Albin Ekdal

Luca wrote:On the plane now
Signing him in the morning
Have to stop in Torino to pick up Marotta, I'll approach from the left, he'll never see me coming :dance:

Do not bother with Marotta, he will probably end up losing him anyway. Take Luciano Moggi or Claudio Zuliani instead.

Those stats in Football manager at a player his age, is almost impossible to find. He's one of the few wonder kids in the game.

JuvenelCuore wrote:

Luca wrote:On the plane now
Signing him in the morning
Have to stop in Torino to pick up Marotta, I'll approach from the left, he'll never see me coming :dance:

Do not bother with Marotta, he will probably end up losing him anyway. Take Luciano Moggi or Claudio Zuliani instead.

I'm doing the negotiating
He is just signing the blank check

Luca wrote:

JuvenelCuore wrote:

Luca wrote:On the plane now
Signing him in the morning
Have to stop in Torino to pick up Marotta, I'll approach from the left, he'll never see me coming :dance:

Do not bother with Marotta, he will probably end up losing him anyway. Take Luciano Moggi or Claudio Zuliani instead.

I'm doing the negotiating
He is just signing the blank check

If you need help, I can chat up his Sister like I did with Giuseppe Rossi.

You can hold the gun to his sister in case he won't sign :dance:

:lol!:

We already have Ekdal and a good starting midfield, why make new purchases? I dont have anything against any of the players you said, I just think Ekdal is worth utilizing...

The_ItalianFool wrote:We already have Ekdal and a good starting midfield, why make new purchases? I dont have anything against any of the players you said, I just think Ekdal is worth utilizing...

As a regista for Pirlo? I'd rather get better altenatives in my opinion.

The_ItalianFool wrote:We already have Ekdal and a good starting midfield, why make new purchases? I dont have anything against any of the players you said, I just think Ekdal is worth utilizing...

Making new purchases is a necessity because Ekdal is not quality enough and Verratti is a name for the future who is younger, more gifted, Italian, and said himself he is a Juventus fan. Andrea Poli speaks for himself as well.

Luca wrote:You can hold the gun to his sister in case he won't sign :dance:

She might be hot in which case I will take her to dinner.

Either, way as long as the gun is present
I don't mind if you both eat

Camurrìa.Sto.Stronzo wrote:

The_ItalianFool wrote:We already have Ekdal and a good starting midfield, why make new purchases? I dont have anything against any of the players you said, I just think Ekdal is worth utilizing...

As a regista for Pirlo? I'd rather get better altenatives in my opinion.

I'd rather spend money on LB and RB before CM tbh

@Luca: good, good. I will charge it to Amauri's enormous salary-based income which is not merited.

@Italian_Fool: once players are sold, more than enough money will be had from the amount gathered from selling, and the additional transfer kitty.

JuvenelCuore wrote:@Luca: good, good. I will charge it to Amauri's enormous salary-based income which is not merited.

@Italian_Fool: once players are sold, more than enough money will be had from the amount gathered from selling, and the additional transfer kitty.

If there is extra money to spend after we reinforce the defense and clear debts, then I have nothing against any of the guys you said. Marotta should be focused on those 2 things before anything. If we need more reinforcements after spending could be an option but recalling loans is a cheaper option.

Verratti won't be too expensive. In any case, when Pirlo eventually can't play due to injury or whatever, you will see how a Regista will be needed the most.

Camurrìa.Sto.Stronzo wrote:Verratti won't be too expensive. In any case, when Pirlo eventually can't play due to injury or whatever, you will see how a Regista will be needed the most.

I think we can play fine with a Marchisio-Vidal midfield in a 4-2-4.

And I also do not believe Verratti can instantly fill Pirlo's shoes as you guys think he will.

JuvenelCuore wrote:

pasquale22 wrote:I agree with JNC. Giandonato over ekdal any day. Ekdal has played serie a for 3 seasons now and what has he proved?

Exactly. He is doing well, great for him, but he is not Juventus quality. Also, Giandonato is nearly three years younger as well.

Guess I must still be biased, eh Fab ?

Giandonato was our primavera captain to those who forgot

Yep, look ekdal has talent but he's not juve quality like you said. Giandonato has more potential.

The_ItalianFool wrote:

Camurrìa.Sto.Stronzo wrote:Verratti won't be too expensive. In any case, when Pirlo eventually can't play due to injury or whatever, you will see how a Regista will be needed the most.

I think we can play fine with a Marchisio-Vidal midfield in a 4-2-4.

And I also do not believe Verratti can instantly fill Pirlo's shoes as you guys think he will.

Who will be the one to spread out play in midfield to the wingers?

Currently Juventus depends on Pirlo SOOOOO much

With proper wingers (KRASIC and ELIA) the reliance is much less
It would then be up to Marchisio and Vidal to spread play and the approach would be very different but doable

Not currently though, not with Pepe alone..

pasquale22 wrote:

JuvenelCuore wrote:

pasquale22 wrote:I agree with JNC. Giandonato over ekdal any day. Ekdal has played serie a for 3 seasons now and what has he proved?

Exactly. He is doing well, great for him, but he is not Juventus quality. Also, Giandonato is nearly three years younger as well.

Guess I must still be biased, eh Fab ?

Giandonato was our primavera captain to those who forgot

Yep, look ekdal has talent but he's not juve quality like you said. Giandonato has more potential.

Let me add.

Giandonato was the U20 captain of the Italy squad.
Giandonato was the one who scored that amazing free kick against Manchster United.

nuff said.

Juve have had a chance to bring hack Ekdal 3 times. There's a reason why we never did

pasquale22 wrote:Juve have had a chance to bring hack Ekdal 3 times. There's a reason why we never did

So he can gain experience?

There is no reason we can't have both of them on the team....


Either way, considering Ekdal is ours already, I think he can prove useful as a squad player. I never said he was better than anyone, just that we could benefit from him.

Luca wrote:Currently Juventus depends on Pirlo SOOOOO much

With proper wingers (KRASIC and ELIA) the reliance is much less
It would then be up to Marchisio and Vidal to spread play and the approach would be very different but doable

Not currently though, not with Pepe alone..

Agreed. I believe in order for the 4-2-4 to work without Pirlo we need BOTH Elia and Krasic together at the same time. Marchisio and Vidal together can manage to get forward and spread play but most of the play making would be on Elia and Krasic's shoulders. I think them 2 together would make our defense much more solid though. We need them to come back to form quickly because if Pirlo get's injured we will have little to no creativity left since we don't have a proper backup for him.

Camurrìa.Sto.Stronzo wrote:

Those stats in Football manager at a player his age, is almost impossible to find. He's one of the few wonder kids in the game.

Jano Ananidze eats him alive

DeviAngel wrote:

Camurrìa.Sto.Stronzo wrote:

Those stats in Football manager at a player his age, is almost impossible to find. He's one of the few wonder kids in the game.

Jano Ananidze eats him alive

Marco Verratti is much better.