2015-16 Italian Serie A Discussion

[MaliBrah]

Didnt pay 40 million for higuain yet 45 million for xhaka is no problem

Arsenal were trying to get Suarez while Higuain signed for Napoli. It was a mistake but the two , Xhaka and Higuain aren't related. Anyways , we have enough losers as is on our squad. Don't think adding another would change much.

oh and xhaka better be a scrub or some people are going to look a little silly.

[El Turco]

with that price he better be world class or arsenal is going to look silly.

[MaliBrah]

I'd be concerned if Bundesliga followers/media were mocking the purchase as opposed to people who haven't watched much of him before. I know I haven't watched much before.

I'll wait till he plays for Arsenal to judge , as long as he's solid. I'll be fine with it.

[HIF]

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[magik9113]

Goalkeepers: Gianluigi Buffon (Juventus), Federico Marchetti (Lazio), Salvatore Sirigu (Paris Saint-Germain)

Defenders: Davide Astori (Fiorentina), Andrea Barzagli (Juventus), Leonardo Bonucci (Juventus), Giorgio Chiellini (Juventus), Angelo Ogbonna (West Ham), Daniele Rugani (Juventus), Matteo Darmian (Manchester United), Mattia De Sciglio (Milan), Davide Zappacosta (Torino)

Midfielders: Marco Benassi (Torino), Giacomo Bonaventura (Milan), Daniele De Rossi (Roma), Alessandro Florenzi (Roma), Emanuele Giaccherini (Bologna), Jorginho (Napoli), Riccardo Montolivo (Milan), Thiago Motta (Paris Saint-Germain), Marco Parolo (Lazio), Stefano Sturaro (Juventus), Antonio Candreva (Lazio)

Forwards: Eder (Inter), Ciro Immobile (Torino), Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli), Graziano Pellè (Southampton), Simone Zaza (Juventus), Federico Bernardeschi (Fiorentina), Stephan El Shaarawy (Roma)

...7 cuts to be made.......this has to be the least excited I've ever been about an Italian national team roster. At least we have Buffon and the Juve back 3...

[treiz]

It's very uninspiring, so that's a semi finals at least.

[magik9113]

Buffon;
Barzagli, Bonucci, Chiellini;
Candreva, De Rossi, Florenzi, Giaccherini, Darmian;
Pellè, Eder

I don't hate this lineup though, considering Pelle and Eder clicked pretty consistently throughout qualifying.

[magik9113]

Euro squad

Gk: Buffon (Juve), Marchetti (Lazio), Sirigu (Psg);

D: Barzagli (Juve), Bonucci (Juve), Chiellini (Juve), Darmian (Manchester United), De Sciglio (Milan), Ogbonna (West Ham).

M:Bernardeschi (Fiorentina), Candreva (Lazio), De Rossi (Roma), El Shaarawy (Roma), Florenzi (Roma), Giaccherini (Bologna), Sturaro (Juventus), Thiago Motta (Psg), Parolo (Lazio).

A: Eder (Inter), Immobile (Torino), Insigne (Napoli), Pellè (Southampton), Zaza (Juve).

On call: Zappacosta (Torino), Rugani (Juventus), Benassi (Torino)

[Foye]

Juve cementing their monopoly by signing Pjanic from Roma.

[ATL Boy]

Glad Pjanic is staying in Serie A and not going to England. The sheer physicality of the Premier League would've eaten him alive.

[MaliBrah]

If Roma desperately need to sell to raise the 30M they need ....why sell to a rival when they could have so many other suitors for Pjanic outside Serie A? Feel bad for Roma fans lol , sheer stupidity

[El Turco]

juve triggered his clause, roma didnt have a choice

[MaliBrah]

I see then , guess I read wrong

[treiz]

Gutted that Roma are about to lose Pjanic and potentially Nainggolan too.

[Doormatt]

**** Pjanic, traitor ****.

[treiz]

He had a clause, there was nothing Roma could do.

[Doormatt]

i understand, that doesn't make me less mad though.

and just because there was a clause didn't mean he had to go to our number #1 competition. there was a lot of rumors of bayern/barca/chelsea/PSG/etc being interested in him, i wouldnt be nearly as upset about this if he had gone outside of italy.