Mauro Icardi | Performances

[MounchesterUtd]

What are anyone's thoughts on him?

Personally, I enjoy watching his throwback game. Has a great strike record considering the lack of service at Inter. He'll bang them in so long as he's healthy and I think he can score 26-30 a year with a playmaker like Ozil or prime Robben/Ribery. Doesn't offer anything outside the box though, which might just stop him from making a move to one of the top clubs at the moment.

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[fontaine]

i like him

only watched youtube videos though

 

[Sean_RedDevil]

Arsenal should really go for him.

 

[MounchesterUtd]

Arsenal should really go for him.

He'd actually be the perfect striker for an LVG United side

 

[fontaine]

Arsenal should really go for him.

He's not that better than the underrated Giroud

 

[RooneyLegend]

Pure striker, reminds me a lot of trezeguet. Beautiful ball striking technique.

 

[ivaldo]

Arsenal should really go for him.

Nah, he'll scupper the progression of Sonogoals.

 

[izec]

We should go for him after Zlatan goes and Wayne turns to shit. Him and Rashford would be a good pair of strikers.

 

[Adisa]

He's not that better than the underrated Giroud

Agree. Arsenal fans give him a tough time but I honk he's a fantastic striker.

 

[DWelbz19]

He'd actually be the perfect striker for an LVG United side

He actually would have. Inter seem pretty identical to how bereft of creativity and open van Gaal's side was, yet his strike rate and tally is still excellent.

 

[BobbyManc]

He's not that better than the underrated Giroud

He's considerably more clinical though, which is what Arsenal need.

 

[Ish]

Nah, he'll scupper the progression of Sonogoals.

 

[MounchesterUtd]

Goal and an assist in the Derby D'Italia. That's 7 goals in 8 games now against Juve.

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[paulscholes18]

Arguably the best player in Serie A not at Juve. If only he picked Italy over Argentina how Italy need a top striker

 

[Piratesoup]

What impressed me most was his engine and determination. The guy wouldn't stop running.

 

[izec]

Scored also 2 last week against Pescara. He is fantastic and i would love for us to buy him. I also was in favour of us going for him in the summer. He is the perfect striker if you can feed him in and close to the box

 

[Snow]

Arguably the best player in Serie A not at Juve. If only he picked Italy over Argentina how Italy need a top striker

I think it's good that he didn't. He's born and raised in Argentina by his Argentinian parents. Mercenary football shouldn't extend to national teams

 

[TheCorkman]

Scored also 2 last week against Pescara. He is fantastic and i would love for us to buy him. I also was in favour of us going for him in the summer. He is the perfect striker if you can feed him in and close to the box

He seems very loyal to Inter though, and is obviously the captain. Excellent player but the shenanigans with Maxi Lopez's wife back at Sampdoria makes it hard to like him.

Arguably the best player in Serie A not at Juve. If only he picked Italy over Argentina how Italy need a top striker

I believe I read before also that dybala, higuain and di maria all have italian passports too. Camoranesi is the only 'fake' Italian I can remember though.

 

[Cascarino]

I think it's good that he didn't. He's born and raised in Argentina by his Argentinian parents. Mercenary football shouldn't extend to national teams

Didn't he leave Argentina quite young? I know he played for the Barcelona academy so I assume he grew up in Spain. If that's the case I wouldn't say there's anything wrong with him choosing to play for Spain.

 

[MounchesterUtd]

Scored also 2 last week against Pescara. He is fantastic and i would love for us to buy him. I also was in favour of us going for him in the summer. He is the perfect striker if you can feed him in and close to the box

Both goals came inside the last 14 minutes of the game, too He is lethal inside the box.

Didn't he leave Argentina quite young? I know he played for the Barcelona academy so I assume he grew up in Spain. If that's the case I wouldn't say there's anything wrong with him choosing to play for Spain.

Yeah, I wouldn't fault him for choosing to play for Spain or Italy either. A person's nationality is not an exact science. That being said, he will learn from Messi and him and Dybala will be absolutely mouth watering to watch for years to come

 

[Snow]

Didn't he leave Argentina quite young? I know he played for the Barcelona academy so I assume he grew up in Spain. If that's the case I wouldn't say there's anything wrong with him choosing to play for Spain.

