Riccardo Calafiori: Aurafiore

[Batman]

He is more likely to create than our 105 million pound midfielder. Sad

He's not a creative midfielder, genius. What's funny though is that Zirkzee will score less goals this season than Rice managed last season so once again your crippling lack of ball knowledge will be on full display.

 

[Rasmi]

He's not a creative midfielder, genius. What's funny though is that Zirkzee will score less goals this season than Rice managed last season so once again your crippling lack of ball knowledge will be on full display.

You can only make that statement end of the season no? Unless you can see the future

 

[Batman]

You can only make that statement end of the season no? Unless you can see the future

Do you know what a prediction is? Like for example, you said Liverpool would finish above us and the season is not over yet. You might actually have a brain worm like RFK.

 

[Farzad]

Which is weird because I prefer having a chaotic player in the 10 position like Özil than a chaotic LB.

You didn’t like Cafu, Bobby Carlos, or Marcelo? Madrid got rid of Özil but kept Marcelo. Modern midfielders are more like defenders nowadays than creators or a mix. And modern fullbacks are more like attackers, so today absolutely a fullback can be a top attacker. Look at how many goals Gvardiol even scores for City

 

[El Realista]

You didn’t like Cafu, Bobby Carlos, or Marcelo? Madrid got rid of Özil but kept Marcelo. Modern midfielders are more like defenders nowadays than creators or a mix. And modern fullbacks are more like attackers, so today absolutely a fullback can be a top attacker. Look at how many goals Gvardiol even scores for City

You are saying all the reasons I hate modern football. A FB will never have the quality and magic a 10 had. Managers, specially bald fraud, killing football with these weird ideas of midfielders being just horses running around. Riquelme, Guti, Totti, Zidane, Bergkamp and Özil, that was peak football not this modern shiiiite. A player like Rice in 2000's would be the most average player.

 

[Farzad]

You are saying all the reasons I hate modern football. A FB will never have the quality and magic a 10 had. Managers, specially bald fraud, killing football with these weird ideas of midfielders being just horses running around. Riquelme, Guti, Totti, Zidane, Bergkamp and Özil, that was peak football not this modern shiiiite. A player like Rice in 2000's would be the most average player.

Yeah i am not saying it is better either. I don’t like inverted fullback and no attacking midfielders. That is the way the game is played. By the way Cafu played long time ago. Long history of great attacking fullbacks. It’s not like a great attacking fullback eliminates options for others to attack he opens them up

 

[El Realista]

Yeah i am not saying it is better either. I don’t like inverted fullback and no attacking midfielders. That is the way the game is played. By the way Cafu played long time ago. Long history of great attacking fullbacks. It’s not like a great attacking fullback eliminates options for others to attack he opens them up

Yes I know, the best FBs were good attacking and defending, but they were still FBs. Nowadays FBs are either midfielders or CBs out of position, both not capable of doing a single overlap or a good cross.

 

[Farzad]

Yes I know, the best FBs were good attacking and defending, but they were still FBs. Nowadays FBs are either midfielders or CBs out of position, both not capable of doing a single overlap or a good cross.

Calafiori is different he is a technical and powerful player. By the way I would rather have Cala in the air than Carlos or Marcelo or Cafu. That is a big part of his defensive duties he is way over average for a swashbuckling fullback. In terms of speed those guys much faster and shorter. By the way Cala move good for man that big. Even if he was a defensive stalwart, over a season he will cost you goals. Saliba is great defensively but cost us a goal against Southampton backing off in the box. So why not have the attack options going forward; when his defensive liabilities are not that much for a 22 year old, playing first handful of games in new league. He is athletic and fast for his size; it isn’t a Chaka or Jorgi thing where they run like pregnant sows.

