiership club! i reckon it would be a nightmare for any british commentator "
dossena flying along the left side, he sees dessena, looking for a 1-2, dessena gets the ball, back to dossena, dessena cuts inside, dossena assists for dessena.. goal!"...
Sabac, dessena couldn't fill alonso's shoes as he's a different kind of player. cigarini is parma's playmaker. dessena is more similar to aquilani. he's very powerful and has a great balance (despite not being really a giant), brutal acceleration, fantastic cutting inside ability and a great shot. he has a good technique, even for the italian standards, but his "touch" nowhere near aquilani's or montolivo's one.
he has not an impressive dribbling, but that's not a big deal, coz thanks to his acceleration and awareness he's a master in cutting inside the box.
he has just 2 flaws. first of all, sometimes he falls asleep (but afterall inconsistence is quite a prerogative for young talented players, and i think he will get better, talking about this matter).
the other problem for dessena has a name.... actually many names; aquilani, montolivo, marchisio, cigarini; 4 guys who have almost his same age (some are a bit younger, some a bit older) who play in his same position and are unbelievably good... so good to "obscure" dessena's star.
nontheless the guy was still able to reach a starter spot in italy's under 21 and to get the attention of many top clubs (last season he was linked to juve, inter and real).
imo he's ready for a top club, but it would be better for him not to reach it, as in a top club he wouldn't be a starter (not yet, at least) and wouldn't get the playtime he needs to grow well and correct his flaws.
Don said:
Edit: @Ben: I reckon Liverani would fit in well with Palermo, to fill the void left by Corini. And I know you're a fan of both players.
i would love to see him playing together with nocerino. that would be quite a midfield!! besides liverani is exactly what we need. he can give us what we lacked of this season: a plot, a dna, a well defined idea of football (wich was our most important issue since corini left).
those 2 guys could build a very good and balanced partnership.... not as great as the corini-barone partnership was, but still a very good duo.
Don said:
Ledesma over Alons.. no way man! I'd certainly prefer Alonso.
i'm not saying ledesma is a better player than alonso... but they're different kind of playmakers, and i feel ledesma would suit better juventus.
u see alonso is a fantastic passer, but he's a "creative-playmaker". he doesn't give geometry and structure to the team, he give artistic flair to the team. infact the one who gives geometry and structure to liverpool is mascherano, and that's the real reason why the little argentinian became so important for liverpool.
to make a comparison, xabi is a pirlo-like playmaker (andrea of course is 1 thousand times better, has a better touch, a better dribbling, a better shot, an unbelievable vision..... but it doesn't matter, they belong to the same "playmaking school").
ledesma instead is a xavi-like playmaker (or a pizarro-like). he has not the same artistic flair alonso has, but, unlike alonso, he can give geometry and structure.
besides he's a better cutting inside ability, scores more often, and partecipate to the game even during non-ball-possession phases. ledesma infact is a good coverer too, he moves back to help the defence, and this is an important factor, coz u (i mean juventus) got used to a pretty easy and cheap football this season, by lining up 2 defensive midfielders.
this line up made your football look a bit boring, slow and predictable at times, but also offered to the defence a fantastic coverage.
juventus "pass-filtering midfield" was a big factor this season, and was also the reason why chiellini and legrottaglie always felt so confortable.
now if u get alonso, u will certainly gain something in terms of quality, but your defensive line will definitely "feel the difference".
going for alonso, imo, would mean also looking for 2 proper cbs, coz no way chiellini, legrottaglie or andrade will be able to hold an unprotected defence.
i know now u'll mention sissoko's fantastic impact in juve, and u're right.... but sissoko is still just a man, and he can't be in 2 places at the same time
however i'm not saying alonso wouldn't be a great buy. he definitely would be a fantastic sign.... i just think ledesma might be more useful..... and cheap
Edmundo said:
Is the Coppa Italia final tomorrow ? Is it one leg or two legs ? And where is it being played ?? Napoli ??
from this season on the final will be a single match (not 2 stef
) and it will be played in Roma, which will be considered neutral turf (wich means that half of the tickets will go to the interisti and the other half to the romanisti).
i'm so looking foward to this match!
) on a free transfer!!!!
