Official: Patrick Vieira To Juve (18 Viewers)

Bjerknes

Bjerknes

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#445
Mar 16, 2004
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++ [ originally posted by Valley ] ++


Says Lee Dixon.

Some people have noted that they are happy now that Emerson will be able to go forward more as Viera will be around to fill the hole. But Dixon seems to think that Viera thrives playing next to a ball winner, so that he can be more flamboyant. Emerson is certainly not a "ball winner" kind of midfielder.
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I think I concur with Dixon. When looking at both players I would have to say Vieira has the better ball skills and passing range, although Emerson can hit some decent passes as well. Emerson is indeed not only a simple ball winner, however he can certainly do that job very well, and his strength in the tackle supports that claim. Both Vieira and Emerson can basically do it all in midfield, and that is why I'm very pleased to have both of them controling the middle because playing a straight 4 in midfield calls for the central middies to be equally adept at attacking and defending, otherwise things may become unbalanced. We saw that last season with Blasi having to control the ball under pressure around the opponent's box, and that rarely worked out. Thank God we have Patrick now.
 
JCK

JCK

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JCK
#446
May 11, 2004
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++ [ originally posted by Andy ] ++


I think I concur with Dixon. When looking at both players I would have to say Vieira has the better ball skills and passing range, although Emerson can hit some decent passes as well. Emerson is indeed not only a simple ball winner, however he can certainly do that job very well, and his strength in the tackle supports that claim. Both Vieira and Emerson can basically do it all in midfield, and that is why I'm very pleased to have both of them controling the middle because playing a straight 4 in midfield calls for the central middies to be equally adept at attacking and defending, otherwise things may become unbalanced. We saw that last season with Blasi having to control the ball under pressure around the opponent's box, and that rarely worked out. Thank God we have Patrick now.
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Check my reply in the Patrick Vieira thread ;)
 
Fred

Fred

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#447
Oct 2, 2003
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i think what Pires said was right,it will never be the same without Patrick,but i'm pretty confident Wenger would find a solution he always does:cool:
 
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