Jase 43,479 Posted December 20, 2012 Share Posted December 20, 2012 The problem is he is not a Cm he is an attacking midfielder. Pjanic is a versatile player. He can play in CM, as a CAM or as a narrow wide midfielder. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
communicate 2,703 Posted December 20, 2012 Share Posted December 20, 2012 The only questio for pjanic is that can he defend in epl. If not we may as well play oscar in double pivot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nadavTKL 1,787 Posted December 21, 2012 Share Posted December 21, 2012 The only questio for pjanic is that can he defend in epl. If not we may as well play oscar in double pivotWhats that thing about "defend in epl"? the thing is about having a system, you dont have to have big and very strong midfielders to defend well. English teams gets very confused and have difficulties when you're playing a good pressure game against them (you could even see it with us, Utd and City in Europe, becuase we arent very familier with that in the EPL), if we want to be one of the best 3-4 teams in the world we got to have that anyway, and i think playing this way will also be very effective against English opponents. If Oscar/Pjanic could defend well and play well in the double pivot in other places, they could do it in Englend (though we dont know that about Oscar). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OneMoSalah 8,889 Posted December 21, 2012 Share Posted December 21, 2012 Ryan, he is not a priority.Once we buy a ST and DM, you can start worring about him.CM should be top of the list, Meireles and Essien weren't replaced in the summer! I suppose need a DM too now because of Oriols injury too. Oh the joys of injuries, meaning we need to buy more players that probably won't play after Oriols back... lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
communicate 2,703 Posted December 21, 2012 Share Posted December 21, 2012 Whats that thing about "defend in epl"? the thing is about having a system, you dont have to have big and very strong midfielders to defend well. English teams gets very confused and have difficulties when you're playing a good pressure game against them (you could even see it with us, Utd and City in Europe, becuase we arent very familier with that in the EPL), if we want to be one of the best 3-4 teams in the world we got to have that anyway, and i think playing this way will also be very effective against English opponents. If Oscar/Pjanic could defend well and play well in the double pivot in other places, they could do it in Englend (though we dont know that about Oscar).It's important for a cm to be able to cope with more physical approach in epl. It is a valid question, I don't care if he is small or big. I just want to know can he cope with the phsicality of epl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jase 43,479 Posted December 21, 2012 Share Posted December 21, 2012 It's important for a cm to be able to cope with more physical approach in epl. It is a valid question, I don't care if he is small or big. I just want to know can he cope with the phsicality of eplGive him time and I'm sure he will be able to cope. He's not one to go missing entirely when it comes to defending. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Severinb 309 Posted December 21, 2012 Share Posted December 21, 2012 Would rather have camacho from malaga is a real DM and i rate him higher than pjanic. And camacho has a buyout clause so we could get him! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jase 43,479 Posted December 21, 2012 Share Posted December 21, 2012 Would rather have camacho from malaga is a real DM and i rate him higher than pjanic. And camacho has a buyout clause so we could get him!Can't even be compared one is a DM and the other is a CM. Both of course would have different set of qualities. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Severinb 309 Posted December 21, 2012 Share Posted December 21, 2012 Can't even be compared one is a DM and the other is a CM. Both of course would have different set of qualities. I know that but we need a DM and a couple of people were asking if he can play as a DM. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jase 43,479 Posted December 21, 2012 Share Posted December 21, 2012 I know that but we need a DM and a couple of people were asking if he can play as a DM.Think they were primarily asking if Pjanic can play in the pivot, not as a DM. We need someone who can sit in there and initiate attacks etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Severinb 309 Posted December 21, 2012 Share Posted December 21, 2012 Think they were primarily asking if Pjanic can play in the pivot, not as a DM. We need someone who can sit in there and initiate attacks etc.Ok i think pjanic could do that but camacho can also play as a CM. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amblève. 4,995 Posted December 22, 2012 Share Posted December 22, 2012 The only questio for pjanic is that can he defend in epl. If not we may as well play oscar in double pivotAs I already said, Pjanic is on another level when it comes to defending compared to the likes of KDB, Josh and Oscar. He's not one of those who will chase down their opponents (like Oscar, for example) but rather use his intelligent positioning to be in the right place in beginning. His tackling has improved a lot, especially since he moved from Lyon, but for him tackling is really the last resort when defending.Pjanic might look weak but his ability to keep balance and his lower body strenght help him to compete against stronger opponents. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sLOVEnian Blue 74 Posted December 22, 2012 Share Posted December 22, 2012 Last year everyone was saying he was overrated, but now everyone wants him I liked him since he was a Lyon player and I think he would be a great signing and a long-term replacement for Lampard. I still prefer Moutinho though, but I think Porto will want quite a lot of money for him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mufassir08 2,400 Posted December 22, 2012 Share Posted December 22, 2012 Watching him against milan i think his work rate is brilliant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OneMoSalah 8,889 Posted December 22, 2012 Share Posted December 22, 2012 Watching him against milan i think his work rate is brilliant.The whole Roma teams work rate is brilliant. Pressing Milan like mad. Also Totti is doing some amount of defensive work! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mufassir08 2,400 Posted December 22, 2012 Share Posted December 22, 2012 The whole Roma teams work rate is brilliant. Pressing Milan like mad. Also Totti is doing some amount of defensive work!Yeah btw De rossi and Totti are quality. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madmax 9,219 Posted December 23, 2012 Share Posted December 23, 2012 The whole Roma teams work rate is brilliant. Pressing Milan like mad. Also Totti is doing some amount of defensive work!It's the Zeman philosophy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jase 43,479 Posted February 7, 2013 Share Posted February 7, 2013 Scored a lovely goal for Bosnia against Slovenia yesterday.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BMIRIoHe70I&feature=youtu.beEnded the game with 1 goal and 2 assists. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lav 9 Posted February 26, 2013 Share Posted February 26, 2013 Oh myhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sfcoR2RpJfo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Severinb 309 Posted February 26, 2013 Share Posted February 26, 2013 De bruyne will be a better player dont think we need him.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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