Wesley Sneijder

[Luka]

The Dutch national team.

I see you dodge my question

I meant more like a characteristic like, not nationality like

 

[CafeCordoba]

Also if anyone now thinks we are playing a 4-3-3 must be drinking a lot of stuff. Sneijder is for the 4-3-1-2 and we want to move Mancini, Suazo, Obinna and didnt go for Cassano.

It will be J.Cesar;Maicon, Lucio,Samuel, J.Z; Muntari, Cambiasso,Motta;Sneijder; Eto,Milito.
Let me even predict the bench. Toldo, Deki, Matrix, Santon,Quaresma, Balotelli, Chivu.

Stronger team than last year I must say. Lot of steel in defence, a lot more creativity in midfield and amazing amount of goals in our strikers.

You must be drinking something if you say Sneijder is for 4-3-1-2. He's exactly for 4-3-3.

Also that lineup you stated definitely isn't better than last year. Sneijder alone is not a solution for our problems.

 

[spiderninja]

I disagree. I think Jose wants to give 4-3-3 another try. He used the formation during the Pirelli Cup, and with Sneijder, I think there's a real chance of making it work. I guess the Supercoppa and the TIM Cup will give us a better indication of what formation he intends to play, but I think Jose is trying to go back to 4-3-3. He knows that 4-3-1-2 is too defensive if we are to make a serious challenge for CL.

in pirelli cup his 4-3-3 is 2 winger + 1 striker which more like 4-5-1, he do that for mancini and quaresma, not for cassano.

Why don't he try eto'o-milito-balotelli if he want to prepare 4-3-3 for cassano ?

 

[Adam]

I see you dodge my question

I meant more like a characteristic like, not nationality like

Quick, technical passers that free him up with a lot of space to maneuver. Does it matter? The point is it's not Cambiasso, Muntari and Motta, and especially not in the Serie A. Like I said: I like him in CM, don't mind him on the wing, but I don't like him in AM.

 

[Michael]

Gazzatte predicts our lineup with Sneijder:

4-3-1-2:
------Eto'o-------Milito--------
----------Sneijder-------------
Motta---Cambiasso---Stankovic

4-3-3
---Eto'o---Milito---Sneijder---
Motta---Cambiasso---Stankovic

 

[CafeCordoba]

Yes, most probably Mourinho wants that kind of concervative lineup with excessive amount of defensive ability. Unfortunately it's always been part of Mourinho's ideal system. Unfortunately in sense that we don't have enough offensive power provided by those few players who forms the offensive power in those lineups.

 

[el_dude]

in pirelli cup his 4-3-3 is 2 winger + 1 striker which more like 4-5-1, he do that for mancini and quaresma, not for cassano.

Why don't he try eto'o-milito-balotelli if he want to prepare 4-3-3 for cassano ?

Yeah i see what you're saying, more of a 4-1-4-1. I think the fact that Mourinho's going for Sneijder indicates that he is indeed going to try 4-3-3 with milito-eto'o-balotelli. Cassano can also fit into this 4-3-3, as I believe that Mourinho will try to do what he did at Chelsea...namely, the CF acts as the target man, the man on the left cuts into the box and tries to score, and the man on the right (Cassano/Balotelli) plays as a creative winger and provides crosses.

 

[Suneet]

You must be drinking something if you say Sneijder is for 4-3-1-2. He's exactly for 4-3-3.

Also that lineup you stated definitely isn't better than last year. Sneijder alone is not a solution for our problems.

I agree, but I'm sure Cafe Muntari, Motta will definetely play higher than Deki and J.Z. wont they? Sneijder will also not be exactly hugging Eto'o . It will help, Lucio can bring the ball out of defence. Eto'o is quite good and quick at counter attacking. Milito is a clinical finisher, his record shouts at me.

Now compare all of that to last seasons tactic, lob it to Ibrahimovic.

I'm not saying we will beat everything in the world, but we will not just be efficient, high workrate and a industrial team, we will have a little more spark, speed, agility, freshness, technique etc etc when we are in the opponents half.

I dont want you to change opinion, just sharing mine bro. If we are actually getting Sneijder, I'm pleased. Its better than last summer and overall better than our last years lineup. Eto'o and Milito will pull the same amount of defenders on them. Even if they mark Sneijder, it will mean they will have half the team back and we will have Motta on the ball with Santon/Maicon on the wings. Mou said we will look to play 20m ahead, but I think it will be 10 and that will be an acheivement as the balance of the team would have changed.

 

[spiderninja]

what i'm sure is : mourinho will never put eto'o- milito-balotelli or eto'o-milito-cassano in starting lineup, even if sneijder come.

he will only put 3 striker if the team fall behind or if the result still draw till the 60th minutes

 

[Forza ragazzi]

Yes, most probably Mourinho wants that kind of concervative lineup with excessive amount of defensive ability. Unfortunately it's always been part of Mourinho's ideal system. Unfortunately in sense that we don't have enough offensive power provided by those few players who forms the offensive power in those lineups.

He has won a lot though, so it's not necessarily a problem.

 

[mournickio]

You must be drinking something if you say Sneijder is for 4-3-1-2. He's exactly for 4-3-3.

Also that lineup you stated definitely isn't better than last year. Sneijder alone is not a solution for our problems.

What or who exactly is the solution to our problems?

 

[rsz85]

Far best option for number 10. and even i cant say any player surely better than him for that pos. and his price are not 25-30 million.

We will close this mercato in a 20 million plus. and our team is very balanced, next year dont need to many changes if the system (4312 for me) is operating well.

 

[Ilkinio]

I would be ecstatic with this deal. Still, i want Cassano too. But, Sneijder will be great addition. Yes, Muntari and Stank are not bad. But they are running types, and when they are fresh they can give more. So, it can be great idea to use one of them as our 12th player.

 

[Gano]

Creative, great passer, able to take free kicks. This is what we lack atm. He would be great supplement Imho, arrival of Sneijder would write off all Juve's efforts to close gap between them and us.

 

[Suneet]

I want to know a little more about Sneijder, I have watched only a few games of his, but I want to know how consistant he is. From what I read/remember he was the pivot of the Real team that won the Liga on the last day...

 

[Luka]

Quick, technical passers that free him up with a lot of space to maneuver. Does it matter? The point is it's not Cambiasso, Muntari and Motta, and especially not in the Serie A. Like I said: I like him in CM, don't mind him on the wing, but I don't like him in AM.

But he didn't have it in Madrid in his first season, and he still did great. Am I mistaken ?

 

[A.l.i]

But he didn't have it in Madrid in his first season, and he still did great. Am I mistaken ?

Yeah. Played in Schuster's 4-3-3 in midfield and did well. If he's coming to be the "1" in a 4312, I will shoot myself.

 

[Suneet]

And if we are going to play 4-3-3 with Quaresma, Mancini and Suazo playing along the usual big 2, I will shoot myself. One of us has to die now

 

[Ilkinio]

Why? If our management gets both Sneijder and Cassano/VDV no one will die. Oh wait... I will die of happiness So, yeah, someone should die.

 

[Adam]

But he didn't have it in Madrid in his first season, and he still did great. Am I mistaken ?

I would say so, yeah. First of all I think great is an overstatement. His first 3 months was great, but then he slowed down. He had a good season though. Second, Madrids midfield at the time, tbh I don't even need to check who they were, was vastly superior to ours. Also you get a lot more space in La Liga compared to the Serie A.

Look, Sneijder is a very good player, but he's not optimal to play AM for us. Better than what we currently have, sure, but that's really not saying much. If we were to get Cassano aswell, then he could compensate from a forward position, but that's another story.