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xvr11: At least in the champion league, Pirlo & Gattuso are two players who covered the field most, with over at least 9km. I can't find the stats here to support
my argument, but I think many of us were amazed back then when Pirlo actually ran a lot but didn't seem to be.
Needless to say, Pirlo made the most pass in almost every game.
Your argument seemed to base just on your observation on tv.
He is not expected to make forward-going run every single time when he gets the ball. This is neither his role nor he is being asked to.
If he did that just to impress others and fans, then he may actually risk exposing the defense in real term.
Football is a team game.
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we all admire hardwork, but hardwork needs to come with effectiveness. Beckham can make up his lack of skills / physical sizes with hard work. Great.
If you watched the friendly last Wed, you'll find that Cardacio worked very hard too.
End result? Poor tackling, yellow card, and not contributing much. It's no surprise he is not playing.
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