Antoine Griezmann
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Messi983
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Yes, but who?
wisconsincule
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JerseyAddict
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wisconsincule
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But in all honesty I don’t think there are any proven world class controllers available so we’ll have to take a punt on someone. I just don’t see how the team would work by adding Griezmann and keeping Suárez. To many mouths to feed up front and Suárez is going no where.
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MessiCam
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Pjanic. He'd be easier to get than Verratti.
SeloBarca
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Pjanic is good, but hes not a controlling midfielder.
Tbh theres not many controlling midfielders around the world in any club, not in the Xavi/Pirlo mold anyways.
I see alot of similiarities in Arthur but it would be a huge gamble, and we would have to solve the EU issue somehow.
Tbh theres not many controlling midfielders around the world in any club, not in the Xavi/Pirlo mold anyways.
I see alot of similiarities in Arthur but it would be a huge gamble, and we would have to solve the EU issue somehow.
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MessiCam
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I have a problem with this "controlling midfielder" term. It's popping up all over the place lately...
Xavi and Pirlo were not controllers they were regista's aka deep lying playmakers.
Nothanks
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putting terms to goats is kind of silly
messi isn't simply a "striker, false 9, winger, or attacking mid"
he is a mix of all
xavi had a bunch of different skill sets that can't be compared with current players and i struggle to find a player similar to him even in the past...
to me pirlo and him only really share an amazing eye for the game but still not comparable.
messi isn't simply a "striker, false 9, winger, or attacking mid"
he is a mix of all
xavi had a bunch of different skill sets that can't be compared with current players and i struggle to find a player similar to him even in the past...
to me pirlo and him only really share an amazing eye for the game but still not comparable.
Trickykid
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You're just splitting hairs. A regista dictates the flow and tempo of the game through his playmaking skills, meaning he's very much a controlling midfielder.
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MessiCam
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Regista is a role which can be played in any manner of ways, but you're right about Xavi. He was a genius.
JamDav1982
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Xavi never controlled from deep he was given the freedom to follow the ball around the pitch and dictate play from anywhere and he got forward a fair bit as well.
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MessiCam
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So what is Pjanic? Because I've been told he is not a controlling midfielder...
raskolnikov
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What about Jorginho from Napoli?
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