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pirlo's place in history

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pirlo's place in history

by Guest Mon Jun 25, 2012 11:08 am

when the great one retires sometime down the track where will his standing be historically when people talk about great midfielders?

personally i believe he is the greatest centre midfielder to exist in the last 20 years and has god status in f ootball. hes prove his longetivity which is special considering pirlo was in a big slump 3 seasons ago and some people thought he was finish

technical magicians of last 20 years like xavi, scholes, albertini, fletcher, cattermole they all bow to him

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by ayvee1 Mon Jun 25, 2012 11:11 am

One of the greatest midfielders of a generation for sure.

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Re: pirlo's place in history

by Theo Filippo Mon Jun 25, 2012 11:13 am

Can't separate Pirlo or Xavi the two best midfielders over the last 20 years for me.

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Re: pirlo's place in history

by iSamuel Mon Jun 25, 2012 11:13 am

Not as good as Scholes.

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by Guest Mon Jun 25, 2012 11:14 am

Pirlo, Zidane, Xavi are the best in the past 15 years, without a doubt.

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by Zzonked Mon Jun 25, 2012 11:15 am

You might be right, but I think it's giving me a brain tumor how much nut hugging has been going on since this tournament started.

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by ResurrectionRooney Mon Jun 25, 2012 11:16 am

Adz wrote:Pirlo, Zidane, Xavi are the best in the past 15 years, without a doubt.

Iniesta and Scholes are as good as those players.

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by Theo Filippo Mon Jun 25, 2012 11:17 am

I think Ozil will put himself up there in a few years time. shifty

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Re: pirlo's place in history

by Guest Mon Jun 25, 2012 11:17 am

ResurrectionRooney wrote:

Adz wrote:Pirlo, Zidane, Xavi are the best in the past 15 years, without a doubt.

Iniesta and Scholes are as good as those players.

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by iSamuel Mon Jun 25, 2012 11:20 am

Adz wrote:

ResurrectionRooney wrote:

Iniesta and Scholes are as good as those players.

How is that statement in anyway laughable? Scholes is one of the best midfielders of all time - Xavi, Zidane, etc. all look up to he as the best midfielder ever.

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by Guest Mon Jun 25, 2012 11:24 am

iSamuel wrote:

Adz wrote:

How is that statement in anyway laughable? Scholes is one of the best midfielders of all time - Xavi, Zidane, etc. all look up to he as the best midfielder ever.

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by Kuled Mon Jun 25, 2012 11:24 am

Danny Murphy is superior.

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by Guest Mon Jun 25, 2012 11:27 am

The lack of football knowledge on this forum is disheartening facepalm

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You must have realised by now that Jordan Henderson makes a mockery of such clowns like Xavi and Pirlo Laughing

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Re: pirlo's place in history

by ResurrectionRooney Mon Jun 25, 2012 11:38 am

Adz wrote:

iSamuel wrote:
How is that statement in anyway laughable? Scholes is one of the best midfielders of all time - Xavi, Zidane, etc. all look up to he as the best midfielder ever.

pirlo's place in history Trollface

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by Laurencio Mon Jun 25, 2012 11:53 am

Pirlo is an amazing player, any prospective midfielders out there should look at how he plays the game, and then try to emulate it. Because you can't do it better than that.

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by Guest Mon Jun 25, 2012 12:19 pm

Pirlo, Zidane, Xavi, Iniesta and Scholes. The rest are about a division below.

Kaka should be there as well. That is all pirlo's place in history 232912

pirlo's place in history 232912

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by Muhkoo Mon Jun 25, 2012 12:28 pm

You keep saying 20 years, are you sure you don't mean 10 or 15? because those extra years means that Laudrup is gonna overshadow any midfielder from this period. There is no way any of the mentioned are or were better, ill give you Scholes or Pirlo for the last 15 i suppose, Xavi's achievements puts him up there as well, even if that is much more a team performance than the other two who have proven themselves with many different teammates.

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Re: pirlo's place in history

by Guest Mon Jun 25, 2012 2:13 pm

Gascoigne was an elite midfielder of the last 20 years, also Le Tissier.

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Re: pirlo's place in history

by Guest Mon Jun 25, 2012 4:58 pm

Muhkoo wrote:You keep saying 20 years, are you sure you don't mean 10 or 15? because those extra years means that Laudrup is gonna overshadow any midfielder from this period. There is no way any of the mentioned are or were better, ill give you Scholes or Pirlo for the last 15 i suppose, Xavi's achievements puts him up there as well, even if that is much more a team performance than the other two who have proven themselves with many different teammates.

im only talking about centre midfielders that play the role same as pirlo. if i wanted to talk about laudrup i would of made attacking midfielder thread and put him up against zidane nedved rui costa ronaldinho etc

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by Bye_Ya Mon Jun 25, 2012 5:12 pm

Zizou is the best, for me. Pirlo has been legendary as well though.

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by Trent Mon Jun 25, 2012 5:51 pm

Chris wrote:Gascoigne was an elite midfielder of the last 20 years, also Le Tissier.

Wasn't Le Tissier a striker?

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by Grenade Mon Jun 25, 2012 9:41 pm

Pirlo is a magnificent player. Possibly better than Xavi (100% srs)

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by Guest Mon Jun 25, 2012 10:41 pm

iSamuel wrote:Not as good as Scholes.

This.

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Re: pirlo's place in history

by Sean Mon Jun 25, 2012 11:19 pm

Best midfielder outside Spain

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by Guest Mon Jun 25, 2012 11:25 pm

Xavi.

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Re: pirlo's place in history

by CollieBuddz Mon Jun 25, 2012 11:30 pm

While there's no doubt he's a top player, I think there'll always be doubts about his standing amongst Europe's elite because he never tried himself in a top fair league like the Prem, La Liga, Bundesliga, Ligue 1 etc.

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Re: pirlo's place in history

by Guest Mon Jun 25, 2012 11:36 pm

Grenade wrote:Pirlo is a magnificent player. Possibly better than Xavi (100% srs)

i agree but i think xavi also has qualities that are better then pirlo and then vice versa. i think both are a step infront of every other midfielder that occupies role of regista to opportunist central midfielder

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Re: pirlo's place in history

by Guest Mon Jun 25, 2012 11:48 pm

It is disgusting that he seems able to just walk around the field with the ball, yet still dictate the game.

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Re: pirlo's place in history

by Guest Mon Jun 25, 2012 11:52 pm

Glen Damon wrote:It is disgusting that he seems able to just walk around the field with the ball, yet still dictate the game.

some players just cant help but to stare in awe

i remember one moment last night when pirlo basically walked 20 yards with the ball and parker stood idle staring at the god before him. he was too fearful to approach pirlo so he just stared in amazement and what was unfolding before his eyes

it can effect people like that, this is probably first time english players came in contact with someone of that presence, someone that can trap a ball and not have a first touch that looks like a bad pass. no doubt parker and gerrard were shocked

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Re: pirlo's place in history

by Drake Mon Jun 25, 2012 11:56 pm

Paul Merson on Pirlo: "The guy is 33-years-old and can't run! He was let go for nothing by AC Milan last year because he's past it!" Laughing

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