[SPA] La I beat you 8-0 Liga 2012/2013 (28 Viewers)

Fred

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Oct 2, 2003
41,113
^and yet you continue to be ignorant ?Read properly on what he actually says..



Now is this so hard to understand ?The system is vastly different to Barca..Pirlo is literally the system at Juventus and you need midfielders who are astute tactically ,players with grinta and who are defensively very good to cover him which Xavi and Iniesta are not hence why i wouldnt swap them with Vidal and Marchisio..
If Pirlo is removed from the system,then thats a completely different question altogether..
That is such a poor argument. How do you know Iniesta won't fit in and function in Juve's midfield? The huge difference in quality between him and Marchisio is certainly worth the risk.

The system can be tweaked and improved, what is this bullshit line of reasoning that says that Juve always have to play with one deep lying playmaker and two hard working CM's in front of him?

Conte, did the best he could with whatever is available to him, that is why he is using the tactical setup in midfield he currently uses. Make no mistake however, if he could add such a quality player such as Iniesta, he surely won't be as daft as you.
 

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Fr3sh

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Jul 12, 2011
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In every department barring goalkeeper and defense, Barca has much better players than ours...no one is denying that. However, despite making that statement I still do strongly believe that we would beat Barca :stuckup:
 

Fred

Senior Member
Oct 2, 2003
41,113
In every department barring goalkeeper and defense, Barca has much better players than ours...no one is denying that. However, despite making that statement I still do strongly believe that we would beat Barca :stuckup:
It is definitely possible. A team being more superior than another, does not mean that the weaker team cannot overcome them over two matches. With the right mix of tactics, discipline, hard work, belief and sufficient quality to be competitive, almost anything can happen in football. Chelsea are a prime example of this.

That being said, we'd all laugh at Chelsea fans if they started spouting bullshit like they wouldn't swap Meireles for Iniesta, or they wouldn't swap Mata for Messi.
 

Xperd

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Jun 1, 2012
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That is such a poor argument. How do you know Iniesta won't fit in and function in Juve's midfield? The huge difference in quality between him and Marchisio is certainly worth the risk.

The system can be tweaked and improved, what is this bull$#@! line of reasoning that says that Juve always have to play with one deep lying playmaker and two hard working CM's in front of him?

Conte, did the best he could with whatever is available to him, that is why he is using the tactical setup in midfield he currently uses. Make no mistake however, if he could add such a quality player such as Iniesta, he surely won't be as daft as you.
and why would Juventus want to change the system that made them win the scudetto and go unbeaten for the entire campaign ?

Pep changed his system just to incorporate Fabregas into the lineup and guess what happened ?Barca lost the league and CL :lol:

Put it this way who would i want to have alongside Pirlo(since he's defensively fragile) ?Iniesta or Marchisio ?I'd say Marchisio definitely.

With that being said Iniesta or Fabregas would literally walk into our attack,in any position or if we played a 4-3-1-2 both would play as an AM..
 

Fred

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Oct 2, 2003
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and why would Juventus want to change the system that made them win the scudetto and go unbeaten for the entire campaign ?

Pep changed his system just to incorporate Fabregas into the lineup and guess what happened ?Barca lost the league and CL :lol:

Put it this way who would i want to have alongside Pirlo(since he's defensively fragile) ?Iniesta or Marchisio ?I'd say Marchisio definitely.

With that being said Iniesta or Fabregas would literally walk into our attack,in any position..
If he could substantially improve the quality in his team, why wouldn't he change the system?

City won the EPL last season, would they not swap Aguero for Messi in a heart beat?

Really silly logic your using here.
 

Osman

Koul Khara!
Aug 30, 2002
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System? Why would it be changing the system to add absolute world class midfielders to it like Iniesta and Cesc instead of Marchisio? Weird.
 

Xperd

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Jun 1, 2012
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If he could substantially improve the quality in his team, why wouldn't he change the system?

City won the EPL last season, would they not swap Aguero for Messi in a heart beat?

Really silly logic your using here.
this is not silly logic ,this is common sense..

which midfield would you prefer to have ? a midfield trio of of Pirlo-Xavi-Iniesta or Pirlo-Vidal-Marchisio ?I'd obviously choose the latter cuz its defensively more sound obviously..

I dont want to repeat myself..Pirlo is literally the system at Juventus,he cannot play any other position other than the regista ,to incorporate Iniesta into the 3 man midfield i would have to drop Pirlo from the lineup since Pirlo is defensively a liability.. but i'd definitely change the formation just to incorporate Iniesta into the team to play him an AM or even outwide in a 4-3-3..
 

