03-29-2016, 04:59 PM
Agree, but Seedorf was one of the most complete midfielders to ever play the game. He possessed any quality you can think of. He was technically great and as good as any, he was a physical beast and possessed great pace, defensively he was much much better than some give him credit for, and his football IQ was often the highest on the pitch. These type of players are very hard to find and you can even say the are generational players.
Either way, we'll just have to agree to disagree.
I also think that we define "technical midfielder" a little differently too....or may be talking about different things. I agree that Montolivo is technically good, but he is far away from being a "technical midfielder". For me, players like Iniesta/Verratti are techincal midfielders.....because unlike Montolivo they can get out of trouble in almost any situation. You can see their ability on the ball and they are almost never sloppy on it. They are able to take on a man when needed, they "glue" the ball to their feet and don't care if there is 3 players chasing them to press the ball. Compare that to Montolivo/Bertolacci who possess some technical qualities, and even those are only there in certain circumstances anyway. (when not pressed, deeper positions, etc)
I agree about the pace in the midfield.....it would be nice to have some, but I also think that this can be compensated for, if you have pace and runners on the flanks or the CF position/s.
I disagree that if Bertolacci improves, than we don't lack technical quality. Even with what he offers at his best, this midfield is still lacking techincally imo.
But it would be interesting to see what player (they don't have to be realistic, but just so i can get an idea) you think next to Montolivo and Bertolacci will get our midfield set for success. After all, it's all in the right combination of players anyhow. I think there is other combinations other than playmakers that can fix our midfield too. It just has to be the right player/s.
Either way, we'll just have to agree to disagree.
I also think that we define "technical midfielder" a little differently too....or may be talking about different things. I agree that Montolivo is technically good, but he is far away from being a "technical midfielder". For me, players like Iniesta/Verratti are techincal midfielders.....because unlike Montolivo they can get out of trouble in almost any situation. You can see their ability on the ball and they are almost never sloppy on it. They are able to take on a man when needed, they "glue" the ball to their feet and don't care if there is 3 players chasing them to press the ball. Compare that to Montolivo/Bertolacci who possess some technical qualities, and even those are only there in certain circumstances anyway. (when not pressed, deeper positions, etc)I agree about the pace in the midfield.....it would be nice to have some, but I also think that this can be compensated for, if you have pace and runners on the flanks or the CF position/s.
I disagree that if Bertolacci improves, than we don't lack technical quality. Even with what he offers at his best, this midfield is still lacking techincally imo.
But it would be interesting to see what player (they don't have to be realistic, but just so i can get an idea) you think next to Montolivo and Bertolacci will get our midfield set for success. After all, it's all in the right combination of players anyhow. I think there is other combinations other than playmakers that can fix our midfield too. It just has to be the right player/s.