nefremo

nefremo · 09-10-2006, 13:25

Well, of course a player is proven once he has done well in a top club...as you mentioned Roma, Juve, Inter. But then that would mean that we only have to buy players from top clubs, and that most of the time is not the easiest thing to do.
Personaly, I agree with you......but if a player has talent and is doing well, I think it is worth gambling and bringing him in, expecially if the price is appealing. After all........Kaka, Pirlo, Gattuso were never expected to be the center of a Scudetto, CL, World Cup winning teams. We brought them in and it turned out fine. The point is that mentall toughness will be really really hard to judge. The "proven in Serie A" thing has nothing to do with mentall toughness but it gives you a PLUS on the fact that the player is used to life in Italy and the way the game is played in Serie A. Because I still remember the names like Mendieta, Keane, Rivaldo.

About the Gila case....I agree, but I still believe that he will soon start scoring and never stop. Because he has the tallent to do that. I think he will become one of the best strikers in the world.
The difference between him and for example Pasqual is that one is a striker and the other a defender. The point there is that strikers always have the most pressure in a game. They are judged by goals scored. They can do great, but if they don't score people judge them to be horrible. Defenders on the other hand can slide by with average performances and a lot of times will not be mentioned in the "bad players". That's a start to build on their performances and become better while not having that much pressure on them. Having to score in every game is certainly a big pressure as opposing to having to shut down a player, where you actually have the help of team mates to do so anyway.

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nefremo Registered User Join Date: 03 2001 Location: USA; Macedonia Fave Players: All Milan players!	Well, of course a player is proven once he has done well in a top club...as you mentioned Roma, Juve, Inter. But then that would mean that we only have to buy players from top clubs, and that most of the time is not the easiest thing to do. Personaly, I agree with you......but if a player has talent and is doing well, I think it is worth gambling and bringing him in, expecially if the price is appealing. After all........Kaka, Pirlo, Gattuso were never expected to be the center of a Scudetto, CL, World Cup winning teams. We brought them in and it turned out fine. The point is that mentall toughness will be really really hard to judge. The "proven in Serie A" thing has nothing to do with mentall toughness but it gives you a PLUS on the fact that the player is used to life in Italy and the way the game is played in Serie A. Because I still remember the names like Mendieta, Keane, Rivaldo. About the Gila case....I agree, but I still believe that he will soon start scoring and never stop. Because he has the tallent to do that. I think he will become one of the best strikers in the world. The difference between him and for example Pasqual is that one is a striker and the other a defender. The point there is that strikers always have the most pressure in a game. They are judged by goals scored. They can do great, but if they don't score people judge them to be horrible. Defenders on the other hand can slide by with average performances and a lot of times will not be mentioned in the "bad players". That's a start to build on their performances and become better while not having that much pressure on them. Having to score in every game is certainly a big pressure as opposing to having to shut down a player, where you actually have the help of team mates to do so anyway. __________________ MILAN FOREVER! Last edited by nefremo; 09-10-2006 at 13:31.