++ [ originally posted by -Fantasista-
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To me, our main problem as far as not being able to play the type of attacking football that I would like to see us play goes, lays in our midfield. Tacchinardi is a great winner of the ball, and not a bad passer either, but alongside him we have Davids, whose world class fighting spirit, hard work and determination count for very little when we're looking for someone to play that killer ball that would see the ball at Nedved's feet in an abundance of space, or our strikers in on the last defender/goalkeeper. Yes it would be a bit harsh to expect this from the type of player Davids is, but he should be at least able to hold onto the ball and not throw it away foolishly, unfortunately, more often than not he isn't. This, IMO, is one of those small tiny factors that makes our football that much different from the type that Real and most of the other elite Spanish teams play.
Take a second to think... How many times have you seen Juve in a good position to exploit a team's defence but someone gives the ball away for no apparent reason? Or how many times have you seen Juventus midfielders surcum to a little bit of pressure when they could have just kept their cool and make an intelligent pass? These are little things that our midfield game lacks, and I personally think that if we could bring our midfielders to better themselves and make less of these mistakes, or further more just get rid of them and bring in new players, our brand of football would be a lot more effective, and even more ATTRACTIVE!
So, you now decide that some of our midfielders aren't up to par and that you are going to get some new ones. Which players do
you think could benefit the Juve cause? Here are a few guys that I think would greatly improve our style of football.
Ruben Baraja
Baraja would IMO be a much better alternative to Davids. Not only is his passing better, but he is IMO a much more intelligent player than Davids is, and I don't think that he would give away the ball near as much as Edgar does. When you add to these factors that Baraja is superior to Davids going forward one must certainly agree that he could make our attacking play coming out of midfield much improved.
Michael Ballack
Very similar to Baraja. His distributing skills, technical ability and his goalscoring prowess are complemented excellently by his defensive capabilities, and he also would be a great upgrade to Davids.
I'll be back later to add a couple more guys to my list... Au revoir