Juventus Corner: Immobile, Sorensen And Pasquato

Juventus often send young players out on loans to smaller Serie A and lower division clubs in order to gain more match experience. Sometimes these loan deals work wonderfully for the player, like in cases of Giovinco and Marchisio. There are also times when loan deals go horribly wrong and the player ends up getting completely overlooked. This season, three Juventus players who have played in first team in the past – Christian Pasquato, Frederik Sorensen and Ciro Immobile were sent on loans, their performance graphs in respective clubs has been very different, however.

Thanks to CristianAi??Pasquatoai??i??s sparkling performances in the pre-season campaign, this article was published in TheHardTackle discussing if he was ready to be a part of Juventus squad. In the poll following the article the least number of voters chose the option of him going back on loan to Serie B. Ironically, almost a year later, Cristian Pasquato finds himself in a Serie B in a side which doesnai??i??t allow the luxury of fielding him in starting XI.

With the arrival Elia, Giaccherini and Estigarribia, Pasquato was not retained in Juventus but sent on loan to newly promoted Lecce. Eusebio Di Francesco had impressed in Serie B with Pescara and Pasquato was deemed to be an important player for the expansive, attacking football he preferred. Pasquato made an encouraging debut in a 2-0 away win over Bologna in second matchday. His link-up play with David Di Michele was impressive as he was involved in a number of goal scoring moves. Di Francesco handed Pasquato three more starts in following four matches but the ex-Modena player failed to make use of those starts as Lecce slumped to three defeats.

Pasquato [C] Juventusclubindonesia — Pasquato has not managed to get much game time this season

The inexperienced Di Francesco could not prevent Lecceai??i??s steady downward slide as Pasquato failed to get any starts in November. He finally got a start against Napoli on 3rd December. Sadly, this would eventually prove to be his last start for Lecce. Pasquato got an early chance to put Lecce ahead but failed to finish properly. Napoli eventually won 4-2 – Di Francesco was replaced by Serse Cosmi a day later.

Under Cosmi, Lecceai??i??s style changed. Often preferring a 3-5-2 formation, one of the most animated characters in Calcio opted to have more physical players in his team and relied less on technical qualities. Pasquato was an excess to this approach and barely got game time. Four of the five sub appearances he got under Cosmi came with less than 20 minutes left on the clock. His assist to Di Michele to earn Lecce a late 2-2 draw with Chievo in January proved to be his last contribution for them.

Pasquato was soon shipped off to Serie B big shots Torino. Under Giampiero Ventura, one of the most experienced coaches in the peninsula, Il Toro were looking for a shot at Serie A. Misfortune struck once again as he picked up an eye injury during training in late February. Pasquatoai??i??s integration in Torino squad was delayed considerably; he finally came back into the squad on 24th March against Gubbio. Coming on after 75 minutes Pasquato scored on his Torino debut in a 6-0 victory. He made another appearance in the 1-0 loss to Empoli a week later and almost snatched an equalizer. With Torino vying for promotion Ventura is unlikely to make too many changes in his starting XI so Pasquato can see more time on the bench.

In the space of a year the soon to be 23 year oldai??i??s career has digressed somewhat from last season. Juventus fans will be hoping he doesnai??i??t go the Lanzafame way.

Antonio Conteai??i??s Juventus has been built on the base of a rock solid defence. Andrea Barzagli has paired with Giorgio Chiellini and Leonardo Bonucci to form the most miserly defence in Europe. Arrival of Martin Caceres in winter meant that there was no place for Frederik Sorensen in Juventus. The two positions where Sorensen has played till now ai??i?? right back and center back both had highly competent starters and backup players after winter transfers. As expected, the Danish youngster was shipped off on loan, to Bologna, who had enjoyed some surprising results this season.

After being presented to the media on 19th January Sorensen spent a long time on the stands during Bologna matches. He gradually made his way to the substitute bench and finally made his Bologna debut in the home match against Palermo. Sorensen thus became the 795th player to play a match for Bologna in Serie A. His debut was a mixed affair, while the Dane became the 406th player from the club to score a goal when he struck Bolognaai??i??s only goal. However, his defensive performances were not up to the mark as the Rosoblu shipped in three goals to hand Palermo their first away win of the season.

