Fred, the reason why i said Aquilani is preferred is mainly due to the fact he tends to play more in the important games.. I dont have any statistics but i'm pretty sure of this if i remember correctly
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Too bad he`s sort of injury prone.
Same week as the Madrid game, where Aquilani started.
The second game against Madrid?
That was last season
. If I remember correctly, Aquilani missed even more of last season due to an injury. I think he was out for a really long time. When both are fully fit, Pizarro as a player has nothing on Aquilani.I don't think so, it would be a BIG mistake though. Pizarro is a nice player, but Aquilani is something special. Aquilani will make an immediate impact, whereas Pizarro is just another link in Spaletti's system. A lot will depend on how Spalleti sees his chances of getting the scudetto and wether to concentrate on either the CL or scudetto.
I do reckon Spaletti is being more protective of Aquilani recently, wants to prevent from him being out for a longtime yet again and thus exposes him less.
That was last season . If I remember correctly, Aquilani missed even more of last season due to an injury. I think he was out for a really long time. When both are fully fit, Pizarro as a player has nothing on Aquilani.
. If I remember correctly, Aquilani missed even more of last season due to an injury. I think he was out for a really long time. When both are fully fit, Pizarro as a player has nothing on Aquilani.
The matches this February against Juve and Inter ?
Aquilani came as a sub for Pizarro in both these matches.
Aquilani came as a sub for Pizarro in both these matches.
Nah, this is a big underestimation of Pizarro.
The only things Pizarro has on Aquilani atm are experience, decission making and vision (the Chilean is imo #1 in serie A if we talk about this aspect of the game. He always knows where all 10 players from his team are on the pitch, that's why he's always among top 3 assisters in the league) but Aquilani is the better player overall, on this i agree.
Still, at this moment at least, the difference isn't as big as you make it look.
The only things Pizarro has on Aquilani atm are experience, decission making and vision (the Chilean is imo #1 in serie A if we talk about this aspect of the game. He always knows where all 10 players from his team are on the pitch, that's why he's always among top 3 assisters in the league) but Aquilani is the better player overall, on this i agree.
Still, at this moment at least, the difference isn't as big as you make it look.
Somehow i still find Aquilani a gamble. Taking into consideration our rivalry with Roma he will not come cheap. And with that amount of money I'd seriously much prefer Diego. What we are lacking currently is someone who can make a difference. In short a player who can rise to the occasion, save our ass and bring us some trophies. I'm talking about a future Ballon D' Or winner or perhaps a Fifa Player Of The Year. We definitely need one. Nedved and Del Piero are no longer at that state. Buffon is a goalie. Every champion needs a player that can single handedly turn the tables around.
If we are losing 2-0 to whoever. I dont see Aquilani being the one who would rise to the occasion and help us score 3 goals. Gerrard, Ronaldo, Messi, Kaka are all in different teams whom are capable of "brilliant football". Thats what we need.
Even if Aquilani is good, his injuries still worry me. I hope he's not another Tudor we are talking about. Afterall i used to like Tudor very much but we cant afford such fragile glass to be in our first team squad
If we are losing 2-0 to whoever. I dont see Aquilani being the one who would rise to the occasion and help us score 3 goals. Gerrard, Ronaldo, Messi, Kaka are all in different teams whom are capable of "brilliant football". Thats what we need.
Even if Aquilani is good, his injuries still worry me. I hope he's not another Tudor we are talking about. Afterall i used to like Tudor very much but we cant afford such fragile glass to be in our first team squad
Making a point sometimes has to go at the expense of nuance. At the moment the difference between Pizarro and Aquilani isnt that big, because as you point Pizarro has a certain maturity in his game that Aquilani hasnt' yet(which is also a big difference between De Rossi and Aquilani's game right now), but talentwise Aquilani wins it.
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