 

[El Realista]

Calafiori is different he is a technical and powerful player. By the way I would rather have Cala in the air than Carlos or Marcelo or Cafu. That is a big part of his defensive duties he is way over average for a swashbuckling fullback. In terms of speed those guys much faster and shorter. By the way Cala move good for man that big. Even if he was a defensive stalwart, over a season he will cost you goals. Saliba is great defensively but cost us a goal against Southampton backing off in the box. So why not have the attack options going forward; when his defensive liabilities are not that much for a 22 year old, playing first handful of games in new league. He is athletic and fast for his size; it isn’t a Chaka or Jorgi thing where they run like pregnant sows.

Because imo he Cala isn't a FB. He is CB and his best football will be there. He looked great with Italy in a 3 back but playing as CB. Yes he can play there but I don't see him overlapping or crossing in the final line. His superb goal says a lot of what a great left foot shot he has but usually you take advantage of that attribute playing centrally just like Partey does.

 

[db10_therza]

Because imo he Cala isn't a FB. He is CB and his best football will be there. He looked great with Italy in a 3 back but playing as CB. Yes he can play there but I don't see him overlapping or crossing in the final line. His superb goal says a lot of what a great left foot shot he has but usually you take advantage of that attribute playing centrally just like Partey does.

This is just a very long winded way of saying you don’t like inverted fullbacks. We get it.

 

[Farzad]

Because imo he Cala isn't a FB. He is CB and his best football will be there. He looked great with Italy in a 3 back but playing as CB. Yes he can play there but I don't see him overlapping or crossing in the final line. His superb goal says a lot of what a great left foot shot he has but usually you take advantage of that attribute playing centrally just like Partey does.

He played one year as CB/no 8 hybrid in system he played in italy. He was first capped before his injury by Roma as leftback and even as teenager was seen as one of biggest young talents in Italy. He has been a hybrid type versatile and attack minded defender whole career. Absolutely he can overlap and cross to it’s not that hard for technical footballer

 

[Synical]

Stop acting like it’s the first time Mark. I give the slow learning w.nker plenty of credit. It just takes me a few years to deal with why he thought he could start Holding at Etihad and win league with him. I tend to on occasion hold a grudge a wee bit too long.

You always have to spoil it. Change the record!

 

[Farzad]

You always have to spoil it. Change the record!

It’s up to Mik to change his legacy not me

 

[jaystewart]

Who drops out when everyone's fit then? White, Timber or Calafiori? We know Mikel isn't the best at rotating so I assume one of them will have to struggle and assert themself

 

[Synical]

Who drops out when everyone's fit then? White, Timber or Calafiori? We know Mikel isn't the best at rotating so I assume one of them will have to struggle and assert themself

I actually think he will start rotating according to the opposition

 

[fute]

Who drops out when everyone's fit then? White, Timber or Calafiori? We know Mikel isn't the best at rotating so I assume one of them will have to struggle and assert themself

No such thing as dropping out.

The schedule and workload during the season will sort it out. Ben White could have used a rest last year. He played through it out of necessity.

Rotation in the back line is what Arteta has been after since the Saliba injury two years ago.

Good problems we have now.

 

[Penn_]

With the amount he’s popping up at CF won’t be long before he recreates Tony Adam’s goal.

 

[MaraDon]

too soon to tell, but he looks like the real deal.

 

[jones]

Who drops out when everyone's fit then? White, Timber or Calafiori?

Depending on opposition probably either Ødegaard or Saka

 

[MaraDon]

Yes I know, the best FBs were good attacking and defending, but they were still FBs. Nowadays FBs are either midfielders or CBs out of position, both not capable of doing a single overlap or a good cross.

Footballs are no longer a thing, you have the wingers doing that job.

3 solid players at the back, the rest floating in front of them, when the team retrieves the wingers retrieve. that is modern football, wingers have the phisical capacities of 2 players, Wenger saw it first when you watch Bellerin, Saka, and even Oxelade Chamberlain, he knew that if you could get a winger to do the entire line, you have 1 more slot to play through the middle. We are now there, where it is commonplace in top teams.

It was always in our DNA; Mikel just figured out a way to make it work without having to play 3 at the back.