@Jackal and Ruudie

HAVE ANY OF YOU WATCHED PIRLO BEFORE PLAY A LEAGUE GAME before

Have any of you guys watched Pirlo playing for Italy except in the world cup

Fifa and Uefa obviously rate him as the best visionary passer of the ball in the world. The best to have ever kicked a ball if you go by some accounts.

If you guys think you are better than FIfa and Uefa technical committes then

B/4 you guyz can say anything about Pirlo, watch him in the League, then you will understand why people that Know him KNOW he is the best midfielder in the world and by a long distance

It never seems to stop puzzling me on why people who watch west ham and wigan would make a comment on the premier playmaker of the premier club in world footballs recent history.

8 champions league final appearances in the last 18 years. Forza Milan, Forza Pirlo . Grazie Milan, Grazie Il capitano, Grazie Pirlo.


And as a side note

European league performances in the last 18 years in Champions league

Italian teams.  13 final appearances  

Spanish teams  8  "    "

English teams   4


You guys need to stop kissing the premierships ass

@ sage,

you've got a point but i g'otta ask you too; have you watched Riquelme play ? this is a player who practically got his coach sacked in the world cup, you wouldn't say you didn't see that Oh and you're here tryna say he ain't worth his salt.

if Pirlo is so all that, he should go try out his hands in an average, middle-table european team and lets see how much transformation he brings to 'em!
Riquelme was a major catalyst in bringing Villareal to the limelight in European football; that's the k'inda player he is . . . he doesn't just take the back seat, he's the team leader, motivator . . . when he's down the team's down - when he's up and running, the teams' smoking. can you say the same for Pirlo ? thats the difference and thats what makes one better than the other - a player like Riquelme is in the class of the legendary Maradona, Pirlo isn't!

@Sage and Kitaun, May God Bless you I am so tired of these new people who started watching football last year do you know that Riquelme was bought to Barca and flopped badly in 2001. Together with Saviola Giovani and they flopped badly.

Riquelme in the class of Maradona? What Blasphemy because the guy shine among kindergarten players they are comparing him with Maradona then you should compare Zidane, Figo and Pele to gods or what.

In Europe what has Riquelme won before?

I like Riquelme but the way you guys talk about him just makes me feel irritated he is shining in COPA America because the big boys did not come if Kaka, or Ronaldinho had been there you wouldnt have seen any Ri not to talk of quelme

If you guys know Riquelme well you won't be talking like this, first of all the reason why Riquelme was a flop in Barca was because he was treated with indifference by Louis van Gaal who was coach at the time and didn't like him from the word go referring to him as a "political signing", misplacing him by giving him a winger's role. But comparing Riquelme to maradona is wrong, Riquelme's weakness in my own opinion is mobility or lets say in a midfield where you have a very good defensive midfielder say Gattuso for instance no way Riquelme will function. Pirlo best midfielder in the world , plssssssss.

Dinozzio,
I have always followed Riquelme from Boca to Barca to Villareal( I was looking out for Sonny Anderson on that day when I saw a familiar face wearing number 8 jersey with the name Roman that was 2003) back to Villareal and now Boca.

Riquelme is a nice player with precise and incisive passes, blistering free kick and a brain. But he is the most sluggish footballer I have ever seen he bring football to walking pace. All in all he is a good midfielder, miles better than Ortega who plays like an immature player diving and dribbling unnnecesarily. not as talented as Aimar but more effective than Aimar.

Riquelme should try and live up to the great games

Riquelme has done everything possible to make football beautiful.
He set the world cup tournament ablaze by making Argentina the most entertaining team in the competition.
His assists and passes created goals and chances times without number during the world cup.
Argentina Vs Serbia was a good advert to promote soccer for the anti-soccer pundits out there.

I find it rather bizarre when people talk about what a player has won when we are talking talents.
Andrea Pirlo has won more than Riquelme because Pirlo plays for a big European team.
Playing Pirlo or not . . . . . . . .  AC Milan will still win matches.
The absence of Riquelme in any team will bring chaos and anarchy to the team.
Riquelme was substituted against Germany at the world cup and Argentina fell like a pack of cards.
This lad might be slow but he wields INFLUENCE, GOOD VISION and he's IMPERIOUS.
He is the only PLAYER in the world that will BOSS the midfield in any match whether his team plays well or not.
To all y'all Pirlo cock-suckaz, Let Pirlo play for Villareal and lets see how talented he is . . . . . . . . .


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K3Q0Y-z7QIY
Pirlo should take lessons from this dude!!!!!!!!!!

to all 'em folks who think Riquelme ain't worth all the hype, just take a l'il trip down the football archives and watch the 2^nd leg 1/4-final match of the 2005/06 champs ligue between Villareal and Inter.

Copa America scores - Brazil in Final after shaky start . . . beat Uruguay in 1^st semi-final match early Wednesday morning 5-4 on penalties 2-2 AET.
Diego Forlan scored in the game but missed the first Uruguayan spot kick; Baptista scored in the game but didn't partake in the spot-kicks. . . Gilberto scored from the spot too.

Recoba was inspirational all thru the game; very dangerous set-piece play by him - Brazil far from convincing.

Early thursday morning, 2^nd semi-final : Mexico vs Argentina (1:50 uk time)

look out for:
N. Castillo (Mex) - 4 goals
R. Riquelme (Arg) - 4 goals

Argentina 3 -0  Mexico

Mexicans played better in the first half, rattled the bar twice and no more . . . Argentines were always 2 levels above 'em.

Heinze got the first from a well delivered Riquelme free-kick flighted to the far-post . . . Messi got the goal of the game and arguably, the competition with a delightful chip over the Mexican goalie and Riquelme rounded off the game by converting a late spot-kick after Tevez was up-ended.

Arg vs Bra - the final evryone except Brazil wanted 

argentina oooooooooooooooooooo,

b4 i could only say t but now umhhhhhhhhhhh

they are looking so gud i cant help shouting.

WHY DO THEY KEEP PAIRING ARGENTINA WITH MEJICO ITS UTTERLY RIDICULOUS HOW SICK IS THIS

I give the tournament to Brazil

maybe with Kaka, Ronaldinho, Ronaldo, Lucio, Dida and Edmilson they'd have a chance but . . . . . Argentina have so many beefs to fry here and they're not g'onna take their eyes off this one for anything plus that squad is just out of this world ! no wonder the Mexican coach just couldn't shout after the match . . .

Heinze putting the ball in the net for the first goal

yes ooooooooooooo!!!!!!!!

thats just the way e go everly be!!!!

argentina,

El maestro del centrocampo, Riquelme!!!

Classic GOAL from Messi.

Riquelme celebrating his goal. Brazil stands between Argentina and the cup

Brazil have a mental edge over Argentina lol, you guys will see it on game day,

You guys comparing Riquelme to Maradona must have gone whoops upside your head thats Ludacris

A-40:

You guys comparing Riquelme to Maradona must have gone whoops upside your head thats Ludacris

LIKENING would be a more succint descript my boy !

what mental edge if i may ask

even LIKENING does sound too much an insult!!!

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GOAL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Baptista scores.

no be 1.00am

Brazil leads 2-0

A-40:

Brazil have a mental edge over Argentina lol, you guys will see it on game day,

I now see what you meant.

Ain't over till its over man. . .

deja vu _{confederations cup 2005}

my my brazil

Curtainz. . .

well well well its 3-0, what a day. First Naija now Argentina.

Brazil came with a game-plan & played it out 2 perfection with a good measure of luck.
All in all, they totally dservd it. . .