He’s not a good defender. His positional and awareness of what’s going on around him is not good. Which I don’t understand because his attacking awareness is good. He’s not a terrible defender by any means. But you have to ask; if it wasn’t for his attacking prowess, would he still be in the team. I suspect not.
Bryan Robson, Frank Stapleton, James Milner
I think are a number of players who are not seen as great until their career is done or almost done. Xavi is probably more recognised because of the great Barca and Spanish teams of his era. Pirlo’s most successful period was in the 00’s, and as we all know, football fans have short memories.
For me, Pirlo was the better player. Just like Scholes, his reputation has grown when the players who played with and against have retired. Then you get the true answers.
What happened to all the English hardmen? I only see continental or South American names her. Gone are the days of Pierce, Batty, Jones, and the legend that is Julian Dicks.
Trust the Daily Mail to have “RESCUED” in the headline. I guess “released” just doesn’t have the same sales impact. How anyone can trust a UK newspaper is beyond me.
Paul Gascoigne. What if he didn’t go into that tackle?