That game was quite literally the exception for "these" in Kova's Inter career, sadly.![]()
Kinda miss these.
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Kinda miss these.
Kova has declined instead of improved since then. That's the issue. He was mediocre at RM, and mediocre at Chelsea as well. He was decent for us, even tho his contribution was/is overrated by our fans. He did score 8 goals, but go back, 3 of them were in EL qualification vs that club from Island i cant even pronounce. He had only handful of good games for us, no more than 5-6, no way around it.
I have nothing against him coming back, especially if it's loan + option. But by no means he should be our main signing for the midfield or be a regular starter in it - till he proves otherwise.
That was his best game in our jersey. By far. He had more shit ones than like those vs. Lazio unfortunately.
Just curious... has there ever been an example of a player leaving a club only to return a couple of years later and be better than his first time?
I dont remember that most were pissed. Quite the contrary, many were sad to see him go, but the money we got for him were great, hence it was good business. Being sad =/= being pissed. I was in one of those, i was sad to see him go as he was the only one that was able to bring the ball forward, but i wasn't pissed at all.
Too many pages are in this thread since then, but if you go back you will see many people criticizing him.
That being said, it's not even important if he was good with us or not. Main issue is what i stated above, he has declined since his days at Inter, instead of improving, whatever the reason. People are whining about Politano that his end product is shit, and he is 25 years old, hell, Kova is basically the same, probably even worse when it comes to end product. And at same age.
I also don't think there is anyone that wouldn't welcome him back, for cheap or loan + option. He can be valuable off the bench or to take Valero's place. If he can prove otherwise, even be a starter in future.
I think you're misremembering...most people were not happy at all. Especially because we sold our only other creative player in Shaqiri at the time as well.
I think you're misremembering...most people were not happy at all. Especially because we sold our only other creative player in Shaqiri at the time as well.
Shaqiri? He didnt do anything. Nobody cared when he left. Kovacic was hot and cold, more cold than anything. Once in a blue moon he played decent and when he was sold a big part of the forum was actually relieved. He didnt light it up in his time after us, on the contrary. Seems like he gets offloaded everywhere he lands. Enough said imo. I dont understand how people can defend this move. The biggest problem was his position. He didnt have any. He was basically build as an AM but with no idea how to play in the AM position. He got put farther back and was to inefficient to make a difference. He is an okay player at best tbh
If he comes to strenthen our bench im not against it but if people expect him to boss the league they got another thing coming.
He never got benched by Barkley. Sarri rotated them with Kova handed more minutes because he offered more consistency in terms of pressing, passing and possession. Barkley offered a more offensive threat (shooting primarily) and directness. Kova was played out of position while Barkley wasnt good enough to start. Hence the rotation.Will he improve? I don't know, but seeing how he frequently got benched by Barkley we could say that he's maybe reached his ceiling.
He was always touted to be a regista, it's just that he was far too young and inexperienced to play the role. His vision is lacking also which affects his range but how many registas playing for top european side peak at 22-25?The biggest problem was his position. He didnt have any. He was basically build as an AM but with no idea how to play in the AM position.