thegoodjoehunt:

That made Kaka still the whole shine while Pirlo was actually the best player. Although Pirlo was the most important player of AC Milan then, Kaka stole all the shine because he was in the preferred position. Mikel is doing well as a deep lying playmaker, but he will flourish as a CMF. Just the way Fabregas played for Arsenal.

By the way Guiseppe Rossi was never Paul Scholes replacement, he was a striker and left because Solksjaer refused to retire to create room for him to play.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TlMf1ohJdaE

What will you say about the new superstars like Pastore (PSG), Hernanes (Lazio), David Silva (Man City), Jonas (Valencia), Moutinho (Porto). Also the upcoming super 10's like Erik Lamela (Roma), Eriksen (Ajax), Ricardo Alvarez (Inter Milan), Thiago Alcantara (Barca).

Your opinion of the great CM/AM dying is false, it is just that now the deep lying midfielders like Pirlo, Xabi Alonso, Busquets, Miguel Veloso and Ever Banega are beginning to gain their recognition and value. Mikel now falls into this group. Many Italian fans liken Mikel to the great Albertini of AC Milan and Italy.

I still believe Mikel will do better playing the CMF role just like the way Zidane used to play and Xavi. Also Toni Kroos plays that role for Bayern. It will suit Mikel's calm play and bring out more of his creativity hidden inside him.

Finally checkout a kid that reminds me of a young Pirlo. This kid is going to be great and I wish him tha best

dyabman: MIKEL is calm and has got no pace unlike YAYA TOURE dat is explosive, so him playing his prefered role in 2006 would be shit on chelsea midfielders back then.. or will anyone tell me any CMD that has got no pace and flourishes ?if mikel had played that favored role back then ,right now he will be playing for Rubin kazan.
pirlo
modric
kroos
bastian s.
deco
little oscar
lampard
ballack
yaya toure
scholes
joe allen
and so on
all this aforementioned have got loads of pace in them to play dat role

omar22:

Alex Ferguson wanted to use Rossi as a drop off striker the postion Scholes plays at the early stage of his career playing in between Midfielders and striker.

kobikwelu:

oga..i am not talking about AMF's i meant CMF....there is a very big difference between and 8 and a 10.....THE IDEA OF A CENTRAL MIDFIELDER IS TO PRIMARILY DISTRIBUTE THE BALL WITHOUT ANY NEED TO PUSH FOWARD......THE POSITION OF AN 8 IS AN aTTACKING MIDFIELDER...

the problem is that you are muddling up the position....XAVI..is a pure 10 for barca....
pastore and kroos are basically 8's (attacking midfielder's)...AND i reiterate it....the position of A CMF is a dying role...let me explain


a couple of years ago(probably in the last decade).....most teams played a 4-4-2 formation(diamond or flat) and you had a DMF feeding the ball to a CMF with the SCF and CF..and wingers all making moves.......

now with the advent of the lone striker and with the need to clog up the mid-field...most teams now play 5 in the midfield(4-2-3-1)so basically the guy that distributes the passes is deep and those you see a little withdrawn in the midfield(who makes those daring and attacking runs from the midfield)are the pastore's/erickson/kroos/thiago alacantra (basically attacking midfielders)......and dont compare xavi playing for spain to xavi playing for barca...

You are wrong here. I followed Guiseppe Rossi from when he was brought to Old Trafford. He was always a creative finisher. If you remember, there were games (I think against Sunderland for instance) that he replaced Ruud Van Nisteelroy. I believe his problem was Rooney. Sir Alex could not stand having to drop Rooney to allow Rossi shine.

The Rossi SAF wanted to use to replace Scholes was De Rossi of Roma.

thegoodjoehunt: @Omar22

I'll be honest, I followed this guy throughout his stay at Man Utd, till he was loaned to Newcastle and then loaned to Parma. I never heard of SAF trying to use Rossi to replace Scholes. That would have been insane. If I am right, it was around this time he bought Alan Smith and turned him to a midfielder and destroyed his career. Now I am really glad Rossi didn't make it at Man Utd. I hope his deal to Napoli goes through.

Thanks for the links, My bad.

omar22:

I do know what you were talking about as Rossi being a striker but Fergie's wanted to use him as a false striker like Iniesta because he could drop deep and pick up the ball but it didnt work out remember that Fergie brought Alan Smith over to play as a central midfielder but

Chofa: the so - called old man Essien is still 10 times better than mikel, mikels parents know it, including mikel himself.

Ejiné: I think a committee should be set up to help look into why Mikel Obi is underrated by outsiders

usuwah: I love mikel obi's performance.. If you dey really watch primiership u no go complain. D goals scored by drogba who dey give am d passes? . Na only man.u fans dey like 2 de cast mikel obi.