QUOTE (jbryant1 @ Jun 19 2007, 06:34 AM)
Cristiano Ronaldo was better in his league this season than Kaka was in Italy. I think Kaka lacked real striker partnership which kind of made him a lone star out there against a multitude of defenders.
Kaka's strength was in the world stage in the champions league which the world followed outside of their own league. I mean Cannavaro won the World Player award for the World Cup. With most players its their performances on the world competitions that give them this kind of status. But honestly Kaka in Europe was totally different than Kaka in Italy.
For some reason we get to Europe and destroy teams like Man U, Liverpool, Bayern and others yet we can get barely by Sampdoria in serie A.
So I think it depends how you look at this thing. Kaka is a better player in my view but Ronaldo was much more consistent and solid in the prem than Kaka was in Serie A.
Well .. I think Warchant was 'spot on' .. Cuz, in a knock-out match, you have to play differently than in a championship match.
I mean against United, u win two games and u go to the final. So the team gives it their all, and Kaka having "the experience" destroyed United.
But in the championship (Serie A), we can beat Samp and Cagliari and Catania etc .. Still it's a long way to get to the end of the championship. Therefor the coach adapts a different tactic which doesn't take a lot from the player's, seeing as they have another competition to play in (in the same week, CL).