Nicolò Barella

[pupivn]

feel like he is the most subbed-out player by Mancini in national team

 

[ADRossi]

feel like he is the most subbed-out player by Mancini in national team

We're in an era of five substitutes per match. Immobile, Insigne, Barella, and Verratti get subbed off every match.

 

[YoramG]

feel like he is the most subbed-out player by Mancini in national team

Felt like he was the only guy playing 90 mins for Italy every NT break last year. Good that he comes off consistently.

 

[rockball]

The fact that he starts is more than enough. I see competition is high in the Italian ranks. Jorginho and Verratti are definitely a lock-in if they are fit. For the 3rd position, I would be very tempted to start Pellegrini over Barella. And of course, there are other midfielders too. Barella still needs to develop.

 

[Candreva Crosses]

Pellegrini over Barella, are you serious or just trolling? That's so fucked up

 

[ADRossi]

The fact that he starts is more than enough. I see competition is high in the Italian ranks. Jorginho and Verratti are definitely a lock-in if they are fit. For the 3rd position, I would be very tempted to start Pellegrini over Barella. And of course, there are other midfielders too. Barella still needs to develop.

Strong disagree. Barella offers unique characteristics that Verratti and Jorginho don't; he runs well, he can man-mark, and he's capable of shooting from distance. If you play Pellegrini over him you're essentially committing to try and play tika-taka.

 

[YoramG]

If Italy had 2 functioning strikers, you could play 4-3-1-2 and field Jorginho, Verratti, Barella, and Pellegrini and just overwhelm most teams in the middle of the park. But that leaves out Chiesa and Insigne, and Italy doesn't even have one good striker, never mind two.

I think Nicolo is going to have a massive step forward in quality over the next two years, but it will be very gradual. He's still a bit of a hot head and I don't see that going away quickly, and he needs to learn to remain calm consistently when in the final third. Moments like his goal against Belgium are probably going to remain sporadic for a long time.

 

[thatdude]

Pellegrini over Barella, are you serious or just trolling? That's so fucked up

I like Pellegrini a lot, I would love to have him in our midfield next to Barella and Brozo but seems he’s committed to roma.

 

[rockball]

Barella's shooting from distance is probably the weakest aspect of his game.

 

[junkie]

he is just that type of midfielder who works hard and does a lot of dirty work so he always gets those mixed ratings but once you play without him you realise how much you miss him....

 

[Candreva Crosses]

I like Pellegrini a lot, I would love to have him in our midfield next to Barella and Brozo but seems he’s committed to roma.

I don't mind that but my post was about having him over Barella.

 

[thatdude]

I don't mind that but my post was about having him over Barella.

Yeah no I agree Barella > Pellegrini for Italy midfield.

 

[brehme1989]

Pellegrini's style is far too similar to both Jorginho and Verratti, they would just pass the ball around until someone lobs it forward. Barella adds a different dimension.

Ideally, Italy should have someone like Zaniolo who is more dynamic where Verratti plays and then Verratti would bench Jorginho or something. Though I see Mancini using Zaniolo on the right wing with Chiesa on the left rather than this.

The options are incredible, but Barella should be part of the first eleven.

 

[Abu Bader]

Personally I'd like to see one of Castrovelli and Pessina playing as the other mezzala in stead of Veratti. Ideally it would be Castrovelli as he runs with the ball and is ready to take on defender one on one.

Barella, Veratti/Jorginho, Castrovelli.

Sensi can also take on Castrovelli position but he's got his injuries.

 

[brehme1989]

It's Castrovilli. 4 times the wrong name is too much to ignore

And Verratti is with 2 r and 2 t since I got into correction mode

 

[Universe]

Hate being a snob about it but.. actually you know what fuck that. It drives me crazy when people misspell players names. ESPECIALLY THOSE OF THEIR OWN CLUB. Absolute animals.

I swear to god the amount of people I still see writing “Ericksen” or “Erikson” is mental. It’s not even a difficult name like Szczesny.

The absolute worst however is those who write “Seria A”. That’s a fucking capital offense.

 

[PHM1605]

^check Marotta thread and you would want to headbutt the wall. From Moratta (our former president's cousin), to Marota (the scum's forward's mirror image), to a weird number of consonants (Marrota, Marrotta and such )

 

[diamen]

"Naingollan" and "Di Marco" are my favourites.

 

[qb4ever_2k]

Personally I'd like to see one of Castrovelli and Pessina playing as the other mezzala in stead of Veratti. Ideally it would be Castrovelli as he runs with the ball and is ready to take on defender one on one.

Barella, Veratti/Jorginho, Castrovelli.

Sensi can also take on Castrovelli position but he's got his injuries.

How is Castrovelli doing at Fionretina? He could be a great option to add some flair to our midfield. Marota should keep an eye on him.

Kesie can be a nice back up for Barela but apparently he's going to PSG, maybe we can try for Veratti as he's nearing the end of his contract.

 

[brehme1989]

How is Castrovelli doing at Fionretina? He could be a great option to add some flair to our midfield. Marota should keep an eye on him.

Kesie can be a nice back up for Barela but apparently he's going to PSG, maybe we can try for Veratti as he's nearing the end of his contract.

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