2 minutes ago, dermott said:

Ran himself into the ground yesterday.

Yes he is a willing runner. I can see him do well as inverted attacking fb.

Defensively it is a concern as he is quite slow when he need to change direction.

46 minutes ago, Bob stark said:

Yes he is a willing runner. I can see him do well as inverted attacking fb.

Defensively it is a concern as he is quite slow when he need to change direction.

if he has good positioning, not really a problem. Preseason rustiness? He's Italian and theyre pretty good at defending. Remember when we signed Dave? People were not quite sure about him... turned out alright in the end. :-)

I think he'll improve in that regard, but ultimately he's going to be performing as a traditional winger most of the time, ala Hakimi.

Alonso knows this, so he'll likely address it.

14 hours ago, bluelightening said:

if he has good positioning, not really a problem. Preseason rustiness? He's Italian and theyre pretty good at defending. Remember when we signed Dave? People were not quite sure about him... turned out alright in the end. :-)

14 hours ago, bluelightening said:

if he has good positioning, not really a problem. Preseason rustiness? He's Italian and theyre pretty good at defending. Remember when we signed Dave? People were not quite sure about him... turned out alright in the end. :-)

Not sure Azpi comparison make sense as Azpi was quick.

Palestra is just very stiff, I thought this is just pre season thing so I youtube his highlight and it is the same thing.

He is fine, it is jus not what I expected