Kristjan Asllani

[brehme1989]

I don't know why Asllani gets so much negativism here

How is it hard to get? He's the weakest link every time he's on the pitch.

But surely there's a group of people here that are oblivious to such things when it's exhibited by players they like and they act as if one missed opportunity makes someone a scrub...

 

[varmin]

How is it hard to get? He's the weakest link every time he's on the pitch.

But surely there's a group of people here that are oblivious to such things when it's exhibited by players they like and they act as if one missed opportunity makes someone a scrub...

Did you bother to read all of my post, before to make so genius conclusions?

And against Monza, Asllani wasn't the weakest link. It was Frattesi, who didn't do anything except wasting 2 chances.

 

[brehme1989]

Did you bother to read all of my post, before to make so genius conclusions?

Yes. Did you read what I said?

No one cares if Asllani should be playing at another role. Just like you don't care that Frattesi would have been better in another role.

Asllani looks and is like the team's weakest link because he occupies a spot he has no idea how to react in, how to move off the ball, how to move with the ball, heck the earth spins twice before he turns once with the ball, he's too sloppy with his touch for someone in midfield and defensively he's not helping either actively or tactically, leaving the team exposed to a lot of bad options because his role is to always create the best option, either to him, either by moving and attracting a defender away from another's passing lane.
He fails in almost every category.

Can he pass and shoot? Sure he can. So what?

Frattesi not finishing a chance isn't something that holds water as criticism. It's ridiculous nitpicking. You can say that Frattesi cannot carry the ball to the fraction of how Barella or Mkhitaryan do and can be detrimental to our attacking flow when he has to participate before the execution and you'd be onto something.

 

[varmin]

Yes. Did you read what I said?

Why in this case, you quoted my first sentence, ignoring the rest?

No one cares if Asllani should be playing at another role. Just like you don't care that Frattesi would have been better in another role.

Asllani looks and is like the team's weakest link because he occupies a spot he has no idea how to react in, how to move off the ball, how to move with the ball, heck the earth spins twice before he turns once with the ball, he's too sloppy with his touch for someone in midfield and defensively he's not helping either actively or tactically, leaving the team exposed to a lot of bad options because his role is to always create the best option, either to him, either by moving and attracting a defender away from another's passing lane.
He fails in almost every category.

Can he pass and shoot? Sure he can. So what?

Frattesi not finishing a chance isn't something that holds water as criticism. It's ridiculous nitpicking. You can say that Frattesi cannot carry the ball to the fraction of how Barella or Mkhitaryan do and can be detrimental to our attacking flow when he has to participate before the execution and you'd be onto something.

What is the point of this long novel? So, many words just to tell that Asllani occupies a spot, where "he has no idea to react it"? This is precisely what I meant. Asllani should be tried higher on the pitch, where it will be determined, is he can be useful or not.
Brozovic was rotated on all positions in the midfield, before Spalletti to put him on the right one. This is just example to see how one player could change his product by simply finding the correct spot for him.

About Frattesi - I like him, and I was very happy when he moved here, but he clearly struggles in this Inter team. I didn't criticize him for missing chances, I criticize him for doing Nothing, except missing those chances.

 

[brehme1989]

Why in this case, you quoted my first sentence, ignoring the rest?

What is the point of this long novel?

So you ask "you don't know why Aslani gets negativism", while you know the answer and then proceed to imagine a new player that somehow is useful in a role we never seen him play - and isn't similar to his Albania role - and assume that this would put an end to all criticism?

 

[CafeCordoba]

So you ask "you don't know why Aslani gets negativism", while you know the answer and then proceed to imagine a new player that somehow is useful in a role we never seen him play - and isn't similar to his Albania role - and assume that this would put an end to all criticism?

This isn't a constructive way to have this conversation.

 

[varmin]

So you ask "you don't know why Aslani gets negativism", while you know the answer and then proceed to imagine a new player that somehow is useful in a role we never seen him play - and isn't similar to his Albania role - and assume that this would put an end to all criticism?

I asked, why he gets SO MUCH negativism, when he plays on position where he is not obviously fit to.
I don't imagine that he will be useful. I'm saying that he needs to be moved higher on the pitch, before to take the general conclusion that he is not good enough.

When he scored against Inter, he played more like CM, even AM, not registra. Inzaghi suddenly decided that he will be vice Hakan. This is the reason, I gave you Brozovic's example.

 

[Besnik]

What a waste of an effort and time to discuss same thing over and over again. Some people are just too blind by their subjectivity on certain players and it's not worth arguing on that. Meanwhile issues are way too obvious, people will bring weird narratives that make zero sense to reality.

It's okay, I guess each one to his own.

 

[Damageplan]

I asked, why he gets SO MUCH negativism, when he plays on position where he is not obviously fit to.
I don't imagine that he will be useful. I'm saying that he needs to be moved higher on the pitch, before to take the general conclusion that he is not good enough.

