Arturo Vidal (87 Viewers)

MikeM

Footballing Hipster celebrating 4th place with Tuz
Sep 21, 2008
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Well that shot is another example of why Allegri wants him at AM. Unfortunately he doesn't seem to get those chances in the 4-3-1-2.
 

Hust

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Hustini
May 29, 2005
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Well that shot is another example of why Allegri wants him at AM. Unfortunately he doesn't seem to get those chances in the 4-3-1-2.
He got the shot because Napoli were pushing hard forward and we counterattacked (thank to Morata's pace). Don't think it had anything to do with him being an AM.
 

MikeM

Footballing Hipster celebrating 4th place with Tuz
Sep 21, 2008
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He got the shot because Napoli were pushing hard forward and we counterattacked (thank to Morata's pace). Don't think it had anything to do with him being an AM.
I mean the shot is another example of his finishing/shooting which is a highly desirable attribute in an AM who primarily will find himself with the ball outside the box.

Because there are a lot of people calling Allegri crazy for putting Vidal at AM but there's maybe only 1 or 2 players on the team that you'd rather the ball fall to at the top of the box or inside. Maybe only Tevez is a better finisher on this team right now.
 

Hist

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Jan 18, 2009
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He is getting better. The most important thing is that he is back on the scoresheet because thats where we missed him the most and it will give him his arrogance and confidence back and soon his passing will be back to normal. We are too dependent on Tevez in scoring.

This guy and Pogba are our most prized assets. Either they will stay and deliver great football or they will be sold and will buy us a whole new squad.
 

ALC

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Oct 28, 2010
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Vucinic had pretty bad passing percentages too. But he was still a great playmaker. It just means they take riskier passes.

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Talking about Pogba here.
 
Mar 3, 2014
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Was just bringing it up because of the comments on Vidals passing. I thought Pogba's passing was horrid at the beginning of the match, if anything.
Yeah, I gotcha. I agree with your comment though. I think its funny because people do commonly cite passing percentages for creative ability, which as you said, is more of an indicator of short passing which are often less risky. Busquets averages like 93%, while Pirlo 88%, but how many killer passes does Busquets make per game?
 

zizinho

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Apr 14, 2013
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Yeah, I gotcha. I agree with your comment though. I think its funny because people do commonly cite passing percentages for creative ability, which as you said, is more of an indicator of short passing which are often less risky. Busquets averages like 93%, while Pirlo 88%, but how many killer passes does Busquets make per game?
 

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