Six appearances, a medal and a whole new role. Chiesa returns from Liverpool with fewer minutes but something more. The Premier didn’t give him space, but it taught him how to reinvent himself
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Federico Chiesa has made it. He reached the minimum number of appearances to receive the coveted Premier League medal. A satisfaction but not much of a consolation, to be honest: six league appearances, little space, a few excerpts, a season spent more on the bench and in the stands than on the pitch. That small, symbolic milestone remains, though. And it still tells something.
He tells, for example, that Chiesa did not give up. He accepted a minor role, adapted, worked in silence. He didn’t fuss, didn’t make venomous statements, didn’t huff and puff over a few too many exclusions. He made himself available. He gritted his teeth and waited. And in the end, while not making an impact, he earned the esteem of those who saw him up close. Primarily of Arne Slot.
The Dutchman never considered him a starter, but he still involved him when he could. More importantly, he noticed something. So much so that he tried a curious experiment in the last league match: center forward Chiesa. Not a fallback, but a real test. With the result and standings already written, Slot wanted to see if the former Juventus man could work there as well. And at the end of the game, in conference, he said it went better than expected. That Chiesa gave him more than he expected.
Cosa farà Chiesa? La Serie A lo aspetta, lui ha imparato un nuovo ruolo
Now the summer bracket opens. Liverpool has not yet decided what to do with him. Whether to confirm him and maybe enhance him more, or to let him go. And in that case, the doors of Serie A could open again. It is no mystery that several clubs are monitoring the situation.
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Roma, for example, which, however, must first figure out who will really be at the technical helm. The dream is a heavy name like Klopp, but in the meantime other options remain in the background, however important. Watch out also for Como, which is betting heavily on image and identity: someone like Chiesa, even if just back from a year in the shadows, would give enormous depth to the project. And then the usual notes: Milan, Napoli, Inter. Maybe not as a priority, but as a side idea to keep there, in the drawer of opportunities.
Napoli, in particular, should be carefully evaluated. If Allegri really arrived, the chances of seeing Chiesa back in the Azzurri would drop quite a bit. In Turin, Max never managed to find the right square with him. And you know how these things work: certain incompatibilities cannot be overcome with a handshake.
In any case, whoever decides to bet on him will have a different player on his hands today. Maybe less sparkling, but more complete. More aware. And, above all, more flexible. Because the experience in the Premier, though brief, something has left him. And that game as a center forward is not just a fact of record: it is a trail to follow. A possible evolution.
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