I will be able to help you greatly because I have a high knowledge of the team (especially for an American), and I speak Italian like an illiterate peasant. Unfortunately, like Cesare said, a lot of your questions are very difficult because we have no history with a lot of these players. Players are difficult to compare from different positions, but one of our most exciting players is our tiny striker Super Miccoli. Nocerino was a signing from Juventus and he is a very good ball winner. Jankovic is maturing and Fontana is a hilarious old bag of bones (although unfortunately you won't see him much this season

). Cesare and I have previously talked about likely formations for the new campaign and have differing opinions, although judging from friendlies 4-3-3 is a distinct possibility.
My personal favorite player is Giovanni Tedesco because is originally from Palermo and you have to root for the homegrown guy! But much like Fontana, he is also an old old man
I don't know why I always seem to support the vecchio uomini the most