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Why Ancelotti chose di Maria over Ozil
Topic Started: Oct 28 2013, 03:23 PM (69 Views)
cruyff_turn
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Quote: “I decided the departure of Ozil. I prefer Di Maria for the balance of the team. It’s true, that maybe Di Maria has less quality than Ozil but on a profile of dynamism, character and help to the team I preferred Di Maria.”
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Not the first time that a manger will let a player go for tactical/positional reasons. Di Maria is a red herring, whereas Bale was all lined up for a free role. Carlo did not want a glut of players in his hole. Still, for a player like Özil you should accommodate different formations and do your best to keep an "old fashioned number 10".
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jays712
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This sounds like coachspeak bullshit to me.
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Oct 28 2013, 04:15 PM
This sounds like coachspeak bullshit to me.
Really? I think it sounds perfectly sensible.
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chillyheat

still scratching my head over this one though im quite grateful 2 ancelotti.
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supercollider7
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Well, in the summer it seemed like they were willing to let both of them go, but Di Maria wanted to stay and fight for his place.
But I can see why Ancelotti would have felt that Ozil didn't fit into his tactics.
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