Again thats BS! He is young and he can learn there are many young players who have to develop outside of their preferred role because they have some one way better in front of them.
Of course he can. But doesn't mean he will. Many players succeeded when they changed position, but also many failed. It's a 50-50.
Winger was not Etoo s position neither was it Tevezs position and it for sure is not Mandzukics position yet all these players preformed very well outside of their natural position. Also people need to stop acting as if there is only one way to play as a winger or one way you can succeed in any given position.
Wether he or anybody succeeds in any given position depends just as much on what the team needs and what the coach wants out of this position as it depends on the individual skill of the player.
This is not fucking chess where if your a runner you can just move diagonal and thats it.
Eto was different story. He wasn't individually good on the wing. But it was what the team needed, and he succeeded there. If you ask me, i'd never put Etoo on the wing as he is half the player he really is as CF. Tevez never ever played on the wing, he was most of a centrally oriented player, a roaming SS, or some may even say AM. in Juve they played 3-5-2/4-3-1-2, he was always one of the forwards (SS). Mandzukic is similar as Eto. He helps the team there, he is doing a great job, but he is way way better CF. Just see difference in numbers from his first season with us (mostly played on the wing), and second season (mostly played as CF).
Except maybe Mandzukic, others were not really good examples to give. I can give you other examples that prove the opposite. Forlan, Aguero, Higuain (natural LW, much better CF), Jovetic, Raul Jimenez, rodrigo from Valencia... All these are/were quality, were tried on the wing, and failed miserably, more or less.
Also how many full games of his have you guys seen that are sure he wont be good at WF or that he must play CF/SS to reach his potential?
Pretty sure nobody in here has seen enough full games(Fuck highlights),to actually make the judgement wether or not he can play outside of the CF/SS position.
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Im not sure of anything, im talking in theory. If Spalletti thinks he can succeed there or is even better winger than a CF/SS, fine by me. I have nothing against. What i'm saying is that most players tried on the wing and are natural CF/SS failed there. And i'm not sure that if this guy is better CF/SS, should be played as a winger for the sake of playing, since that can very well fuck him up. It's always 50-50, but i'd wait to see him play and Spalletti's judgement.
I don't judge the guy nor know his style obviously.
