[ originally posted by A_LAcki ]
Well, Davids and Zidane is a very bad example. Davids played winger and Zidane was the man behind two strikers. Emerson and Maresca would pair in midfield, and I don't think that Emerson makes that much defensive work. At least nit that much like Tacchinardi. We have to solve our defensive problems. Creativity and scoring goals is not our problem. We have to find someone who can support the defense. Emerson isn't that player!
Alright then, Deschamps and Zidane. Yes Zidane operated further up the pitch but he was still a centre midfielder.
I don't understand people's confusion over Emerson, he usually sits in front of the defence and is a defensive midfielder - just like Tacchi. He may have scored a couple of goals relatively recently but that doesn't mean he's an 'offensive' midfielder. Jeez, even Tacchi pops the odd goal in every now and then.
Madrid want Emerson as a long overdue replacement for Makelele, who is also a defensive midfielder, therefore suggesting that is Emerson's role too.
I don't know about you, but creativity and scoring goals is very much a problem we have. I said this last season after the CL final and it's the same today. If you look at the figures (which I'm sure one of you will begin quoting at me) then maybe Juve has scored a lot of goals - but I am talking about Juve's lack of creativity against the big teams. Against Milan, Roma, Deportivo, Inter....Juve could not create at all and never looked like scoring. This needs addressing urgently!
They are capable of scoring lots of goals against the smaller teams which boosts our goals scored ratio, and makes it look like our attack is doing fine but it isn't.
Moggi and lippi did the same thing last year, they looked at the fact that they had won the scudetto and got to the final of the CL and said no changes were needed. That was just looking at the facts on paper and drawing a simple conclusion and burying their heads in the sand to the problems that were emerging. Juve were extremely lucky last season! Their performances were pretty poor (on the most part) and their attack was extremely limited. This season has been exactly the same!