Felipe Melo (336 Viewers)

[The Curr]

 

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[Red]

No, regardless of system. Whether you play possession football or sit back for the counter-attack, you can't have someone who gives the ball away or can't make good on the few opportunities to spring an attack that we'd have.

If you play a defensive 4-4-2, like Juve did, I think there is a place for a pure destroyer, but only if he is played beside a decent passer.

No point in Sissoko unless he is played beside a passer (and is trained to relentlessly give the ball to that passer), though.

 

[Bjerknes]

While I really don't agree with the overall premise, if you're going to play him next to someone, it better be a fucking Pirlo or Xavi.

 

[Red]

It worked, to an extent, when he played next to Zanetti last season, and Zanetti is far from and exceptional passer.

 

[Hust]

Compared to the passers we do have now he is exceptional.

No one wants to buy a midfield here, but I would rather spend the money on a CM where passing is his strongest attribute than spend mega money on two wingers when we can use Gio, Diego, and maybe Candreva or Rodriguez.

 

[Bjerknes]

To an extent is the key verbiage.

Still sucked monkey balls in possession and when Zanetti wasn't on top of his game.

 

[Hust]

The thing with Melo and Sissoko both is that it doesn't matter if they have a good passer next to them because they both hang onto the ball too long. What is the point of having a Pirlo or Xavi when you won't use him.

 

[Red]

To an extent is the key verbiage.

Still sucked monkey balls in possession and when Zanetti wasn't on top of his game.

Juve's game-plan (rightly or wrongly) wasn't about possession, though.

 

[Hust]

What exactly, was it?

 

[Lion]

What exactly, was it?

send long balls to iaquinta and amauri and hope for the best

 

[Hust]

But Amauri is so good at holding the ball up. Why didn't it work?

 

[Lion]

what do you mean? it worked pretty well (considering the limiations of the team) until the 2nd part of the season when sissoko got injured and the midfield fell apart.

 

[Hust]

ok.

 

[Lion]

ok what? are you saying we weren't doing good in first half of season 08/09?

watch the real games againg. that is an example of what red means by us not playing a possession game

 

[Hust]

For some reason I thought you meant this season. Back off.

 

[Red]

What exactly, was it?

Defend and hope Del Piero/Nedved/Camoranesi would do something great.

 

[Lion]

no this season it was suppsed to be possession football. hence our pursuit of diego and d'ago/melo.

it failed because we had not the right players and the right tactician.

 

[Hust]

Congrats for the WC, dingleberry. Hopefully you come back with a brain.

 

[Suns]

I wonder how he'll be in the World Cup. If he's playing anywhere close to as he's been playing for us most of the season then Brazil can kiss winning the WC goodbye.

 

[BIG DADDY!!!]

Melo critical of Juve Wednesday 12 May, 2010

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Felipe Melo has rejected claims that he doesn't deserve to be in the Brazil side by saying that Juventus lost five out of six games without him this season.

The 26-year-old midfielder who cost Juventus €25m last summer was voted Flop of the Year in January.

Speaking to ESPN Brazil, Melo was asked if he thought his first season in Turin had been a disappointment.

“I do not agree. Juventus have lost five out of six games without me.

“I play at Juventus like I played at Fiorentina, but they paid €25m for me and for this reason the people expect me to score in every game.

“Last season I was better at stealing balls from my opponents. I participated in the Confederations Cup last summer and I am always playing.

“It's right to say that this season hasn't gone how we expected, but everyone at Juve didn't have the season they expected.

“If Juve had won six games more everyone would be speaking about the wonders of Felipe Melo,” he concluded.

What a tool

FI