Pirlo can't defend
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- Опубликовано: 14 окт 2022
- This video dismantles the claim that Andrea Pirlo couldn't defend. Perhaps not as physical and rugged as his teammate Gattuso, Pirlo defended in his way by using his brain to position himself well and to read his opponent to cut out the danger. And of course, that's without mentioning that on the ball he is one of the all time greatest midfielders, as shown in the video.
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"Football is played with the head. Your feet are just the tools." -Andrea Pirlo
Yes but he jad the luxury to have gattuso cover up for him
@@daconvertiblebaby69 That has nothing to do with what I said.
I remember in the PES game, his defense rates like 70 or 75, much higher than some CB/DF🤣👍🏻
It was 73 in PES 2011 and PES 2012
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Gattuso did all dirty work in midfield. He was like Dennis Rodman.
Seedorf is a more balanced player. Physically gifted and got a magic technique.
He was like Scottie Pippen
And Pirlo... I think he is top 3 most talented Italian player. This guys football was unmatchable back then.
He was Michael Jordan of that midfield.
AC Milan in 2000s... What a decade to be alive then...
You are right brother ! But please do not Compare football players with basketballer. Please ..
@@deasinho why
Top 3?
Meazza, Baggio, Paolo Maldini, Baresi, Paolo Rossi, del Piero, dino zoff, Gigi riva, scirea, Nesta, etc
It's hard that Pirlo would be ever in top 10 Italians. Today's generation has overrated him.
What's with the American references
@@thewolverine7516 Buffon??
Every midfield maestro needs runners around them to allow them to be the best in all areas. Gattuso, Seedorf, Ambrosini, etc., would all mark / run at the man, which allowed Pirlo to read the options and cover accordingly.
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You can't use one match to show someone is good at defending. It's like me saying Stones should play up front because he got 2 goals for England in 1 world cup game.
you're absolutely right. But still, Pirlo's peculiar way of doing the (little, to be honest) defensive job some of his managers requested him is absolutely crrectly represented by this game. I'm an AC Milan italian supporter, i have seen Pirlo playing his whole career, and to be fair: with years, he kinda focused on the "directing" side of his role, already been his major gift, and ran and defend lesser than ever... the last 3 years with us, and then his time at Juve he kinda neglected pure defending at all. And it was for the best, 'cause he was NOT a defending midfielder. Ok, he could hide the ball and made opponents run in endless circles following him, which is in some way a type of defense (hold the ball, make your teammates breath, avoid being endangered by other team: that is defending at its best!) but he never was our Gattuso. And luckily, 'cause we had .... the man himself, for that job eheheh.
I still think it's insane that people think only 1 CDM is needed to defend, yeah there are some guys who are poor in defense but football is a sports team, as a CDM you need a guy on your right and your left to give you hand otherwise you will get dribbled or have to cover +2 pass options at the same time.
Pirlo wasn't expected to defend. Gattuso did a fine job back then.
Like Argentina WC 2022 when Enzo Fernandez-Benfica was the Deep lying Playmaker and had is back covered by De Paul (Gattuso) and Seedorf (MacAllister) wich allowed him to have the space and time to link up the game with Pessi the stat padder merchant and get free or at least without too much concern with the defensive issues!
@@pedrofonseca4918 same with kroos and casemiro
Everyone on pitch are expected to defend get that thought staright out of your head
@@pedrofonseca4918 This is what Chelsea should’ve done with Gallagher and Kante and give Enzo creative freedom
@@Kaijufied True pal! Thats straight facts right there;
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I think it was because his other qualities were so high people didn't really notice how good he was with his tackling, positioning and covering.
But when you had Gattuso hunting down the ball and tackling like his life depended on it and Seedorf who felt like the middle ground between Pirlo and Gattuso getting about - you were left feeling Pirlo didnt really put it about from a defensive pov and that he was primarily on the pitch because of what he could do from an attacking, orchestrating the play pov.
But Pirlo could get stuck in, yes he wasn't quite up to the defensive level of players like Vieira, Keane, Gattuso, Gerrard, Essien, Makelele to name a few, but not as far off as some people thought.
It's in a similar way when people used to just say all Beckham could do was play pretty long balls and score free kicks, people forget how much defensive cover he offered, how much of an exceptional engine he had to go along with his incredible range of passing.
Genius.
Андрэа Пирло - гениальнейший футболист, плэймейкер, мозг,Маэстро, БрАВО👏👏👏
Best midfielder of all time!!!
