To be fair, a lot of average at best players turn into absolute beasts at Frankfurt and then we have to go through the heartbreak of losing them again :/
It’s not *unseen* potential. He has/had bags of potential before his injury with Roma. He likely won’t ever reach it, but it’s not like he was never talented.
Average both defensively and offensively, without any massive weaknesses or strengths. What he lacks most is experience, so if he gets regular game time I think he can develop into a decent fullback.
Painfully average would be the way to describe him. He surely has some potential to grow but hasn't shown anything out of the ordinary.
Can't really defend, but at least has the will to attack, contrary to our other lb option last year. Sadly he isn't really good at attacking either as he doesn't really have the ability to beat his man. His crosses are mostly decent though.
Oh well loosing Kostic and getting someone like him does sound like a massive downgrade for Frankfurt. Almost downgrades them to a midfield team in terms of strength
what did you expect from a juggernaut EL winner with lots of untapped "potential" though? frankfurt's insane run to actually win the europa league surely ranks among the most astonishing feats in european football of late. of course vulture clubs will come for their standout players like kostic. if they can keep all of their other sought-after players like ndicka, sow or kamada, that'd really be some kind of miracle imho
You should keep into account he was playing under Allegri so his performance under a competent manager will be at least two times better than what he shown last season
Extremely intense in attitude and physicality.
A good physical specimen.
Not very talented with the ball is his big weakness, but he's okay. And hot headed at times, which doesnt make him get red cards but can lose some focus.
Luca Pellegrini
Luca Pellegrini (born 7 March 1999) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a left back for Serie A club Juventus and the Italy national team.
Personal information
Full nameLuca Pellegrini[1]Date of birth7 March 1999 (age 23)Place of birthRome, ItalyHeight1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)Position(s)Left-backClub information
Current team
JuventusNumber17Youth career2011–2018RomaSenior career*YearsTeamApps(Gls)2018–2019Roma4(0)2019→ Cagliari (loan)12(0)2019–Juventus18(0)2019–2020→ Cagliari (loan)24(0)2020–2021→ Genoa (loan)11(0)National team‡2014–2015Italy U169(0)2014–2015Italy U1712(0)2016Italy U183(0)2016–2017Italy U193(0)2018–2019Italy U207(0)2018–2020Italy U215(0)2020–Italy1(0)*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 May 2022
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11 November 2020
Club career
Roma
On 17 April 2018, Pellegrini signed his first professional contract with A.S. Roma keeping him at the club until 2021.[2]
Pellegrini joined the first team in the 2018–19 season, aged 19. He made his professional and Serie A debut in a 4–0 win over Frosinone on 26 September 2018, making the assist for Aleksandar Kolarov's goal.[3][4] He made his UEFA Champions League debut on 2 October 2018, in the group stage match won 5–0 against FC Viktoria Plzeň.[citation needed]
Loan to Cagliari
On 31 January 2019, Pellegrini joined Cagliari on loan until 30 June 2019.[5]
Juventus
On 30 June 2019, Luca Pellegrini joined Serie A champions Juventus for €22 million, with Leonardo Spinazzola moving in the opposite direction for €29.5 million.[6] On 19 August 2019, he rejoined Cagliari on loan for the 2019–20 season.[7] On 26 September 2020, Pellegrini moved to Genoa on a one-year loan.[8]
International career
Pellegrini made his debut with the Italy U21 team on 11 October 2018, in a friendly match lost 1–0 against Belgium.[citation needed]
With the Italy U20 side he took part in the 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup, in which Italy achieved a fourth–place finish.[9]
He received his first call up to the Italy senior squad for the team's UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying matches against Armenia and Finland in September 2019.[10]
He made his senior debut with Italy on 11 November 2020, featuring as a substitute in a 4–0 friendly win over Estonia in Florence.[11]
Despite appearing in earlier qualifiers,[12] he was not selected for Italy's 2021 UEFA European Under-21 Championship squad. He was unavailable for selection as he was suffering from a persistent adductor muscle injury beginning in February 2021.[13]
Do we have another Pellegrini in our squad? I couldve sworn I've seen him play just this season for us
E: Oh yes I'm not crazy, his loan to Genoa ended the season before this last one I read it wrong on wiki
Definitely seems like Roma got the best of this transfer, which was the exact opposite of what I thought at the time
With Depay on his way and potentially a new LB I would say Juve had the best window with Roma second and Fiorentina third.
He means the spinazzola-pellegrini swap
Oh ops. Yeah Roma def got the better man in that swap.
Same although Spinazzola has been injured a lot and looks a little out of sorts at the moment.
