This guy's a pretty good example of why I can't stand midget players. Doesn't matter how talented they are, they get rag dolled by physically imposing players.
This guy's a pretty good example of why I can't stand midget players. Doesn't matter how talented they are, they get rag dolled by physically imposing players.
Baresi, Maradona, Messi, Xavi, Iniesta
??? Why that?
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Bennacer - Biglia* - Krunic
*until we get someone better
so leaving Paqueta out or for a more attacking role?
Only players from footballing super power countries shud play for Milan.
Only players from footballing super power countries shud play for Milan.
This guy's a pretty good example of why I can't stand midget players. Doesn't matter how talented they are, they get rag dolled by physically imposing players.
That said, I'm not saying he'll never make it... Just that he's very small and small players tend to fail at the highest level.
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Bennacer - Biglia* - Krunic
..the hell?
I don't trust midgets like Bennacer in central defensive roles either, but that's where it ends. If anything the best wingers, second strikers, advanced mids, playmakers and fullbacks tend to be short.
Shorter players tend to have better balance, more agility, quicker reactions and better ball control.
Aren't you a Modric and Kante fan?
You'll probably say "exceptions to the rule", which is true in Kante's case, but Modric is one of many playmakers on the shorter side.
Maybe it's my eyes fooling me, as I haven't checked the actual centimeters (height and width) and compared... but it feels like Bennacer is reaaaaaaaaally small. Smaller than Xavi, Pirlo, Mascherano, Iniesta etc... What was the name of that juve midget who was very talented and ended up in MLS? He's that size.
Anyway, he got thrown around out there vs Lazio... and not because he didn't fight hard enough but because he just is that much weaker. And it doesn't help that there's no one helping him out either...
Yeah, Bennacer seems shorter than the 175cm he's listed as.
Perhaps because he plays in a spot where we're used to seeing tall players.
But it's probably more than that. I could've never guessed that Hakan(178cm) is only 1cm taller than Elf Zuzo(177cm).
Calabria does also look shorter than he actually is(177cm).
Hakan is really surprising. Calabria always looked like a 180cm guy to me.
That Duarte and Musa are only separated by 1 cm is also surprising.
Maybe it's my eyes fooling me, as I haven't checked the actual centimeters (height and width) and compared... but it feels like Bennacer is reaaaaaaaaally small. Smaller than Xavi, Pirlo, Mascherano, Iniesta etc... What was the name of that juve midget who was very talented and ended up in MLS? He's that size.
Anyway, he got thrown around out there vs Lazio... and not because he didn't fight hard enough but because he just is that much weaker. And it doesn't help that there's no one helping him out either...
Duarte is 183cm according to Whoscored. 186cm on Wikipedia.
Musa is 180cm.
Bennacer: "Role models? I really like Iniesta and Verratti."
I still wouldn't write him off as cdm. He is young and needs to start more than 1 game to gains some continuity.
He stole number of balls, but also lost possession in dangerous situations