Quanto era forte quel pirlo..padrone del centrocampo. Inzaghi e sheva sapevano già dove andare con pirlo che gliela metteva sui piedi o sulla corsa
I remember he can intercept prime Messi face to face in the match of UEFA Champions League .
Every Juventus fan knows that much.
I don't think anyone is giving Pirlo stick, he was a great player
its all fun and games until Ji Sung Park shows up
Pirlo ❤
Top 5 all time.
#Pirlo
I wouldn't say pirlo can't defend, if you look at his career, every manager always pair pirlo with someone to do the dirty work for him example Gattuso, Ambrosini, De Rossi, Vidal and Marchisio. Glad he didn't sign for Barcelona because that Barca midfield of Buqsuet,Xavi and Iniesta not going to do running work for him unless Mascherano play alongside him at midfield.
He had an entire career yet you put together a 2 minute videos as proof he could defend 🤣🤣
brother he is just giving examples of the traits pirlo possesed
It's a good video, but even I have done those things a few times in my career. If you had watched hundreds of games of Pirlo like I did you would know that those plays are the exceptions.
Xavi scholes were a better defender than pirlo
Ya surely yes
Pirlo is a good defender when he has gattuso and seedorf around
He fit in and uses his good awareness to defend
Xavi sucks at defending as well so it doesn't matter
Scholes a better defender? Scholes tackling was a running joke with pundits and commentators for years. All 3 players were known more for their other qualities rather than their defensive abilities. But Xavi and Pirlo could defend to a competent level but it was nowhere near their strongest attributes as players.
@@Ahmed-pf3lg Xavi was sound defensively, I don't know what the hell you're talking about.
F. EA's stats and your own ignorance. Think along pundits, whom most , just don't watch matches but feel entitled to criticize as they ARE FORMER professionals, talk out of their own reading out of matches highlights and others' opinions. I believe somehow, most football fans I talk to, only remember his time with Juventus, at which he was set by Allegri as the director of an orchestra without much defensive work. Had Marchisio, Pogba, and that Chilean whom held the rb or rm position to cover Pirlo's back.
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The more I see videos like this the more I lost respect for him when he came to MLS. Yeah yeah yeah, the typical footy fan is going to shit on the league and say it doesn't matter and Pirlo didn't need to put effort blah blah. Whatever man, a professional should always be a professional and Pirlo gave so little effort in MLS it ruined my view of him. Especially because on the same team David Villa played like he had never won anything in his life, ran after everything fought through tackles etc. A real hunger to still be as good as he could be. Disagree all you want, all I'm saying is he dropped down my list pretty far seeing him be so uncaring.
Best 5 midfielders in History :
Zidane
Iniesta
Modric
Pirlo
Xavi
Xavi is better than all of them lol
@@football3582 No he is not, he was great but he had many imperfections that's why I consider Zidane and Modric and Iniesta to be better than him
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By history, I assume you mean the past 20 years?
Platini is easily a top 5 all time midfielder.
@@Bill-Butcher in the last 30 years, because that's when football was at its best, before 90's it was a joke, and now it's too tactical
This is the kind of midfielder Barcelona needs, cannot forget when people compared Busquets to this legend
Still busquets is a better defender, but they can't be compared they had different roles in different play styles.
@@thewolverine7516 they are not comparable, Pirlo aged like wine, Busquets aged like milk.
Busquets had better defending and benefited from the midfield quality he had. Pirlo bosses him in passing vision. Busquets was good at recycling the ball and linking the midfield.
Pirlo was part of a declining Italy and Milan yet he performed. Busquets contributed to the downfall since 2015.
He hasn’t been the same for Spain as well ever since EURO 2016.
@@andyangchannel still busquets had a better prime IMO
@@andyangchannel Pirlo is very good undoubtedly but he's overrated, kids who didn't watch him define him as some sort of god whereas he had so many weaknesses.
@@thewolverine7516 Pirlo was in an era where had to content with the likes of Scholes, Xabi Alonso, Makelele, Gerrard, Lampard, Gattuso, Xavi etc thus he was seen as underrated until he peaked later on. Yet he played an instrumental role in getting Italy their World Cup in 2006, he assisted the equalizer and was the reason why they even beat Germany with his assist and midfield display. He was also key to Milan’s success.
Busquets peaked at an era where top midfielders were only focus upon when they score goals and play in assists. Even nowadays there is a lack of midfielder in a Busquets kind of role, apart from players like Jorginho, Koke, Rodri and Kroos. If he was in the Pirlo’s era, he would just be one of the great players but not as highly rated.
1:45 minutes to prove that he can’t defend. Joke video 😂
Yeah