re: OFFICIAL Liverpool FC 2014-2015 Season Long Thread

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I think Pirlo could play in the EPL... But at his current level, it would have to be a team built to his strengths and to cover his weaknesses... But his better days are behind him..

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Yeah, Pirlo would need to be setup with box to box runners but that's not a stretch for most EPL rosters. He could be hard to handle for many EPL sides that aren't used to being punished for leaving a lot of vacant space in the midfield.

The comparisons with Gerrard dropped into a DLP role and Pirlo need to take into account that, unlike Gerrard, Pirlo has been playing that role for over a decade and while not a good individual defender, he compensates a great deal by reading the game and simply getting himself in the way.