04-30-2021, 08:49 PM
(04-30-2021, 07:23 PM)honsano Wrote: You guys think Tomori will be renewed? He is not as polished as he presented the first few games. Still very raw and undressed the last two matches. I like him but asking price seems a little too steep especially with 20yo Gabbia waiting in the wings.
Gabbia isn't special at all. Just as unspecial as Romangoli and Rodrigo Ely. There's nothing about him that makes him a better CB than others, nothing at all.
Tomori has physicality and speed that very few defenders have. His problems are tactical/positioning, these are things that can be taught with a good coach. These are mistakes you'd expect from young defenders... at least he can improve upon his weakness.. but players like Romagnoli cannot improve how slow he is. Him versus Lukaku will forever be a nightmare no matter how much experience he gets..that's what makes him expendable to me. Not to mention his cheeky and sly move to change agent to Raiola thinking Mino's going to get him a raise like what he's doing with his other players. The difference between Alessio and his other players are that they are WC and he can bargain for better deals... but playing as bad as Romagnoli has it makes it very easy to tell him good bye as long as a good offer comes in for him. Unfortunately leaving him on his last year of the contract, at best we can ask for 25-30m for him. There was a time where Barca or Juve would've paid 40m+ for him, shame that train has gone by now. Ideally we'd sell Alessio and invest that money into Tomori, who'd prolly fetch us 50m in 2-3 years that can be further used to strengthen the squad.
Even Koulibaly had issues with positioning earlier in his career but what made Sarri and others gamble on him was his rare physical characteristics. Under Sarri he developed tactically tremendously and at a time was the best player in Serie A (only 2-3 years ago) worth 80m+. I don't see why Fikayo can't go for 50m, especially as he's English, making him attractive to the EPL clubs when he plays for England NT. Tomori's price is steep, but it's only those investments that will reap greater rewards in the future.