Kristjan Asllani

[.h.]

Asllani is 21 and a squad player. He's on 1million per year wages. He doesnt cause any problems in the squad when he doesnt play and he does what he's told.
He isnt a DM or Regista - if Inzaghi keeps playing him out of position thats on him, not Asllani. We cant afford to buy the players we need so we have to make do and target 1 or 2 positions per summer - (striker/CB this coming summer, please Beppe). He's suitable to rotate against the lower-table teams and gain experience but Inzaghi prefers his first team whenever possible so how can he improve? Might as well loan for a season or 2 to get some game-time but obvsly we cant afford a replacement so....

he's 22, almost 23, and he's cost us a couple of games this season already

 

[HernanesLeftFoot88]

ah right ok so i was a year out but still. And no one player costs us games IMO - there are 10 other players on the pitch to influence situations e.g. strikers taking their chances so the midfield/defence is not under as much pressure. etc

 

[.h.]

ah right ok so i was a year out but still. And no one player costs us games IMO - there are 10 other players on the pitch to influence situations e.g. strikers taking their chances so the midfield/defence is not under as much pressure. etc

so if a striker not taking their chance can cost us a game, surely a midfielder who fucks up a pass, doesnt cover a run, etc, can cost us a game too?

the thing is, the influence you talk about is the same thing. when 10 people play well, but one person gives away a penalty (for example), that is a direct influence.

asllani's just not very good. We've had 3 years of making excuses for him, its time to consider letting go tbh.

 

[HernanesLeftFoot88]

when 10 people play well, but one person gives away a penalty (for example), that is a direct influence

Yeh of course but i'd also look at what happened to put that player in the position when he felt he had to make that tackle that led to the penalty? Could someone have stopped the pass or the run? etc etc.
I dont believe in blaming 1 player for us losing games.
I agree Asllani isnt good enough to start many games but since he's young & we cant afford to replace him i'd like to see him given time to develop.

 

[Jane The Virgin]

so if a striker not taking their chance can cost us a game, surely a midfielder who fucks up a pass, doesnt cover a run, etc, can cost us a game too?

the thing is, the influence you talk about is the same thing. when 10 people play well, but one person gives away a penalty (for example), that is a direct influence.

asllani's just not very good. We've had 3 years of making excuses for him, its time to consider letting go tbh.

Asllani in my books is and will remain at best a 5.5/10 player, but by this logic the ones to blame for our goals are Miki for the dumb foul and Lauti for the ballerina queer failed attempt to deflect/block the free kick from that french cunt.

Again, not to sound like a broken record, but our game didn't change much. If anything we scored after Asllani entered the field lol

To pin point the loss to one single player is unheard of, unless that player obviously does crazy stupid unforced mistakes - something like the Liverpool goalie in the finals against Real Madrid.

Even the lakaka miss in Champions League final wouldn't qualify him as the sole reason for that game.

Pointing finger åt one player, closes the door to avoiding the core problem and opens the door to "oH yeAh? bUt wHaT aBouT x player?"

I'm having problem more and more with us saying that "X is a great, great, amazing player, but there isn't place for him in our system".

What's this one dimensional system that we have and are unwilling to change or adapt...

Anyway, after a loss we all become karens here

 

[BasedGodPunk]

Asllani is like a bandaid over a broken arm. 2.5 years in and I'm not sure I remember more than a handful of acceptable performances. Let alone performances where he stands out. He will play well enough vs teams like Empoli then complete shit himself consistently when we play any opponent with a pulse. When he comes on it's not "What he can bring to the table" its "What do we have to do to cover for him". Why on earth Inzaghi put him on for Hakan I'll never know. Milan won a league off forcing turnovers and countering with pace in the final third. The reason we seldom lost to them for years was because they couldnt press and force issues from our midfield and defense. The correct option was to move Barella to holding and put Zielinski on. I honestly feel bad for this dude. He is constantly put on in these games when Hakan goes out and he consistently falters. He is not good enough for this level and we owe it to him and for us that we move him to a lower team.

