In a thread called Sagna > Maicon.. http://forum.ea.com/uk/posts/list/37361.page
I thought it was pretty cool.I see hypocrisy is the order of the day here, people slating others for judging players based on one or two games. Well, Bale is not world class based on two games against Inter, if anything his close to useless performances against Everton and Man Utd prove he still has a long way to go. He needs space to operate in, LOTS of space and he's not going to get that often in the Premier League anymore.
Anyways back to Maicon, whenever he has to defend a specific player, he fails HORRIBLY. Whenever he comes up against a true winger he gets exposed and shown as the average defender he is. Take the Brazil-Holland game, where his attacking play was nearly non-existant and the winning goal came from cross from his side of the pitch. In the Serie A, almost no one plays with specific wingers so he doesn't have to man mark and has freedom to break forward whenever he wants, especially with Cambiasso covering his *. Enter Bale, who exploited him in exactly the same way for FIVE GOALS in two games! If you have any kind of defending intelligence you'd know after one or two times perhaps you need to be more conservative in your attacking approach but no, he just kept storming forward doing little of note except giving Bale tons of space and allowing him to play to his strengths.
Sagna on the other hand is a very boring player, he's not as shiny and exciting as Maicon and therefore doesn't get the same amount of credit. The truth is Maicon poops all over him when it comes to attacking (especially end product) but Sagna is an extremely solid and dependable player who usually doesn't get beaten by his marker, knows how to position himself and is rightly considered Arsenal's best defender, maybe after Vermaelen but personally I'm not sure. If you're looking for a good, reliable defensive player which Sagna clearly is I'd pick him over the likes of Alves, Maicon and Ramos every day of the week. If you're looking for a more complete package and someone who can also contribute in attack you'd be better off with someone else.
