Federico Chiesa Player Thread (F)

I think the clubs get extra medals to give to whoever they want but don't quote me on that

Ah, well hopefully that will be the case.

I think the clubs get extra medals to give to whoever they want but don't quote me on that

They can request extras, league decides whether to give them I believe.

5 appearances required. He has 4 ... so one more.

Why? Im just making a point thats all. In a forum. No more, no less.

As i just said i find it all abit strange. Lad has been fit and ready to play since the turn of the year. I figured he would go out on loan in january ... that wasnt the case so i expected him to be used abit more. As others have said ... he has qualities. I just dont understand why he was brought in.

He's primarily the back up right winger, I know he can play a few other positions but that's his main role. Mo is having a very good season, statistically one of the best ever for goal involvements in PL history (potentially the best). Mo likes to play every minute so Chiesa does not get on the pitch much.

Maybe next year, if Chiesa stays, he'll get more minutes. Mo will be getting older and might need a bit more rest. Next season we might have more games in the cup competitions. Also, bluntly, Mo has now signed his contract. Arne will be able to sub him off without everyone worrying about the impact on contract negotiations.

If we'd sent Chiesa out on loan in January and Mo had done his hamstring in February you'd be first in the queue for the meltdown. FSG incompetence, robbing the club, etc

Whatever you think about Chiesa nobody can doubt his commitment to the team and the club. He gets very animated on the bench, either berating the ref or cheering the team on, I for one hope he gets enough appearances to qualify for a medal.
He’s a class act, hope we keep him and give him game time.

5 appearances required. He has 4 ... so one more.

Stoppage time cameo on the last day against Palace then.

He's primarily the back up right winger, I know he can play a few other positions but that's his main role. Mo is having a very good season, statistically one of the best ever for goal involvements in PL history (potentially the best). Mo likes to play every minute so Chiesa does not get on the pitch much.

Maybe next year, if Chiesa stays, he'll get more minutes. Mo will be getting older and might need a bit more rest. Next season we might have more games in the cup competitions. Also, bluntly, Mo has now signed his contract. Arne will be able to sub him off without everyone worrying about the impact on contract negotiations.

If we'd sent Chiesa out on loan in January and Mo had done his hamstring in February you'd be first in the queue for the meltdown. FSG incompetence, robbing the club, etc

I hope he does stay. Whether he will feel that way im not too sure.

I expected him to go out on loan in jan and if he had and arne brought another one in then id have been fine with that.

If he had gone out and nobody came in , and mo had gotten injured your dam right id have been unhappy and i wouldnt have been alone.

Im just want to see him get a crack at it ... show us what he can do. He looks like he could play left or maybe even through the middle to me.

But yeah i take your point on him being brought in as the backup right winger. He isnt displacing salah. I just think we could be using him more across the front line. Jota, nunez cody and even lucho have not really been all that the past few months. Im sure chiesa could have made an impact.

Be interesting to see how it goes over the summer

Looking in from outside, we should have played him more. Arne doesn't fancy him for some reason. With Mo signing a new deal he felt able to sub him off earlier on Sunday. Who does he replace him with - Endo!

Hard to see Chiesa being here next season. Can't see what's wrong with him myself, looks good to me, but maybe there is a good reason.

[Frustrating though when you don't know what it is.]

There's nothing wrong with Chiesa, we've seen enough for ourselves in the cameos....unless there's something personal going on and maybe Arne found out he slept with his daughter or something.

Chiesa's problem is he has the undroppable Mo in front of him.

Then you have Diaz and Gakpo fighting it out on the left.

Could he be used more instead of Jota or over Diaz when we bring Gakpo on for Jota? He's played about 95% of his career on the wing but yes he could, and I think he will do once the league is done.