if this team actually did its job in other departments this would never be an issue, it's highlighted because we need to play a tighter game to compensate
Buy on AliExpress.com
[SPA] La Liga 2009/2010 (10 Viewers)
- Thread starter Azzurri7
- Start date
Buy on AliExpress.com
Maybe if we had a Pirlo in midfield he wouldn't blast the ball forward recklessly all the time, but as seen today Chiellini has no idea what he's doing in possession. Instead of taking his time with two consecutive free kicks he took them immediately and blasted them forward which resulted in lost possession. This came at a time when we needed to slow the match down and keep possession after the goal.
I love Chiellini but he's a fucking dunderhead at times with little understanding of where the ball should be played.
I love Chiellini but he's a fucking dunderhead at times with little understanding of where the ball should be played.
Dunno why would that sound surprising?
Maybe not top 3 but he's surely on the top. He has everything (except brain). Organizing defense well, great marking, great in tackles and perfect in the air. You probably saw him scoring often. He only lacks better passing and calmness to be simply amazing defender. I don't think he's going to change much in that aspect, though. We just need find him a good partner who's more calm and good on the ground, and it's going to be perfect. We'll have one of the best CB pair in the world.
Maybe not top 3 but he's surely on the top. He has everything (except brain). Organizing defense well, great marking, great in tackles and perfect in the air. You probably saw him scoring often. He only lacks better passing and calmness to be simply amazing defender. I don't think he's going to change much in that aspect, though. We just need find him a good partner who's more calm and good on the ground, and it's going to be perfect. We'll have one of the best CB pair in the world.
Even if we have 10 Pirlo's, you still need defenders capable of holding the ball, passing it properly and not panicking whenever a player is 4meters behind them.
Chiellini will never ever be one of the best until he learns how to hold the ball, calm down and stop launching it out.
These things cost in football, the more you launch the ball out the more you give your opponents a chance to re-attack and re-organize their attack and create another opportunity to score.
Terry, Ferdinand, Carvalho, Puyol, Vidic, Pique, Pepe, Ramos etc... are not better than Chiellini defensively but are million times ahead of him when they have the ball, they barely panic, they know how to deal with themselves when they're under pressure.
Chiellini will never ever be one of the best until he learns how to hold the ball, calm down and stop launching it out.
These things cost in football, the more you launch the ball out the more you give your opponents a chance to re-attack and re-organize their attack and create another opportunity to score.
Terry, Ferdinand, Carvalho, Puyol, Vidic, Pique, Pepe, Ramos etc... are not better than Chiellini defensively but are million times ahead of him when they have the ball, they barely panic, they know how to deal with themselves when they're under pressure.
