Bergomi hails Juventus midfielder Locatelli: “I’d by no means go away him out”

Legendary Inter defender Giuseppe Bergomi identifies Manuel Locatelli as probably the most irreplaceable participant at Juventus.

The 26-year-old had his highs and lows since becoming a member of the Bianconeri in the summertime of 2021. Whereas he had all the time been perceived as a box-to-box midfielder, Max Allegri insisted on deploying him as a deep-lying playmaker.

And whereas the Italian excelled at shielding the backline, his playmaking abilities left a lot to be desired. However, the previous Sassuolo man is slowly however absolutely coming into his personal as a real Regista, and has been displaying encouraging indicators underneath the tutelage of Thiago Motta.

However whereas the Juventus coach has named Teun Koopmeiners as his most indispensable participant, Bergomi, then again, sees it in a different way, lauding Locatelli because the membership’s most important participant in the midst of the park.

“The one Thiago Motta wants most is Locatelli,” mentioned the 1982 World Cup winner throughout his look on Sky Calcio Membership through JuventusNews24.

“I’d by no means miss somebody like him. He performed an important sport in Udine.”

The enduring Inter defender additionally reserved some reward for Locatelli’s partner-in-crime Khephren Thuram.

“I additionally noticed Thuram doing very properly. The 2 of them in the midst of the park had been nice in opposition to Udinese.”

Whereas Locatelli sat deep and pulled the strings from the center of the park, Thuram was the one pushing ahead, principally appearing because the box-to-box midfielder.

The Frenchman produced the opener within the 2-o win. He dribbled previous his marker earlier than unleashing a low drive that hit the submit earlier than bouncing off the goalkeeper’s again and into the online.

The 23-year-old additionally drove the ball ahead within the buildup for Nicolo Savona’s aim.

It stays to be seen if Motta will keep this midfield duo for the Champions League contest in opposition to Lille, or hand alternatives to Nicolo Fagioli and Weston McKennie.