When he scored against Inter, he played more like CM, even AM, not registra. Inzaghi suddenly decided that he will be vice Hakan. This is the reason, I gave you Brozovic's example.

He gets so much shit because hes been at the club for a while and shows very little progress in slotting in. All players that show fuck all or very little are criticized all the same.
Maybe he needs to be moved higher up the pitch and I do agree with that but there are other players in there that are straight up better than him. So he either adapts to a new role or he can find a new team. Its a two way street ... Inzaghi needs him as Hakan backup and for obvious reasons (we are fucking broke) he cant just get someone else at the moment so he will continue trying. Asllani chose to stay and renew with us. Kinda tells you he is ok with his role and contribution. He simply lacks the footballing intelligence to adapt to the regista role. Which is ok ... not everyone is Brozo or Hakan and that is something that cant be trained.
Frattesi for example is in a totally different kind of discussion. He is an expensive signing that turned into a luxury sub and he also does not show any sign of improving the part of the game we really need him to show consistently.

 

[PHM1605]

I have no issues with Asllani, he is still young and him struggling is a part of the development.

He has had merely 100+ minutes this season. That's like one bad match. Last year even when we secured Scudetto pretty early he had like 2 (?!?) consecutive starting matches and that was far from sufficient continuity.

Don't forget most the time Asllani has to play with too many reserves. That makes the situation trippling harder and all look bad. Let me take last match as example. One adapting Frattesi would still probably be ok. One Asllani would, too. But both at the same time can't sync at all and we lost all the rhythm at spine.

Toying around some stats for fun. Last year he played full 4 matches and Inter won all 4. Including 4-0 Atalanta. He is not Gagliardini or Correa type of shit. Be more patient.

 

[#NotForMe]

I just want to say he is only 22 and Brozo joined us when he was 23. Don't write him off yet guys

 

[SiamoNoi]

How is it hard to get? He's the weakest link every time he's on the pitch.

Yeah, he is not.

 

[RickyMaravilla'sRightFoot]

I just want to say he is only 22 and Brozo joined us when he was 23. Don't write him off yet guys

It’s less about age and more about timing and environment, as well as skill and game knowledge obviously. Inter was ass when Brozovic arrived, and he only became important when Spalletti found his true role. That Brozovic is never becoming a key player for this current iteration of inter.

Asllani could make the perfect career move for him and maybe his career takes off for all I know, I’ve just been and am continuing to doubt it’s going to happen HERE.

 

[Lyran]

The easiest part is always being critical to someone.
Asllani haven't met our expectations yet, but he possess a good amount of flair which he cant utilize when playing too deep. He is somewhat like Kovacic, but is told to not do the runs he did when playing regista.

As others have said, he might find better form if he is slightly more up the field.
Give him time and Asllani will nourish.

 

[peeps]

Only a matter of time until Zielinski replaces him as Hakan’s deputy. He has the poise, maturity and awareness to play the position (among several other traits), while Asllani is miscast there. Perhaps Asllani can find a spot somewhere else in our midfield (I doubt it) but this contract extension gives Inter more time to find out and then, as I expect, move him to a mid-table team in summer of 2026. Until then, he’ll eat up minutes in garbage time and hopefully not hurt the team if he’s forced to play in critical moments.

 

[DARi0]

People should remember how was Pirlo performing and where he was playing when he was age of Asllani. I'll do the math for you: Pirlo was coming off from a loan from Brescia and was sold for 17M to Milan at 22. Wasn't exactly shining, but he at least got enough playing time to develop and gain confidence!

In my opinion it's the toughest role in Serie A, you cannot expect one to master it at fuckin' 22 years old as a reserve!

This renewal makes no sense at all. I don’t really understand Ausilio’s fascination with him.

As Cafe mentioned, renewal is more about decreasing his amortisation value and raising his asking price (protecting the length of the contract) when some other club comes knocking.

 

[CafeCordoba]

As Cafe mentioned, renewal is more about decreasing his amortisation value and raising his asking price (protecting the length of the contract) when some other club comes knocking.

And keeping a cheap guy in the roster. Asllani doesn't have much creds to ask for example even 2m salary at this point. Now that his contract is until 2028, he's locked for a cheap salary for a long time. If he doesn't develop, we probably sell him or at least loan and we can do that more easily since his salary is locked to a lower level for a long time.

 

[wera]

So are some of you guys saying that Asllani is the next Vecino & Gagliardini, a player that shouldn't start and will be hated everytime they step on the pitch, while being nothing special but servicable at times?

It's on Asllani and Inzaghi to make some progress. I don't mind him extending the contract, but I also want Fabbian in the squad. So it's a hard climb for Asllani, and to be frank, also for Frattesi. Frattesi becoming the 4th option for attack could save some of the problems we are having. But now I'm rambling again and I forgot there is a burek in my microwave spinning around and calling for Lucifer.

 

[varmin]

Fabbian is more similar to Frattesi than Asllani as a playing style.

 

[wera]

Yeah, which if Frattesi is sold to AC Milan, Fabbian is the one to get.