Re: Serie A Thread
Wait is Marchisio owned by Juventus too?
yes
Also Pato will be huge one day once he matures and has
the final product. It's great that he has Kaka
as a mentor.
Right now he is playing as a striker but will he be groomed
as the natural successor to Kaka?
mmm i don't think so. i still don't know pato enough of course, but, from what i saw, he's pretty different from kakà.
pato "sees" the goal like a pure striker and seems to have a fantastic touch (by "touch" i mean ability in controlling the ball in short crowded spaces). he can play "back at the goal".
kakà instead needs to play at least 10 meters far from the edge of the box, to unleash his acceleration, so he can't play "back at the goal".
kakà becomes unstoppable when he gets a wide-coverage, while he shows some weaknesses when hard-pressed.
pato instead looks extremely confortable in crowded areas. it seems that he need to feel the contact of the opponent to give his best, while he looks a bit too naive when free from tight marking.
Only god can get away with those godawful
tracksuits that he wears...
not to mention his awful greasy hairstyle....so kitsch
Don said:
He has 22 appearances this season, only Trezeguet, DP, Buffon, Nocerino and Legrottaglie have had more appearances. 12 of these have been from the start. So i'd say he's been give a lot of chances in fact.
:shock:
22 appeareances and 12 from the start?!! that's much more than i thought actually. :-pp
Don said:
I already pointed out that he's been played out of position. Del Piero, Iaquinta and Trezeguet all offer much more than Palladino upfront. If Palladino was truely that talented, he'd have forced himself upon a starting place upfront.
wait a minute Don. let's put things in the right perspective. trezeguet is one of the world's best strikers, who would be a starter in any club on this planet.... it takes some feat to take his place...
i mean how many better strikers than trezeguet could u name? 6? 8? maybe 10? and u're blaming raffaele for not being (already) among the 10 best strikers in the world?
and the same goes for del piero. it's impossible to take his place... he's not only a great player (who seems to get each year better)... he's an icon in torino... and if ranieri would put him out of the starting 11 for more than 3 consecutives matches, tha fans would start blaming the coach....
Don said:
He does not posses the killer-instinct or personality upfront and he has not the vision, passing range or durability to play in midfield. He's a bit of a ball-hog and his moves have little to no effectivity and for someone who's biggest asset is supossed to be his dribbling, he loses the ball way too often and goes past his marker way too little.
well mate, i'm pretty sure u know him better than me... and i agree with u when u say he doesn't have the killer instinct... but afterall he an SS, so he's not supposed to have the killer instinct. his role requires dribbling ability and short passing ability.... and honestly he seems to me damn good in both of them.
u also have to consider that the gaming system he plays in, doesn't really fit his abilities...... i think he would be outstanding beside an amauri-like or an amoruso-like striker.
