[Albion] Davide Frattesi

[Bozza]

I know he's been mentioned on the potential future signings thread, but let's give him his own (No - I don't know anything at all).

23-year-old midfielder who plays for Sassuolo and Italy.

On Frattesi there is the pressing of Maurizio Sarri: in case of farewell to Sergej Milinkovic-Savic (on which there is Juve), Frattesi is the first name asked by the coach for the midfield of his Lazio. Ditto Napoli, where he likes in case of departure of Piotr Zielinski (even if Lazar Samardzic of Udinese seems to be in the lead). Roma would be a return to the past and the arrival of Houssem Aouar seems to have closed the Giallorossi hypothesis but also watch out for Roberto De Zerbi: the former Sassuolo coach could in fact aim for the midfielder precisely to replace Alexis MacAllister destined for Liverpool for his Brighton.​

Frattesi al centro del mercato: tutte le strategie delle big per prenderlo. Ma la Juve è avanti - TUTTO mercato WEB

Al centro del mercato in vista dell'estate c'è senza dubbio Davide Frattesi. Il centrocampista del Sassuolo, stasera in campo nell'anticipo.

www.tuttomercatoweb.com

 

[The Fits]

He would be THE one. Absolutely huge signing if we pulled it off.

 

[superseagull1994]

Mentioned by Naylor as a target in the athletic today along with Milner, Dahoud and Matviyenko, whether thats speculation on his part or not is well up for speculation.

 

[TWOCHOICEStom]

Italian Dave looks pretty good.

 

[macbeth]

Question is if we sign him where does that leave us with regards to the glut of central midfielders we have. we must replace caicedo if he goes, thought out of the two mac would be the one we replaced internally. already signed one pretty much, bring in frattesi and we’ll still need a caicedo replacement if he goes as we don’t have another ball winner, bring in three new CMs and suddenly it’s not looking good for moder and alzate

 

[Stumpy Tim]

It seems like we have 20 midfielders lined up to replace MacAllister, but none to replace Caicedo. That's because he's irreplaceable

 

[Change at Barnham]

Davide Frattesi, yes please.

But we only have one quarterback (Lewis Dunk). It scares the shit out of me at the thought of him getting injured.

 

[Cheshire Cat]

It seems like we have 20 midfielders lined up to replace MacAllister, but none to replace Caicedo. That's because he's irreplaceable

So next year we will be playing four, two, nought, twenty three, two.

 

[Green Cross Code Man]

It seems like we have 20 midfielders lined up to replace MacAllister, but none to replace Caicedo. That's because he's irreplaceable

Caicedo is almost a one off.

 

[deletebeepbeepbeep]

Yes please.

 

[um bongo molongo]

No highlights reel, no WAG. Certain posters won’t be very happy with this effort

 

[The Fits]

Question is if we sign him where does that leave us with regards to the glut of central midfielders we have. we must replace caicedo if he goes, thought out of the two mac would be the one we replaced internally. already signed one pretty much, bring in frattesi and we’ll still need a caicedo replacement if he goes as we don’t have another ball winner, bring in three new CMs and suddenly it’s not looking good for moder and alzate

Frattesi is a ball winner. Not like Caicedo, but he tackles a lot, he's a physical player. A combative box to boxer. He plays in the pivot with Lopez who is much less physical, and although Sassuoulo's style has changed since RDZ left, it's similar.
With Moises and Mac going we need at least 2 new midfielders. We have no idea what will happen with Alzate. No idea when Moder will be back. Gross is another year older and almost all our other midfield players (here and on loan) are attacking.
We also don't really know much about Dahoud right now. He might just be here to add numbers. I've certainly got no idea if he's good enough to be a starter.
I don't think you can replace Caicedo directly. And I don't actually think that would worry RDZ but he will want two excellent CMs. Frattesi has the potential to become an elite footballer. Most genuine destructive DMs don't have the skillset RDZ requires, so two CMs that can tackle a bit, press and work hard, and are excellent on the ball is likely to be what we see next season if our two wonderkids leave.

 

[madinthehead]

No highlights reel, no WAG. Certain posters won’t be very happy with this effort

 

[Hugo Rune]

Manure have taken a sniff in the past?

Man Utd send scouts to watch Davide Frattesi but face fight to land him

MANCHESTER UNITED have sent scouts to watch Sassuolo midfielder Davide Frattesi – but face competition if they want to land him. Other sides throughout Europe are also interested in the 23-ye…

www.thesun.co.uk

 

[Hugo Rune]

It seems like we have 20 midfielders lined up to replace MacAllister, but none to replace Caicedo. That's because he's irreplaceable

Yes, but we still need a player with some of his skill set. The ‘destroyer’ bit makes our team so much better when he is in the centre of midfield. So perhaps a player like this could do a job:

 

[macbeth]

Frattesi is a ball winner. Not like Caicedo, but he tackles a lot, he's a physical player. A combative box to boxer. He plays in the pivot with Lopez who is much less physical, and although Sassuoulo's style has changed since RDZ left, it's similar.
With Moises and Mac going we need at least 2 new midfielders. We have no idea what will happen with Alzate. No idea when Moder will be back. Gross is another year older and almost all our other midfield players (here and on loan) are attacking.
We also don't really know much about Dahoud right now. He might just be here to add numbers. I've certainly got no idea if he's good enough to be a starter.
I don't think you can replace Caicedo directly. And I don't actually think that would worry RDZ but he will want two excellent CMs. Frattesi has the potential to become an elite footballer. Most genuine destructive DMs don't have the skillset RDZ requires, so two CMs that can tackle a bit, press and work hard, and are excellent on the ball is likely to be what we see next season if our two wonderkids leave.

nah still need a bit more of a destroyer in there imo. that’s not caicedo profile at all, but one aspect of his game, and the aspect i’ll miss most. he gets 4.45 tackles and interceptions per game compared to frattesi’s 2.46

i’m not saying frattesi is a bad player, far from it, but our midfield got bashed around against everton and it got bashed around last night while caicedo was a right back so we will need someone to replace the solidity he offers. frattesi strikes me more as playing the 8 role next door, focused on getting the ball up the pitch

 

[junior]

Would kante be a suitable replacement for Caicedo for a season or 2?

 

[Hugo Rune]

Would kante be a suitable replacement for Caicedo for a season or 2?

He’d insist on playing in a more advanced role. So no.

 

[junior]

He’d insist on playing in a more advanced role. So no.

I though Kante was very much in the Makelele DM mould?

 

[Hugo Rune]

I though Kante was very much in the Makelele DM mould?

Perhaps the best DM in the world still but for whatever reason, Chelsea have played in a more advanced CM role in over half his games for them.

I’m not sure he’d be thrilled to inherit the ban RDZ has on Caicedo from going into the opposition’s penalty area.