Was big fan of Pirlo in his Milan days, kinda always had been a bit jealous of their mid with Seedorf, Pirlo, Kaka and Gatuso. Never discarded players after a bad season or two, especially as in his case there was an injury involved. Our interest in him enthused me. Was curious to see whether he'll regain his old form back, as Pirlo in his prime was a teriffic footballer.
Barzagli was promissing young CB while at Palermo, showed load of potential, his positioning, tackling and ability to cope rather well in 1 on 1 situations were of the highest standard. Had amazing season in Germany, consequently adding one title to his name as protagonist. Later on as the club started selling their best players and lost its coach it kind of went downhill for them. I gave him benefit of a doubt having in mind that he was once top CB for German champs and that he was still fairly young as far as defenders are concerned to make an impact here.
Both of these players achieved something significant prior to coming here, especially in Pirlo's case and certainly couldn't be labeled as nobodies. As much as Conte helped them to regain their old form back, form is temporary, but class is permanent. If these two lads didn't have it in them no coach in the world could make them perform to WC levels. They were defo interesting signings for any GM to make. Low risk high reward.
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I'll give credit where it's due and kudos to Allegri for having a wonderful season so far. But he needs to win few trophies here before we start comparing the two and feel grateful to him. Only formation change isn't gonna cut it.
Barzagli was promissing young CB while at Palermo, showed load of potential, his positioning, tackling and ability to cope rather well in 1 on 1 situations were of the highest standard. Had amazing season in Germany, consequently adding one title to his name as protagonist. Later on as the club started selling their best players and lost its coach it kind of went downhill for them. I gave him benefit of a doubt having in mind that he was once top CB for German champs and that he was still fairly young as far as defenders are concerned to make an impact here.
Both of these players achieved something significant prior to coming here, especially in Pirlo's case and certainly couldn't be labeled as nobodies. As much as Conte helped them to regain their old form back, form is temporary, but class is permanent. If these two lads didn't have it in them no coach in the world could make them perform to WC levels. They were defo interesting signings for any GM to make. Low risk high reward.
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I'll give credit where it's due and kudos to Allegri for having a wonderful season so far. But he needs to win few trophies here before we start comparing the two and feel grateful to him. Only formation change isn't gonna cut it.
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