[Portman]

A.C. MILAN COMUNICATO UFFICIALE

23/01/2007

L'A.C. Milan comunica di aver prolungato il contratto che lega Clarence Seedorf alla società rossonera fino al 30 giugno 2011.

Unbelievable... (IMG:http://cyrus.medialayer.net/~m1ke/milanfan.com/forums/style_emoticons/default/rolleyes.gif)

[han2503]

So now a playmaker can't be an attaking midfield, where should he play behind the DM's (IMG:http://cyrus.medialayer.net/~m1ke/milanfan.com/forums/style_emoticons/default/rolleyes.gif)

Actualy, Yoann never played in that role at Milan, Carlo always used him as a midfielder, but when he was at Rennes he used to play behind the striker and he was very good (IMG:http://cyrus.medialayer.net/~m1ke/milanfan.com/forums/style_emoticons/default/wink.gif) He is/was not the kind of PM's who play in a defensive role, like Seedorf, Pirlo, Xavi, Deco and co. even if Carlo wants to turn in that kind of PM's!

I know what you mean by saying something like Kaka' isn't a playmaker but an attaking midfielder even if I don't like how it sounds, and I agree with you about Yoann being more like Seedorf than Kaka' but I'm pretty sure Yoann will be more usefull if he plays behind the strikers!

Anyway, Carlo seems to see in him Seedorf's sub so I can forget about Sneijder (IMG:http://cyrus.medialayer.net/~m1ke/milanfan.com/forums/style_emoticons/default/sad.gif)

An attacking midfielder and a playmaker are 2 different things, do you see Kaka doing a lot of defence splitting passes? Or through balls? No he doesn’t do it a lot, he runs at the oppositions defence with speed and is able to take them on with his dribbling abilities, then he realeses a pass to a striker that is free or just shoots. A playmaker will make does passes, through balls or lobs. Both can be play behind the strikers, but they have different characteristics. Look at Seedorf for example when he played in that role, he didn’t have the same effect as Kaka has on the game, but he made decisive passes and lobs to the strikers.

I personally see gourcuff as a central midfielder that is a playmaker (Pirlo’s role) Seedorf and Pirlo aren’t defensive midifelders they are playmakers.

Gourcuff might have played in the AM position in France but Italy is different, he doesn’t have the physicality to handle the heavy marking that role brings with it. Just like Pirlo.

About ZZ I consider him to have both attributes of an AM and a playmaker, he can run at defences and dribble past them but he can also make that great pass.

And isn't Sneijder more of a left midfielder rather then a playmaker?