out now?


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Vlad

In Allegri We Trust
May 23, 2011
24,029
True, but I don't like him in his role. He was playing out of position today :D
Marchisio shouldn't play as a b2b mid anymore, simply doesn't offer enough offensive output to be valid solution for this role. It is more evident against better teams with strong midfield area. He has these long periods when he's completely out of the game, while this role requires more consistency and better productivity. We have better players to field there and Marchisio can contribute much more as a CDM; IMHO he's better at this point than Pirlo, at least both b2b mids be it Vidal, Pereyra or Pogba can play up front in more relaxed manner, knowing they have good defensive player to cover for them and mistakes they'll certainly make during the game.
 

Vlad

In Allegri We Trust
May 23, 2011
24,029
True, but I don't like him in his role. He was playing out of position today :D
Marchisio shouldn't play as a b2b mid anymore, simply doesn't offer enough offensive output to be valid solution for this role. It is more evident against better teams with strong midfield area. He has these long periods when he's completely out of the game, while this role requires more consistency and better productivity. We have better players to field there and Marchisio can contribute much more as a CDM; IMHO he's better at this point than Pirlo, at least both b2b mids be it Vidal, Pereyra or Pogba can play up front in more relaxed manner, knowing they have good defensive player to cover for them and mistakes they'll certainly make during the game.
 
Jul 20, 2012
20,044
Marchisio shouldn't play as a b2b mid anymore, simply doesn't offer enough offensive output to be valid solution for this role. It is more evident against better teams with strong midfield area. He has these long periods when he's completely out of the game, while this role requires more consistency and better productivity. We have better players to field there and Marchisio can contribute much more as a CDM; IMHO he's better at this point than Pirlo, at least both b2b mids be it Vidal, Pereyra or Pogba can play up front in more relaxed manner, knowing they have good defensive player to cover for them and mistakes they'll certainly make during the game.
Also if you look at todays game for example there were times that both Marchisio and Pogba were almost directly next to Pirlo so we basically had to men sitting back
 
Jul 20, 2012
20,044
Marchisio shouldn't play as a b2b mid anymore, simply doesn't offer enough offensive output to be valid solution for this role. It is more evident against better teams with strong midfield area. He has these long periods when he's completely out of the game, while this role requires more consistency and better productivity. We have better players to field there and Marchisio can contribute much more as a CDM; IMHO he's better at this point than Pirlo, at least both b2b mids be it Vidal, Pereyra or Pogba can play up front in more relaxed manner, knowing they have good defensive player to cover for them and mistakes they'll certainly make during the game.
Also if you look at todays game for example there were times that both Marchisio and Pogba were almost directly next to Pirlo so we basically had to men sitting back
 

Vlad

In Allegri We Trust
May 23, 2011
24,029
Also if you look at todays game for example there were times that both Marchisio and Pogba were almost directly next to Pirlo so we basically had to men sitting back
That's because one player needs to protect Pirlo while the other one has to push his wheelchair around.
 

Vlad

In Allegri We Trust
May 23, 2011
24,029
Also if you look at todays game for example there were times that both Marchisio and Pogba were almost directly next to Pirlo so we basically had to men sitting back
That's because one player needs to protect Pirlo while the other one has to push his wheelchair around.
 

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