Riccardo V
The dead ball specialist
- Joined
- Aug 17, 2009
- Messages
- 610
- Reaction score
- 0
- Location
- Glasgow, Scotland
- Fav. Players
- Pirlo, Nesta, Pato, Kaka', Maldini, Dinho, Flamini, Gattuso, Buffon, Del Piero, Giuseppe Rossi
Ok so he's a defensive mid huh?
He is and he isn't. As I said earlier, most Pirlo-bashers at least acknowlegde that he's playing in a position that doesn't suit his game. So he's put in the DM position but he isn't a natural DM. I can only assume that it must be difficult to think about playmaking when your trying to win back possession for the team and clear your lines. I'd love to see Pirlo play higher up the park but if that isn't going to happen I think it's extremely unfair to balme Pirlo for the situation.
Can he tackle? Is he tough enough to get stuck in? Can he retain possesion when pressured by opposition cdm's?
Yeah, I see him doing those things. I don't expect it 100% of the time as it'd be unrealistic to expect that from any player.