Andrea Pirlo - CM - AC Milan (5 Viewers)

[Dostoevsky]

What Hazem said.

If I was in his place I wouldn't sign until I know that the likes of Del Neri won't be coaching me.

Yes, that is a wise move. But the whole transfer is far from being wise.

Pirlo should go to the US or Japan to end his career. Getting a 32yo to be our starter sucks. Not that he's only old, but he's not as half as player that he once was.

 

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[Azzurri7]

To me 32 isn't old. My problem with Pirlo's transfer is not the age, my problem with him is that he hasn't been the same for a while now and I'm not into his playing style.

 

[Alen]

To me 32 isn't old. My problem with Pirlo's transfer is not the age, my problem with him is that he hasn't been the same for a while now and I'm not into his playing style.

That is usually a consequence of age.

 

[Flamez]

Why not?

He's coordinating great with Lucho in his team.

I think we'd be better with a creative player who could play further on the pitch. Alongside that guy it should be Marchisio as the workhorse/b2b and in their back a regular DM. Also, the fact that Deschamps would want potential WC youngsters instead of a short-term solution, I assume.

Well, I just think we'd look too defensive on the paper, but afterall we're still in Serie A so Didier would work on something new most likely.

 

[JuveJay]

If Pirlo is being picky about coaches and Marotta is determined to bring in 2006 champions then I say go Pirlo!

Mabye he'll be the reason we get a coach with a brain next year.

Are you from Scotland by any chance?

 

[Scottish]

Are you from Scotland by any chance?

How ever did you guess? I signed up a few months ago and had my balls cupped and all the rest of it then didn't have much time to post anything.

 

[JuveJay]

Welcome back, Juventino then?

 

[Itztli]

As much as i love Pirlo( The only player that i love outside of Juve shirt, and that he's coming on free transfer). He's turning 32 soon, and doesn't have much in tank left. With that being said. there's no doubt Pirlo is class, and his vision unmatch.


Would love it if he came a teacher to one of Giandonato, Appelt, or somebody else.

 

[Red]

I don't think Pirlo has deteriorated over the last couple of years as some do.

Pirlo is a passer, so he needs people to pass to.

In the past, he had great movement from guys like Cafu and Shevchenko for Milan and Zambrotta and Grosso for Italy.

Who now moves off the ball as well as those players did in their prime?

Give Pirlo movement and I'm willing to bet he'll still make the pass.

He's shown that this season when he's been able to find Ibrahimovic's chest from fifty yards when Ibrahimovic has move off his marker.

However, that does raise the question of whether Juve will have players who move well enough off the ball to make it worth having a great passer like Pirlo in the team.

 

[Salvatore]

Why are most people assuming that the possible arrival of Pirlo would mean that we're not getting Aqui?

That would be horrific?

 

[v1rtu4l]

However, that does raise the question of whether Juve will have players who move well enough off the ball to make it worth having a great passer like Pirlo in the team.

we do have a few players able to make smart runs... marchisio, alex, matri, pepe that's it pretty much... if those are able to convert a killer pass played above the defense remains to be seen, while i actually only have doubts on pepes ability to charge down such a ball... marchisio has shown that he has some awsome volley skills... now you will ask why i did not include krasic ... it's simply because i do not think he has much of a footballer brain ... his decision making is awful most of the time and someone who only uses one "trick" all the time can't have much football intelligence.

of course it would be necessary that we had mobile fullbacks to support the attack and make our movement more unpredictable on the overlap, but we do not have them right now.

you could argue that it is of no use to sign pirlo, without having the team that runs around him, but you gotta start somewhere ! it would not be better if we had a team full of movement and that little vagina aquilani not daring to pass to them because they are too far away or marked loosely.

 

[Osman]

Good point Red. Thats exactly what I been saying to Milanisti who dogged Pirlo for no reason, how vital it is for a playmaker like him to have actual movement/options around him, and how Milan haddetoriated quite a bit in that regard with ageing team. With us Krasic and Matri would benifite the most from it. Krasic in particular, I see him run forward alot, and Aquilani fails too often on making those passes, that is if he even bothers to attempt them.

 

[Azzurri7]

That is usually a consequence of age.

You mean he's aging a bit early? I think 31-32-33 is the best agre where a player can show his quality and experience at the same time.

 

[Azzurri7]

Pirlo is a passer, so he needs people to pass to.

I think with the current Juve system/tactics and players he will have to defend as much as passing.

 

[Red]

I think with the current Juve system/tactics and players he will have to defend as much as passing.

I'm assuming things will change a bit next season.

There wouldn't be much point in putting Pirlo in the current Juve team, because there wouldn't be anyone for him to pass to and he'd be a defensive liability.

 

[Osman]

We will need big upgrades in fullbacks in general, but also to suit Pirlo with some deep runs he can spread to.

 

[SoulSiick]

This season he was injured for 2 months, and after that was benched for rest of season, he played 2 games as a sub after that.

but last season ( 2009-2019) , he Played in 32 game. and just look at his passing stats :

He is not as good as he was in 2006 for sure, but still has quality and class.

 

[Flamez]

Pirlo: "I want to stay at Milan, but we haven't anything concret yet."

It seems that our offer is better.

 

[Ahmed]

Red with the best post on this page so far.

 

[Klin]

sahin already tried to break into dortmunds first squad 6 years ago and flopped badly (although you could see glimpses of his ability) now after a big loan spell and the time in dortmund he is hardly a guarantee... he might as well flop again when the going gets tough just like he did in his first two years at dortmund and of course we could not compete with real madrids money, wage offerings and champions league participation, so this just proves my point that we do not get anyone decent without money or CL

and to your last question ... if marotta already knew him from back then (2005) then he would be correct to not gamble on that player that already flopped in dortmund (a much less star-studded side back then)

What do you mean without money? To say we haven''t spend wisely is correct, but to say we don't have money to spend is not. We were always very active in each mercato post Calciopoli.

Also, if you think we shouldn't at least try to get a very good player because we missed out on Champions League, etc., then what is the point of having a Sporting Director? We might as well fire Marotta and remain without a Sporting Director until we'll finish in the top 3 if that's the case.