Its official: Claudio Marchisio will miss the remainder of the season and Euro 2016 after tearing the anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee.
Principino was taken off in the first half of Juve’s 4-0 drubbing of Palermo having fallen awkwardly while making a tackle.
It looked bad on first viewing and the worst has now been confirmed with Juve releasing a statement on the midfielder’s condition:
“An MRI scan has confirmed that Claudio Marchisio has suffered a ruptured anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee. He will undergo surgery in the next few days”
We at Juvefc.com would like to wish Il Principino all our love and prayers for a speedy recovery.
Praying that you come back soon Claudio, we already miss you!!!
Wretched news, yet unsurprising given the season has proven the very worst for injuries since my affection and bond for the club was first unearthed in 1990.
When our form was horrid earlier this season it was the return of Claudio which steadied the ship. And without any doubt he was my Player of the Season last term.
Still, due to what I had assumed were the lethargy left in his bones from the flurry of injuries suffered this campaign, his form has been unremarkable, yet his presence is of huge value. Alongside Buffon and Chiellini il principino is one of the true senatori della squadra. Immensely experienced, a club youth product, loved by the fans and offers his devotion to the cause in every way imaginable.
The problem with ACL injuries is that whilst it seems common for players to return, it is far more rare for the recovery to be total in terms of returning to previous levels of peak form. He will not be back in the first team until February/March 2017 at the earliest. He will be sorely missed, and our need to bring in a comparably experienced central midfielder is now paramount to our future fortunes.
Often players make full and perfect recoveries – usually the younger victims of the dreaded ACL tear. It is seldom thought a career ending injury as can be seen through Roberto Baggio, Del Piero, Shearer and Van Nistelroy, all who suffered the same fate and came back just a strong. In certain cases there will be a reduction in physical ability, yet I do not see this in Claudio’s case, given the type of player he is and has always been.
The negatives, solemn as they are, can be not mollified yet assuaged somewhat by the following –
Claudio’s game is more mental than physical. Pace and acceleration have never been his major strengths. Both of which will likely be affected after his return to first team action. He thinks more than forces the issue through physical power. His positional sense has always been exceptional, his range of passing solid; both unaffected by the ACL debacle.
His left knee is preferable to his right as he is naturally right footed, which again, suggests that his shooting and passing will not be reduced.
Solely the lack of competitive action for 12 months will erode or cause to rust his major strengths, which are mental and positional. After which he will still have 2-3 years of top level football in his legs.
Lemina now has the chance to impress.
Succession planning was inevitable and has simply come sooner than we would have expected or hoped for. Had this happened in September, I truly believe that our league position would be less heart-warming.
Can Lemina grasp at the wonderful opportunity and earn his full move to our squad?
Does the injury force our hand in the market towards a player such as Gundogan or another who can play happily in the CM role in front of the defence, as the fulcrum of the side, dictating tempo, intercepting, creating?
Lass Diarra? I have no fear, for Beppe and Fabio likely have a few aces up their sleeve…
Other than Lemina slotting straight into Claudio’s position for the remainder of the season, I do not see any reason why Big Sami can not play there, in fact he seems more suited to that role than CMR. Then stick Lemina/Sturaro in the CMR position where they can venture forward more comfortably without exposing the defence.
Wretched news, yet unsurprising given the season has proven the very worst for injuries since my affection and bond for the club was first unearthed in 1990.
When our form was horrid earlier this season it was the return of Claudio which steadied the ship. And without any doubt he was my Player of the Season last term.
Still, due to what I had assumed were the lethargy left in his bones from the flurry of injuries suffered this campaign, his form has been unremarkable, yet his presence is of huge value. Alongside Buffon and Chiellini il principino is one of the true senatori della squadra. Immensely experienced, a club youth product, loved by the fans and offers his devotion to the cause in every way imaginable.
The problem with ACL injuries is that whilst it seems common for players to return, it is far more rare for the recovery to be total in terms of returning to previous levels of peak form. He will not be back in the first team until February/March 2017 at the earliest. He will be sorely missed, and our need to bring in a comparably experienced central midfielder is now paramount to our future fortunes.
Often players make full and perfect recoveries – usually the younger victims of the dreaded ACL tear. It is seldom thought a career ending injury as can be seen through Roberto Baggio, Del Piero, Shearer and Van Nistelroy, all who suffered the same fate and came back just a strong. In certain cases there will be a reduction in physical ability, yet I do not see this in Claudio’s case, given the type of player he is and has always been.
The negatives, solemn as they are, can be not mollified yet assuaged somewhat by the following –
Claudio’s game is more mental than physical. Pace and acceleration have never been his major strengths. Both of which will likely be affected after his return to first team action. He thinks more than forces the issue through physical power. His positional sense has always been exceptional, his range of passing solid; both unaffected by the ACL debacle.
His left knee is preferable to his right as he is naturally right footed, which again, suggests that his shooting and passing will not be reduced.
Solely the lack of competitive action for 12 months will erode or cause to rust his major strengths, which are mental and positional. After which he will still have 2-3 years of top level football in his legs.
Lemina now has the chance to impress.
Succession planning was inevitable and has simply come sooner than we would have expected or hoped for. Had this happened in September, I truly believe that our league position would be less heart-warming.
Can Lemina grasp at the wonderful opportunity and earn his full move to our squad?
Does the injury force our hand in the market towards a player such as Gundogan or another who can play happily in the CM role in front of the defence, as the fulcrum of the side, dictating tempo, intercepting, creating?
Lass Diarra? I have no fear, for Beppe and Fabio likely have a few aces up their sleeve…
Other than Lemina slotting straight into Claudio’s position for the remainder of the season, I do not see any reason why Big Sami can not play there, in fact he seems more suited to that role than CMR. Then stick Lemina/Sturaro in the CMR position where they can venture forward more comfortably without exposing the defence.
Il principino will return, just in time to play a prominent role in our journey towards the triumvirate of Champions League, coppa italia and 6th scudetto on the trot next year!
forza claudio!
For the remainder of the season, I hope we will use Lemina and not the wretched Hernanes to fill in for Marchisio.. It’s possible!
Hopefully it won’t affect him too much, like with Quagliarella more recently. He was on fire for us when he moved to Juve, but after his injury (the same as Claudio now) he was a shadow of himself..
In any case, FORZA CLAUDIO, may he soon walk the battlefield again
Khedira is who i first thought of. He has experience in that position at Real Madrid, right?
For me, Dutch, Big Sami is a natural CM and the regista role would be perfect. Our system is rarely flat and straight across the midfield. Khedira plays as a box to box midfielder, and has a brilliant ability to move forward and find goal scoring positions. I understand that is why we play him on the right. Whereas Marchisio has the discipline to stay back, its not surprise that his goals have been less since he was moved to the regista role. Having one one the three sit back deep is essential given Pogba spends as much of his time in the final third as possible. Also when Cuadrado plays, he is prone to bombing forward at every opportunity, again this helps to have Khedira nearby to shore up the channels to the defence.
I suspect the German will remain at CMR. Hopefully allowing Lemina to stake a serious claim to remain at the club.
Get well soon Claudio!
That sucks. Not only do we need him, he was gonna be just as important for Italy at the Euro.