The way I see it, they have CR7, Dybala, Morata, Kulusevski, Chiesa and Bernardeschi for the 3 attacking positions. Thats pretty decent depth.
And I think Kulusevski is going to surprise people this season. The kid is the real deal.
Their attack is a mess. They have 1 striker (Morata
). Dybala, Bernadeschi and Ronaldo who don't really want to play wide and want a free forward role. Both berna and dybala suck on the left and must play on the right. Chiesa who really is not a strong winger (probably best as a wide midfielder, like lazio-days Candreva), sucks on the left and must play on the right. Kulu who sucks on the left and must play on the right. I hope you see what's happening there
Who has to play left for them? Ramsey
. Come on guys, you all know that's a joke.
Sarri had to change formation and play ronaldo and dybala as 2 free roaming forwards and relied on their individual brilliance to produce their most underwhelmning season in 9 years. Allegri ended up benching dybala a lot, playing him AM, benching bernadeschi a lot also just to spatially make it work. Both seasoned coaches. But somehow I'm supposed to be worried about these issues magically disappearing when PIRLO has to solve them?
Pjanic hasn't been a top mid for 2 years now. Juve fans were absolutely delighted to get rid of him.
We'll see how it turns out but by the end of the year I'm sure we will be saying Arthur is an upgrade. Hope I'm wrong, but let's see.
Sorry but I totally disagree. Pjanic has been their best midfielder these past 2 years. He's been the protagonist in midfield with the others being utilitarian, enforcers and more support players (matuidi, khedira, betancur etc). Now the midfield is a disaster that Arthur alone cannot fix. Arthur at this point is a less-grinta/low energy Sensi. That's not enough. When Rabiot has to start, your midfield is a mess. When you have to mention McKennie as a player in your midfield, you're a MESS.
Even with our mercato being considered relatively poor, the signings fit a tactic and generally, the best players can play with effective backups sitting on the bench..