Fabio Cannavaro (28 Viewers)
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Pepe has been disasterous at times. I think Canna has overall been better (especially given Pepe's enormous price tag). And I dont think Canna is as big a failure in Liga as some suggest. He has been no where near as amazing as he was here but he did win 2 league titles in a team which had not won in like 3 or 4 seasons.
Well he is much more familiar with the Italian system of defending and working as a team. Also the midfielders do alot more protecting of the defence for Italy than they do at Real Madrid. In Spain it seems the defenders depend more on their ability in 1 on 1 to stop attackers while in Italy and for the National team they work much more as a unit together with the defensive mids to close down attacks.
A Player like Pujol who grew up in the spainsh system is far more adept to this kind of defending. But Canna excels in the Italian system.
A Player like Pujol who grew up in the spainsh system is far more adept to this kind of defending. But Canna excels in the Italian system.
In one way, I don't want Cannavaro since he betrayed us at our hardest times. It would be a bad message to our players if we signed a player who clearly showed that he wasn't loyal to the club. I also believe it would be disrespectful for Del Piero, Trezeguet, Buffon, Camoranesi etc. because these played stuck with Juventus during Serie B time and signing Cannavaro would mean that their sacrifice didn't mean anything.
In the other hand, I believe Cannavaro would be a great signing if we made a 1 year contract with the following of a scouting contract for the future. He would have good influence on the younger players and could be tutoring them. We shouldn't forget that he will turn 36 next season and therefore we shouldn't expect anything more than a backup player from him. He clearly showed his age in Madrid.
Since I'm a Juventus fan who believe that respect and loyality are important, I voted no for him.
In the other hand, I believe Cannavaro would be a great signing if we made a 1 year contract with the following of a scouting contract for the future. He would have good influence on the younger players and could be tutoring them. We shouldn't forget that he will turn 36 next season and therefore we shouldn't expect anything more than a backup player from him. He clearly showed his age in Madrid.
Since I'm a Juventus fan who believe that respect and loyality are important, I voted no for him.
Pepe has been fairly consistent this season, i'm surprised you even compare Cannavaro to Pepe. Pepe has been Real's best defender by a country mile, even cleaning up after Canna's mistakes. I think Pepe doesn't get the credit he deserves because of his poor start with Real and because of his price tag, but for me he is a top class defender.
You say Puyol does well because he grew up in the Spanish system? Fair enough, but how about other defenders like Marquez, Pepe and even Gonzalo?
Yes Cannavaro would do better in a more tactical system where midfielders offer defenders more protection. No it doesn't excuse his poor performances for Real, because if he was still good enough, he'd be able to hold his own.
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