His set piece ability is sublime.
Miralem Pjanić | Juventus confirm signing
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FFP still exists? I thought it was scrapped.
Naingolan to me always seemed the one that would come to the EPL. Pjanic is a very grateful technical player. But the old cliché about being Epl ready comes into question. Outclassed our Midfield in preseason once if I recall.
For whatever reason, I always fancied him to flop if he came to England. I think the Italian league suits him so well.
I suppose with time his consistency can improve or does he seem like a Berbatov type that no matter what he will be plagued by inconsistent performances.
If Jose wants him I'm sure he'll flank him with strong and combative midfielders to make up for his lack of strength similar to how Matic provided a perfect foil for Fabregas in Chelsea's title winning season.
He is a great little player, has a bit of magic about him. Can go past players too and his set piece ability is amazing. Would definately add cerativity and goals from midfield, plus he could make us tick, something we have missed the last few years. Obviously he is a bit lightweight, so question marks remain about that aspect. But i would love to see him here.
It's not so much that he's inconsistent, as if he comes up against a strong or energetic midfielder, he can be marked out of a game like how teams often did to Fabregas or ozil. He's been quality and consistent for Roma this year, was below par last year after the world cup but was great the season before that. My doubt is if he will be able to transfer his quality performances from Serie A to the Premier league. If we still had LvG, then Pjanic would have been a great signing IMO. He's suited to a slower and more patient style of play, and he has a great eye for a pass and is really creative. He's not the combative type though and if he came to the premier league, with Mourinho, I think there's a chance he could struggle to adapt.
With Mourinho he most likely would be paired with two strong midfielders in a 4-3-3 though, or backed up by two strong holding mids in a 4-2-3-1
I thought the same about Cazorla. It just shows though if your quick enough in the head and aren't scared to get stuck in you will do well.
Sounds like Barcelona are in talks for him.
I'd be delighted if we got him and Pogba to be fair.
It will be madness if some people end up not being delighted after that.
Power and pace of Pogba with passing accuracy of Pjanic.
And then Rooney.
And then Rooney.
Pjanic has tremendous vision, so this makes a ton of sense if you are looking to replace Carrick in the long term.
Would be a gem to replace carrick. a proper CM with technical ability and creativity.
Is he a proper central midfielder or more of an attacking midfielder?
How do Roma set-up? Something like:
If we could do something like:
De Rossi
Nainggolan - Pjanic?
Nainggolan - Pjanic?
If we could do something like:
Schneiderlin
Pjanic - Herrera/A. Gomes
That would be pretty great. But, Rooney does still exist.Pjanic - Herrera/A. Gomes
He is absolutely nothing like Carrick.
Far more offensively minded. More of an Iniesta type.
How on earth do they know we're targeting him? It's just a bullshit article with no evidence. Good player but
How Is this guy compared to gundogan ?
Could play Rooney where you've got Herrera. I'd certainly prefer Pjanic over Gomes at United, and I don't think we'll sign more than one midfielder.
Game is much faster in EPL. Can he play (think, decide, pass, move) quick enough to actually make a difference?
The suspense! But what?
I'd say that's a good comparison. Pretty similar type of players with comparable skill sets.
I think Schweinstegier would be better in the deeper role as Schneiderlin isn't really suited to the role, he'd be more of a fit for the box to box Nainggolan role minus the attacking threat. Like you say though, Rooney will be around and that makes Pjanic a hard fit for this team as Rooney isn't a great fit for the Nainggolan role.
He would be a great signing, hope the reports are true that were in for him.
surely someone must realise he can no longer be a starter anymore. sighPower and pace of Pogba with passing accuracy of Pjanic.
And then Rooney.
Iniesta and Gungogan are not similar players. Iniesta is an attacking playmaker whereas Gundogan is a proper CM who is comfortable on the ball.
In the last couple years Iniesta has started to drop deeper into midfield, he doesn't sit in an advanced position throughout the game - unless Barca are really on top (which I guess is the case in most games), in which case Gundogan does (did) the same for Dortmund. Gundogan likes to take players out of the game with his dribbling, making bursts forward with the ball as well - like Iniesta.
There are many similarities between the 2 players.
I seriously do want. Have wondered for a bit why we haven't been linked yet.
We need penetrative passing from MF, this guy will provide that. His slight physique and weakness might be arguments against him, but in Jose's 4-3-3 or 4-2-3-1 there are always two heavy and industrious midfielders, so we can afford one player not physically being a beast.
We need penetrative passing from MF, this guy will provide that. His slight physique and weakness might be arguments against him, but in Jose's 4-3-3 or 4-2-3-1 there are always two heavy and industrious midfielders, so we can afford one player not physically being a beast.
Good player but we're Manchester United. We should be getting Pogba, modric etc.
(Kidding I'll take anyone)
This really seems a Pjanic buy to be fair.
sorry
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I think he's tougher than he's getting credit for. I remember watching him closely in the World Cup as Bosnia were in Nigeria's group - and he and Besic were like two tigers.
He's no less suited to the PL than Modric or Carzorla anyway, and the PL itself is changing. Teams have more money and ate trying to buy more football players and less wrestlers.
He's no less suited to the PL than Modric or Carzorla anyway, and the PL itself is changing. Teams have more money and ate trying to buy more football players and less wrestlers.
Doesn't seem like a good fit for our team, league or manager. Lovely player though.
Ugh.
Definitely a talented player but has about one good game in five if you're lucky. He's graceful on the ball though which seems to blind people to his ineffectiveness. Would be an underwhelming signing and we'd have to hope he ups his game and consistency levels. He won't get away with strolling around in England, that's for sure.
Definitely a talented player but has about one good game in five if you're lucky. He's graceful on the ball though which seems to blind people to his ineffectiveness. Would be an underwhelming signing and we'd have to hope he ups his game and consistency levels. He won't get away with strolling around in England, that's for sure.
Well we have the right manager to drag consistency out of a player.
You're advocating the signing of Andre Gomes who is far more inconsistent and nowhere near as good as Pjanic right now.
Quality wise, nothing much between them. Gundogan's problems are injuries whereas there is no telling if Pjanic can adapt to the prem from the serie A, or more specifically a Mourinho team. Would be fine for a LvG team though. Pjanic is more creative/technically reliant compared to Gundogan who is probably more defensively disciplined, though that's not the strong suit of either. Saying that... I would say Gundogan is slightly more suited to Mourinho and Pjanic to Pep, but we may see the opposite so who knows.
He can definitely think and pass quick enough, he's brilliant on the ball. The question is can he develop the bit of aggressiveness needed like Cazorla did and that could be a very similar comparison actually (minus being so 2 footed). Thiago from Bayern is probably the most similar player to Pjanic right now. He's a quality player, but it's not a guarantee it would work out brilliantly in the premier league in Mourinho's style.
Can do both... but he's a playmaker type anyway. For Bosnia he has always been best next to Besic in a 4-2-3-1 as the deeper 2, while for Roma he is the creative and attacking source in a 4-3-3 as the 3 man midfield next to Nainggolan in front of De Rossi. If Schneiderlin massively stepped it up, then maybe they could partner each other in a 4-2-3-1, behind Rooney or whoever as the 10. In a 4-3-3, I'm not sure Schneiderlin or Herrera would be suited to either of the other 2 positions or good enough to make a big impact there. Would probably be Schweinsteiger as the deepest one, and then we would need to buy one more midfielder to satisfy Mourinho. But that's not much to do with Pjanic, that's just our midfield not actually being very good at the moment and needing a pretty decent overhaul.
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