Alessandro Bastoni

[Universe]

CB is such a hard role to break in to as well, especially at a big club. You can afford to fuck up as a striker, you can afford to be mediocre as a midfielder, but you cant afford it as a CB. It's a role where, to have a good game, you have to be perfect the whole match. To have a good game as a striker you can have 89 shit minutes and score the winner.

That's why a lot of CBs breakthrough at smaller clubs. Really impressed with Bastoni - obviously he played a decent amount of first team football last season, but it's a different level entirely.

..Icardi?




















..relax, brehme, just a joke.

 

[.h.]

hahaha, i was conscious of saying that actually - i think as a younger player, it works fine, but when you're the leader of the team, people generally expect a bit more involvement.

In the same way I wouldnt accept a mediocre midfielder (Gags?!) now, its all about a starting point right

 

[Ethor]

At least no yellow today...else meh.

 

[I'mNewHere]

So good

 

[RickyMaravilla'sRightFoot]

Class display.

 

[surripere]

Very impressive, this kid is already playing like a seasoned veteran.

 

[Candreva Crosses]

Bastoni looks like a veteran. Not in a Valero way but in a Miranda way.

 

[.h.]

wonder if hes gonna get an italy call up soon tbh

 

[thatdude]

They would be insane not to. He’s the best young Italian defender in the league.

 

[Batman]

Has he played in a back 4 system before?

 

[Jnr]

It will be hard to push the Juves presence of starting Azzurri CBs in Chiellini, Bonucci in Euro21, but Bastoni is already becoming the first man to look for when substitution is needed. One year to go. If he continues he will be certainly ahead of Romagnoli and that is the most hated idea down @redandblack forum

 

[.h.]

given mancini's desire to try to revitalise the italy squad a bit, you cant help but wonder if bonucci and chiellini get rotated out a bit and he looks towards the youth like Mancini, Bastoni, etc... Bastoni has really exploded since they last played, so who knows

 

[Palacio]

wonder if hes gonna get an italy call up soon tbh

The less he plays for Italy the better. Tge last thing we need is getting him injured. Dambro missed many important matches because of a national team injury.

 

[.h.]

lets not limit one of the best young CB's career, eh. Who knows where he might go, 80, 90 caps? Let him conquer the world

 

[thatdude]

Has he played in a back 4 system before?

Yes last year at Parma

 

[Ethor]

He is really, really good. Excellent today.

 

[uny_arturo]

Excellent season buddy. But I still don't get how we spent 30M on him. It must have been a big gamble.

 

[RickyMaravilla'sRightFoot]

Excellent season buddy. But I still don't get how we spent 30M on him. It must have been a big gamble.

Probably because they knew he was good and captained every level of the Azzurri youth set up.

 

[I'mNewHere]

Jesus his passing is so fucking good

 

[Ethor]

Fantastic and escaped injury too!