++ [ originally posted by PersianMafia ] ++
Ok, obviously you don't know what Nedveds REAL position is. Nedved isnt a playmaker. Heck he was never a playmaker. He still isnt a playmaker. He plays on the wings. That what he did for Lazio, thats what hes doing for Czec Republic and thats what hes been doing at Juve. Seldom, you see Nedved doing that pin-point pass up the field, but most of the time you see him pace up the wings and throw in crosses and low passes. This is great and every team needs a dedicated winger and mifielder worker. But you need an elegant player too. Elegance is key in football. Look at how Ronaldinho changed Barca with his elegant chips, his smart passes, his creative mind that split apart any (spanish) defense. Juve don't have that Rui Costa, that Kaka, that Aimar, that Deco. The MAIN assist guy. Sure we have Camo, Neddy, Maresca, just like Milan has Seedorf, Gattuso, Pirlo or RM has Becks, Figo etc. Having midfielders is not enough. Especially with Juve, who believe in power rather than technique. The only technical midfiedler we have is Maresca, and he plays in a much more reserved and pulled back position than what a playmaker should play. Where's Juve's Totti? Where is the guy that is pulling all the strings. Don't tell me its a team effort, because you always need a playmaker or very offensive midfielder.
And IF Juve were to get Totti, or Zidane or Deco, NEDVED WOULD NOT BE REPLACED. Get that through your head! Nedved is NO CENTRAL playmaker. For his NT team, he plays in midfield, but Rosicky is the creative force behind their attack. Not Nedved. Nedved is a natural winger/midfielder and not an attacking playmaker.
Before last season, there were no question marks regarding our defense. Everybody said Juve's defense was fine. Lone behold, here came the season and our defense was worse than Udinese's. Now everybody is working on the defense and one striker, and lone behold here comes the season: We can defend, and our strikers are ready, but where is the creativity?
And Capello is known for needing a creative playmaker like Totti. Don't tell me we honestly don't need a playmaker...