Agree. I don't care for players playing for a NT because they've worked in the country for the minimum required years to get a passport there. The rules should be the same as how UEFA count players as home grown. It's simple enough. Would make Mess eligible for Spain but Costa wouldn't.

 

[SATA]

I watched him in the second half against Juventus. He was fantastic to watch, hunted down every ball like he was Tevez and bossed the Juve's defence which was no easy task

 

[Yagami]

I watched him in the second half against Juventus. He was fantastic to watch, hunted down every ball like he was Tevez and bossed the Juve's defence which was no easy task

I love strikers of that ilk.

 

[TwoSheds]

Class player. Proper old school Italian forward. Warrior, class finisher, good link up play.

 

[roonster09]

He seems very loyal to Inter though, and is obviously the captain. Excellent player but the shenanigans with Maxi Lopez's wife back at Sampdoria makes it hard to like him. .

He isn't loyal. He tried all summer to leave Inter to Napoli as they offered him bigger contract, then Inter offered him big contract. Even last season or 18 months ago he wanted to leave and Inter offered him bigger contract.

His wife is his agent and she mouths off way too much talking about moving.

 

[DWelbz19]

Yeah, I'm a big fan. Great player.

 

[VorZakone]

His history with Maxi Lopez is unfortunate but he's a quality forward.

 

[Hawks2008]

I really rate him, wouldn't mind seeing him here when Zlatan eventually leaves.

 

[Beej]

Very good first half performance by our bloody young team. Very fluid and diversive play by us. Darmstadt can only help themselves with fouls and have picked up half a dozen yellows already. Should lead by more than a single goal, though.

Bayern struggling a bit vs. Ingolstadt at the same time. Why are you guys using the general Bayern thread for the match discussion, btw? Given that 80% of the Bundesliga related talk on here are either about Munich or Dortmund, it just leaves this thread barren that way. As I often use the cafe on the phone it would be more convinient for me if it is concentrated on a single thread like it used to be the last few years.

He isn't loyal. He tried all summer to leave Inter to Napoli as they offered him bigger contract, then Inter offered him big contract. Even last season or 18 months ago he wanted to leave and Inter offered him bigger contract.

His wife is his agent and she mouths off way too much talking about moving.

Not to mention all the Maxi Lopez business

 

[DWelbz19]

Another 2 goals tonight. 6 goals and an assist in 4 matches.

 

[MounchesterUtd]

He's on fire right now and the thing is, the service he's getting, while an improvement over the Mancini days, isn't that great. Hope Inter builds a team around him capable of contending not just in Italy but Europe as well. Will always have a soft spot for that club.

 

[izec]

He is Mr. Internazionale currently, scored 6 out of their 7 goals in the league.

 

[totaalvoetbal]

He is the best striker in the box at the moment and a tier 1 #9 for me. His workrate has improved and his not purely a box striker like he was in previous years. he has really improved. People forget that he is only 23. If he had all those chances Higuain had for Argentina, they would be Copa America and World Champions.

 

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[Sammyjunn]

Insane rate, I wonder where Ibra and last years Rooney would stand.

 

[devil in me]

Is he still at odds with the fans? If so, he could be a potential new number 9, considering the lack of options on the world stage atm.

 

[DWelbz19]

Logic would suggest its not possible to sustain such a conversion rate, but I'm sure his % from last season was equally impressive. He just seems like a real clinical poacher.

 

[JeffBoomTetris]

He is just a very very good striker. AFA are missing out on his talent

 

[Hugh Jass]

Just watched a video there. His link up play looked good. He can see a pass. Some of his goals though were very lucky. Granted every striker gets lucky to some degree, so maybe someone else could comment.

 

[Fenomeno9]

He is just a very very good striker. AFA are missing out on his talent

I don't know if the AFA is behind this. There have been rumors about the leaders on the Argentina NT not wanting him on the team.