 

[Hikonyán]

The issue with Asllani is that its not the first time he has stood out as being the weakest link, same goes for Frattesi.

They just dont seem to be in coherence with the rest of the team and thats why they make the same mistakes time and time again and looks out of sync.

Asllani is *only* 23 and could well improve, but a team like inter cant keep waiting for such a player when the mistakes keep happening and there isnt much positive progress

 

[bubba zanetti]

We shouldnt be talking more about him. We need to get rid of him. He is not good enough.

 

[vex]

The biggest bullshit i m hearing is when people are saying inzaghi needs to adapt when he puts asllani in the game.

What kind of adaptability people want to see from inzaghi when it comes to limited players like asllani? To play more defensively to take advantage of his "great" defensive ability, or to play more offensively and to try and take advantage of his "great" and "quick" movements with the ball and "amazing" short passes? Maybe people want someone like barella to constantly babysit his ass on the pitch, like we did the couple of times already.

Maybe he should scrap his whole footballing philosophy and go for allegri ball, maximally limit players like barella and mkhi just to accommodate our talented prospect. Yeah, just fuck off

The only adaptable thing you do in an already great and working system (which is far from one dimensional btw, people who claim that should look at the diverse ways we beat arsenal and atalanta in the league) is when you have two great registas like brozo and calha who just play that position differently. There I agree the coach has to find proper solutions.

 

[varmin]

The issue with Asllani is that its not the first time he has stood out as being the weakest link, same goes for Frattesi.

I think the weakest link is when they play together. Asllani is defensively weak, Frattesi does not offer much, except hanging forward and waiting for a ball. The fluidity and precise movements of our midfield is instantly destroyed.

 

[IM21]

Killed a man, but not the idea.

 

[Besnik]

Killed a man, but not the idea.

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This makes no sense

Asllani might not be good enough as regista in a team like Inter, but he's certainly a good footballer and has many good attributes.

Seriously, internet is so toxic.

 

[IM21]

This makes no sense

Asllani might not be good enough as regista in a team like Inter, but he's certainly a good footballer and has many good attributes.

Seriously, internet is so toxic.

gagliardini's first 6 months at Inter is what Asslani can only dream of.

 

[Besnik]

gagliardini's first 6 months at Inter is what Asslani can only dream of.

Dream of what exactly?

 

[IM21]

Dream of what exactly?

of being a competent football player.

 

[Besnik]

of being a competent football player.

Wasn't Brozovic a competent footballer before he switched to regista? Same for Hakan?

 

[Kova10]

The most important aspect of the discussion re Asllani is this: he is by any means not a bad player, and certainly has a future in place for him. BUT seeing on which level we compete the question is if we can rely on experimenting on this position. And I’d rather have a gamble instead of Frattesi on this squad rather than lacking experience on this position. I’d pick someone reliable and conservative enough to make as little mistakes as possible on this position in Hakan’s absence. We gave creative forces elsewhere.

We see how big the importance of a proper CDM is at Manchester City with Rodri missing. This probably ruined their whole season.

 

[wera]

Let's be real. Some of you act like Asllani is a 18 year old midfielder, but he is not - at 22 years old there are already some expectations. But also he doesn't play in the right position, which is a thing some of us have been saying for a while now.

I'd rather sell Frattesi and get a better option for vice Hakan

 

[varmin]

Frattesi's salary is much bigger, and Inter paid much more money for him + he wants more playing time, and he can fetch us more money. Easy choice here.
But, we need an experienced deputy of Hakan, and if Inzaghi does not want to change Asllani's position, maybe it's better to sell him as well, and to invest the money in someone like Paz.
I still believe in Asllani, but not as registra. He has to play higher on the pitch

 

[.h.]

Is the logic the higher up he is on the pitch the more people he can pass backwards to?