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Last time Andrea Pirlo lost in Serie A...
Posted on 5/8/12 at 7:35 pm
Posted on 5/8/12 at 7:35 pm
was 480 days ago, December 28 2010....
nice run...
nice run...
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Posted on 5/8/12 at 8:09 pm to TFTC
Ibra ended his nice league title run this year at the hands of this merciless man
Posted on 5/8/12 at 8:14 pm to TFTC
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Andrea Pirlo
Is the most criminally underrated player of his generation. The man is simply brilliant. A true puppet master. I'll say it now, better than Xavi.
Posted on 5/8/12 at 8:15 pm to glassman
Absolutely
Posted on 5/8/12 at 9:05 pm to glassman
quote:true statement and it's a shame his career is coming to an end
Is the most criminally underrated player of his generation. The man is simply brilliant. A true puppet master. I'll say it now, better than Xavi.
Posted on 5/8/12 at 9:09 pm to Patch
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criminally underrated player of his generation
Meh. I guess not playing in other leagues, and Serie A being down when he began the twilight of his career, may have hurt him on a fan front.
He is a demigod in the sockah woild though.
ETA Better than Xavi? Probably.
This post was edited on 5/8/12 at 9:12 pm
Posted on 5/8/12 at 9:20 pm to Dandy Lion
I don't know if he's better than Xavi. Similar at least.
But they do different things. Pirlo plays better long diagonal balls than anyone; Xavi isn't really asked to do that as much.
An amazing player. Even though we kept a clean sheet against them last time, he had some holy shite passes.
But they do different things. Pirlo plays better long diagonal balls than anyone; Xavi isn't really asked to do that as much.
An amazing player. Even though we kept a clean sheet against them last time, he had some holy shite passes.
Posted on 5/8/12 at 9:22 pm to glassman
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I'll say it now, better than Xavi.
Ehh, that's a really tough call. Pirlo is undoubtedly more important to soccer than Xavi, though. He almost single handedly kept the deep-lying architect position alive.
Posted on 5/8/12 at 9:48 pm to LSUSOBEAST1
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He almost single handedly kept the deep-lying architect position alive.
That's a good point.
Pirlo and Xavi are both such a pleasure to watch. Neither can get too much credit in hopes that more young players model their games on them.
Posted on 5/9/12 at 12:12 am to wm72
Both are truly incredible.
This post was edited on 5/9/12 at 12:13 am
Posted on 5/9/12 at 12:33 am to LSUSOBEAST1
I love Pirlo. I especially love the way he creates space. It's so subtle, but it allows him so much more time on the ball.
Posted on 5/9/12 at 1:42 am to crazy4lsu
He also has a very cerebral defending style. It makes up for his lack of mobility.
Posted on 5/9/12 at 2:01 am to LSUSOBEAST1
Posted on 5/9/12 at 2:09 am to Caplewood
His pairing with Baggio was awesome. LINK
Also, due to the role he plays on the pitch, he can theoretically continue to play for several more years (assuming his body holds up). The soccer universe owes a lot to guys like Pirlo, Xavi and Guardiola, who not only kept the deep-lying midfielder role alive, but who are leading the current footballing transition. It's why Barcelona have been so successful recently.
We're currently in the midst of a football phase where everyone is starting to attempt to mimic Barcelona's futuristic play. You've seen an unbelievable rise in value of deep-lying playmakers to mimic Xavi (Schweinsteiger, Modric, Sneijder, Xabi), and the attempt of teams to try and implement a false 9 to mimic Messi (Rooney, Silva, Özil, Hazard, Mata (to a certain extent)). And it's no coincidence that the clubs with deep-lying midfielders on their squad are the clubs trying to go out and buy false 9s. And vice versa. Slowly moving away from forwards and traditional defenders and into a world of midfielders with a focus on smart passing and brilliant positioning. Once again, Pep leading the way with what he's done at Barcelona. Slowly transitioning mids like Mascherano to CB and putting guys like Alves at fullback where he is capable of transitioning up and down the pitch like a winger.
Also, due to the role he plays on the pitch, he can theoretically continue to play for several more years (assuming his body holds up). The soccer universe owes a lot to guys like Pirlo, Xavi and Guardiola, who not only kept the deep-lying midfielder role alive, but who are leading the current footballing transition. It's why Barcelona have been so successful recently.
We're currently in the midst of a football phase where everyone is starting to attempt to mimic Barcelona's futuristic play. You've seen an unbelievable rise in value of deep-lying playmakers to mimic Xavi (Schweinsteiger, Modric, Sneijder, Xabi), and the attempt of teams to try and implement a false 9 to mimic Messi (Rooney, Silva, Özil, Hazard, Mata (to a certain extent)). And it's no coincidence that the clubs with deep-lying midfielders on their squad are the clubs trying to go out and buy false 9s. And vice versa. Slowly moving away from forwards and traditional defenders and into a world of midfielders with a focus on smart passing and brilliant positioning. Once again, Pep leading the way with what he's done at Barcelona. Slowly transitioning mids like Mascherano to CB and putting guys like Alves at fullback where he is capable of transitioning up and down the pitch like a winger.
This post was edited on 5/9/12 at 2:19 am
Posted on 5/9/12 at 8:28 am to glassman
quote:
Is the most criminally underrated player of his generation. The man is simply brilliant. A true puppet master. I'll say it now, better than Xavi.
Pretty much won the title for Juve. We have no strikers worth a shite, i mean NONE!
Posted on 5/9/12 at 8:49 am to j1897
Where is Trezeguet now? How old is that mofo?
Posted on 5/9/12 at 8:57 am to Dandy Lion
He plays in argentina i think. The problem with him wasn't so much his age, but he had knee surgery's on both legs. Last he was at Juve he was like, 31 or 32, but he ran like Patrick Ewing and had a 3 inch verticle because of his jump. Had to get rid of him.
Posted on 5/9/12 at 11:52 am to j1897
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Pretty much won the title for Juve. We have no strikers worth a shite, i mean NONE!
I haven't followed Juventus much this season, but the offense is clearly built around Pirlo. Juve probably uses an abundance of midfielders. The most important thing is to surround Pirlo with high tempo, high energetic players to make up for his lack of mobility. This really allows him to control the offense. Just looking at the stat sheet, Juve is second in the league in scoring so they aren't hurting too much. Still, if they had a guy like RVP, they would be fricking lethal.
This post was edited on 5/9/12 at 11:53 am
Posted on 5/9/12 at 11:53 am to Dandy Lion
quote:
Trezeguet
Plays for River Plate
Posted on 5/9/12 at 1:08 pm to TFTC
I would take Pirlo over Xavi any day. And I can say that without worrying about taking anything away from Xavi.
Pirlo is the reason I became a Milan fan, and the reason I stopped being one, as well, once he left.
Pirlo is the reason I became a Milan fan, and the reason I stopped being one, as well, once he left.
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