Osman

Koul Khara!
Aug 30, 2002
61,511
Who says take out Vidal in that equation? A DM is needed, but topic was you saying Conte wouldnt play INSANELY brilliant player like Iniesta over Marchisio to "maintain the system". Though atleast I get what you mean with playing him further above, but someone like Fabregas is defenitely extremely natural in CM and Marchisio like tasks.
 

Fred

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Oct 2, 2003
41,113
this is not silly logic ,this is common sense..

which midfield would you prefer to have ? a midfield trio of of Pirlo-Xavi-Iniesta or Pirlo-Vidal-Marchisio ?I'd obviously choose the latter cuz its defensively more sound obviously..

I dont want to repeat myself..Pirlo is literally the system at Juventus,he cannot play any other position other than the regista ,to incorporate Iniesta into the 3 man midfield i would have to drop Pirlo from the lineup since Pirlo is defensively a liability.. but i'd definitely change the formation just to incorporate Iniesta into the team to play him an AM or even outwide in a 4-3-3..
A midfielder with defensive capabalities, that is willing to do the dirty work is definitely needed, Vidal can be that player, would you not swap Iniesta for Marchisio then?
 

Xperd

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Jun 1, 2012
35,167
Marchisio-Pirlo-Vidal

Pepe-Fabregas-Iniesta​

or 4-3-1-2

Marchisio-Pirlo-Vidal

Iniesta

Fabregas-Vucinic​

Hypothetically if i were Conte that is what i would do :numnum:
 

Osman

Koul Khara!
Aug 30, 2002
61,511
Fabregas IS NOT A FORWARD. Barca play him there as a fake forward to take up space and stretch out opponents/keep possession, same way Busquets played fake CB. Fabregas is a CM/AM who is a great playmaker and overall midfielder, just because Pep finds some unorthodox ways to fit him into a crowded team with Xavi and Iniesta and such, dont mean other teams would use him like that. Defenitely not playing to his strenghts, even if he scored and assist plenty enough for Barca past season.
 

Osman

Koul Khara!
Aug 30, 2002
61,511
Seems like Barca brainwashed you all into thinking Cesc is at best in wing or forward position when its the total opposite, really silly.
 

Xperd

Allegrophobic Infidel
Jun 1, 2012
35,167
Who says take out Vidal in that equation? A DM is needed, but topic was you saying Conte wouldnt play INSANELY brilliant player like Iniesta over Marchisio to "maintain the system". Though atleast I get what you mean with playing him further above, but someone like Fabregas is defenitely extremely natural in CM and Marchisio like tasks.
Cesc is a creative CM(more of an AM/False 9 nowadays) whilst Marchisio is a natural B2B midfielder with insane work rate and very good tactically..It honestly is like comparing Xavi to Viera/Gerrard(not that i'm grouping both these players in the same bracket)..

I'd always want my midfield to be defensively sound and secure more than anything so yeah i would continue with Marchisio ahead of Cesc in my 3 man midfield..Marchisio though not as good as Cesc in the final third but is still an attacking threat with that being said.

I would play the Spain way just to have fabregas into the lineup but not in Marchisio's position and what his current role has to offer..In that respect 4-3-1-2 would be the ideal formation..

Marchisio-Pirlo-Vidal

Fabregas

Vucinic-Matri​
 

Fr3sh

Senior Member
Jul 12, 2011
37,262
Seems like Barca brainwashed you all into thinking Cesc is at best in wing or forward position when its the total opposite, really silly.
Aaah bon! Either ways, Cesc ain't shit! Barca ain't shit! Iniesta\Xavi ain't shit! Fooooooooooooooooorza JUUUUUUUUUUUUUUVEEEEE!
 

JuveJay

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Mar 6, 2007
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Yeah Fabregas is better than Marchisio, astounding.

I still don't rate Busquets as anything special. These players end up becoming overrated by virtue of it being overstated how underrated they are. Water carrier players if you are being harsh, doing the simple things well. Great. He came through Barcelona's system and B team in that role, he plays at Barcelona in that role, he plays with Spain in that role, with the same, far superior players around him, it's like clockwork. Defensively he is part of a team swarm defence. When it comes to physical contact he will more often than not try to play for a foul, usually by throwing himself to the floor and holding his face, despite the location or severity of any contact. Offensively he reads the play well, picks the ball up and passes to someone else. A Barcelona midfielder who can pass in tight areas and triangles. Amazing. Sometimes he does a nice pass or bit of skill. He wakes up doing this, he goes to bed doing this. Additionally he is a disgusting bastard on the pitch, a cheat and a con artist.

I appreciate players like this, but I really don't find them worthy of celebration.
 

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