03-03-2015, 05:35 AM
This is just something I read recently that echoed my thoughts on Milan and just pro athletes in general. To those who followed hockey in the past 20 yrs or so, you probably heard of Igor Larionov, aka the professor, got that nickname bc of how smart he is on the ice and his vision of flow of play....
Anyway, he recently stated in an article that Ice hockey players have become just about speed and strength and teams tend to overlook skill, talent and more importantly the speed of the game inside the players head. Which is something that I agree with and remembered Baresi once said something like he is not the fastest on foot but sure is the fastest inside his head. What I am trying to say is that whether it is football, hockey, or basketball, teams tend to put more emphasises on the physical attributes of players instead of skill and for the lack of better terms: IQ.
Which brings me to the current football World, Chelsea, Bayern, And Real are pretty much the top three teams and they all have players with high IQ or managers who can translate their IQ to their teams.
Pls noted that to me football IQ does not mean having a tone of exp, or being smart and clever with and without the ball but rather it means understanding what to do in situations with and without the ball. And having high football IQ does not make someone a WC player. Pancaro and Ambro are someone who have high Football IQ where Pato, Rooney, and Bonera never seems to get it.
As for the current Milan, beside Rami, Lopez and Abbiatti, I don't think anyone have football IQ that is the standard of a winning side. While I do rate Pippo with high football IQ but he is still learning to teach his players his IQ.
Anyway, he recently stated in an article that Ice hockey players have become just about speed and strength and teams tend to overlook skill, talent and more importantly the speed of the game inside the players head. Which is something that I agree with and remembered Baresi once said something like he is not the fastest on foot but sure is the fastest inside his head. What I am trying to say is that whether it is football, hockey, or basketball, teams tend to put more emphasises on the physical attributes of players instead of skill and for the lack of better terms: IQ.
Which brings me to the current football World, Chelsea, Bayern, And Real are pretty much the top three teams and they all have players with high IQ or managers who can translate their IQ to their teams.
Pls noted that to me football IQ does not mean having a tone of exp, or being smart and clever with and without the ball but rather it means understanding what to do in situations with and without the ball. And having high football IQ does not make someone a WC player. Pancaro and Ambro are someone who have high Football IQ where Pato, Rooney, and Bonera never seems to get it.
As for the current Milan, beside Rami, Lopez and Abbiatti, I don't think anyone have football IQ that is the standard of a winning side. While I do rate Pippo with high football IQ but he is still learning to teach his players his IQ.