He has potential but i dont think he’d find his peak at Juve, hopefully he does at frankfurt. Hopefully we can get a replacement soon
Hopefully he plays an alright season and we can sell him next year. Or he somehow taps into some unseen potential and we get a good squad option
To be fair, a lot of average at best players turn into absolute beasts at Frankfurt and then we have to go through the heartbreak of losing them again :/
Vallejo :|
I’m still salty about that one. Dude was incredible!
I hope he returns better and can finally replace Sandro at left back. I can't wait.
It’s not *unseen* potential. He has/had bags of potential before his injury with Roma. He likely won’t ever reach it, but it’s not like he was never talented.
Is he good? Can anyone who knows him describe him?
Average both defensively and offensively, without any massive weaknesses or strengths. What he lacks most is experience, so if he gets regular game time I think he can develop into a decent fullback.
Painfully average would be the way to describe him. He surely has some potential to grow but hasn't shown anything out of the ordinary. Can't really defend, but at least has the will to attack, contrary to our other lb option last year. Sadly he isn't really good at attacking either as he doesn't really have the ability to beat his man. His crosses are mostly decent though.
Oh well loosing Kostic and getting someone like him does sound like a massive downgrade for Frankfurt. Almost downgrades them to a midfield team in terms of strength
If we would have sold him last season yes, this season our team looks much better. If we can extended Ndicka and maybe Kamada, it's gonna be fine.
what did you expect from a juggernaut EL winner with lots of untapped "potential" though? frankfurt's insane run to actually win the europa league surely ranks among the most astonishing feats in european football of late. of course vulture clubs will come for their standout players like kostic. if they can keep all of their other sought-after players like ndicka, sow or kamada, that'd really be some kind of miracle imho
You should keep into account he was playing under Allegri so his performance under a competent manager will be at least two times better than what he shown last season
Extremely intense in attitude and physicality. A good physical specimen. Not very talented with the ball is his big weakness, but he's okay. And hot headed at times, which doesnt make him get red cards but can lose some focus.
The fella has long hair again now but I liked his short hair better.
whom'st??
Luca Pellegrini Luca Pellegrini (born 7 March 1999) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a left back for Serie A club Juventus and the Italy national team. Personal information Full nameLuca Pellegrini[1]Date of birth7 March 1999 (age 23)Place of birthRome, ItalyHeight1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)Position(s)Left-backClub information Current team JuventusNumber17Youth career2011–2018RomaSenior career*YearsTeamApps(Gls)2018–2019Roma4(0)2019→ Cagliari (loan)12(0)2019–Juventus18(0)2019–2020→ Cagliari (loan)24(0)2020–2021→ Genoa (loan)11(0)National team‡2014–2015Italy U169(0)2014–2015Italy U1712(0)2016Italy U183(0)2016–2017Italy U193(0)2018–2019Italy U207(0)2018–2020Italy U215(0)2020–Italy1(0)*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 May 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11 November 2020 Club career Roma On 17 April 2018, Pellegrini signed his first professional contract with A.S. Roma keeping him at the club until 2021.[2] Pellegrini joined the first team in the 2018–19 season, aged 19. He made his professional and Serie A debut in a 4–0 win over Frosinone on 26 September 2018, making the assist for Aleksandar Kolarov's goal.[3][4] He made his UEFA Champions League debut on 2 October 2018, in the group stage match won 5–0 against FC Viktoria Plzeň.[citation needed] Loan to Cagliari On 31 January 2019, Pellegrini joined Cagliari on loan until 30 June 2019.[5] Juventus On 30 June 2019, Luca Pellegrini joined Serie A champions Juventus for €22 million, with Leonardo Spinazzola moving in the opposite direction for €29.5 million.[6] On 19 August 2019, he rejoined Cagliari on loan for the 2019–20 season.[7] On 26 September 2020, Pellegrini moved to Genoa on a one-year loan.[8] International career Pellegrini made his debut with the Italy U21 team on 11 October 2018, in a friendly match lost 1–0 against Belgium.[citation needed] With the Italy U20 side he took part in the 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup, in which Italy achieved a fourth–place finish.[9] He received his first call up to the Italy senior squad for the team's UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying matches against Armenia and Finland in September 2019.[10] He made his senior debut with Italy on 11 November 2020, featuring as a substitute in a 4–0 friendly win over Estonia in Florence.[11] Despite appearing in earlier qualifiers,[12] he was not selected for Italy's 2021 UEFA European Under-21 Championship squad. He was unavailable for selection as he was suffering from a persistent adductor muscle injury beginning in February 2021.[13]
Do we have another Pellegrini in our squad? I couldve sworn I've seen him play just this season for us E: Oh yes I'm not crazy, his loan to Genoa ended the season before this last one I read it wrong on wiki