Before his Bologna debut Sorensen had this to say during a virtual tA?te-Ai??-tA?te with fans ai??i?? ai???I feel ready for the last nine games, and how! I really hope to succeed in these two months to show my qualities. So far the team has done well so it is normal that I should stand in line and wait quietly for my turn, I keep looking for training with work to convince the coach.ai??? Despite him keeping a bright outlook, it looks unlikely that Sorensen will get more play time in coming weeks. A recent slide in form has seen Bologna move closer to relegation zone and it is less likely that the youngster will be played regularly in such a critical juncture. However, age is still on the side of Sorensen who turned 20 on 14th April. He looks unlikely to break into Juventus first team in next one or two seasons so some more loan seasons are definitely on the cards.

Few, very few Juventus players have enjoyed a loan spell which was as awe-inspiring as Ciro Immobileai??i??s current stint in Pescara.

Immobile had a successful career in Juventus Primavera, peaking in 2010, when he scored 10 goals in a triumphant Viareggio Cup campaign and followed it up with a flurry of goals in primavera campionato. His strong performances meant that it was time to take the next step and he was shipped off to Siena in Serie B on a loan move. Immobile didnai??i??t enjoy the best of times in Siena, coached by Antonio Conte at that time. He saw a red card on his debut and was largely underwhelming whenever he played. He was shipped off from Siena to Gubbio but had another pretty disappointing spell there.

This season, he was loaned out to Serie B side Pescara which had recently employed the infamous Zdenek Zeman as their coach. The ex-Lazio coach had always been famous for his no holds barred attacking approach and Immobile was readily inducted in his ultra-offensive 4-3-3 formation. Immobile scored on his debut against Hellas Verona and followed it up with three more goals in next three matches. He had finally exploded on the big scene.

Immobile continued to score goals at a steady rate and breached the 10 goal mark in December in a 4-2 win over promotion rivals AC Torino. Before his loan move to Pescara, Ciro Immobile had a small bet with Fabio Quagliarella (another striker who hails from Naples) about who will reach the 20 goal mark faster this season. As the year ended it was clear that the younger striker would win this bet, handsomely. Immobile would go on a goal scoring hot streak after the Torino game, scoring nine goals in six consecutive matches. His partnership with on loan Napoli starlet Lorenzo Insigne has been one of the best attacking partnerships in Serie B and both strikers struck to see off direct rivals Sassuolo in early March. Immobileai??i??s brace in that match saw him cross the 20 goal mark.

Till last round Pescara have been one of the most entertaining teams in Serie B. With 66 goals scored in 34 matches, the Delfini are country miles ahead of rest of the pack but their record of conceding 50 goals is also the fourth worst in Serie B. Zeman has been known to groom young attacking players in past. Current Juventus frontman Mirko Vucinic enjoyed his breakthrough season under the same coach in 2004/05 season, scoring 19 goals in 28 matches. Despite being a loathed figure among Juventus faithful, Zdenek Zemanai??i??s proficiency in offensive tactics is one of the best in the peninsula and Ciro Immobileai??i??s transfer seems to be a match made in heaven. Sadly, last weekend when Immobile was part of the Pescara team that took on Livorno, he was on the field witnessing the tragic death of Piermario Morosini.

Despite being the potential topscorer in Serie B Immobile is still not guaranteed a place in Juventus next season. The likes of Vucinic, Quagliarella and Matri are all on long term contracts and Juventus can go for a ai???top-classai??? striker in summer. Immobile is currently co-owned with Genoa so he can either go on to play for them or he can remain a part of Pescara should they get promoted. If he keeps his form intact in Serie A then Juventus will surely have a very special player in their hands.

Click here to read more about Ciro Immobile.

With a few matches still left in the season, it will be difficult to say if any of these players will find their place in Juventus next season. Either way, they provide some interesting options for the future.

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Juventus Corner: Immobile, Sorensen And Pasquato – A Tale Of Contrasts

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