If he had players like Vidal/Pogba/Marchisio sitting in front of him, doing all the dirty work... than maybe..

but yeah, they game is played at a slower pace over there... I tthink Pirlo would struggle over here, unless he had a team built around him

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Posted by BleedPurpleGold

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Posted on 4/20/15 at 1:13 pm to TFTC

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If he had players like Vidal/Pogba/Marchisio sitting in front of him, doing all the dirty work... than maybe..

That's the issue. Pirlo has enough of an upside to justify starting players to cover him. Granted those players are world class and have their own upside even in that role, but you get my point. Henderson is being completely and totally wasted when Gerrard is on the pitch. Its no coincidence he's all of a sudden a goal threat when Lucas is on in a 3 CB system. Its the only set up where he's allowed enough freedom to push forward at will. And it has paid off when it happens.

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Posted by crazy4lsu

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Posted on 4/20/15 at 1:16 pm to TFTC

You probably need two players like Henderson to compensate for Gerrard. The physical drop off for Gerrard has been rather immense, all things considered. If a player as slow as Arteta can play effectively that deep in midfield then we know it has to be more than just legs. I think a large part is the mental aspect of the game that Gerrard just can't deal with anymore. It's really odd looking at it from the outside.

And I disagree that Pirlo couldn't play in the EPL. He just always has to have two runners around him to help him out. Again, if Arteta can play in the league I don't see why Pirlo can't.

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