Seriously, the arguments against De Rossi are just

He was a vital part of the revival of the Italian NT. If he was playing in our club - you would probably call him world class and bitch about Marchisio if he was in Roma.
As I said, there's a reason Mourinho were after him.
Dusan - I really don't get your view on players and your comparisons are funny. In this forum people either overrate Italian players, or underrate them.