QUOTE (X-Offender @ Jul 31 2010, 09:30 PM)

There was a time when Rino was the heart and soul of this team, and his absence was always felt by the squad. Nowadays, Ambro is obviously better than him, but he's nowhere near as important as Rino was in his prime.
Exactly
QUOTE (kurtsimonw @ Jul 31 2010, 09:54 PM)

This would be true if the manager was making the correct decision, but I don't think he was.
It's like why was Kaladze starting instead of *insert any player*? Because he was better? No way, managers make mistakes.
Rino always gave 100%, I won't deny that, but his footballing ability has always been nowhere near the standards for a top half team.
But that's your oppinion as a lot of people see it otherwise. And it's not just Carlo who made that "mistake" as you call it, the NT coaches selected Gattuso over Ambro, he was one of the most sought after DMs at the time. So it wasn't just one coach who thought that Rino was all that but many others.
And it's not like Ambro is a Xavi-Pirlo hybrid. He's not a pass master, can't cross, can't shoot and can be just as reckless on a bad day as Rino or Flamini. So what exactly makes him better then Rino at being a footballer?