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Apr 23 2011, 12:28 AM
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Primavera

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QUOTE (Fillipo Simone @ Apr 23 2011, 01:40 AM)  Well, defenders can't score much, but they prevent many goals. I think Thiago did exactly this; even more the Ibra. That's why I picked him! QUOTE (CHU-LIP @ Apr 23 2011, 01:47 AM)  Thiago Silva is our most valuable player in my honest opinion. Defenders often got lack of appreciation compared to attackers. I believe Thiago Silva's importance to Milan is massively underrated (not by everyone). Come on guys you know all my favorite players are defenders so it's not like I don't know of the neglect they get. I just think Ibra did more I'm not saying Silva's defensive contributions are not worth much.
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Apr 23 2011, 01:00 AM
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QUOTE (dst @ Apr 23 2011, 12:28 AM)  Come on guys you know all my favorite players are defenders so it's not like I don't know of the neglect they get. I just think Ibra did more I'm not saying Silva's defensive contributions are not worth much. Exactly. Defensively we'd still have been okay without Silva, in my opinion. We'd score enough goals to win games, plus we still have Nesta back there. Without Zlatan, we still wouldn't conceed many, but we wouldn't have scored enough to win the title. It's not just his goals either, I'd imagine Zlatan has to be high up on our assists too? 1. Ibrahimovic 2. Silva 3. Nesta So it's not like I'm under-appreciating defenders or anything.
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Apr 23 2011, 01:01 AM
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QUOTE (dst @ Apr 23 2011, 01:28 AM)  Come on guys you know all my favorite players are defenders so it's not like I don't know of the neglect they get. I just think Ibra did more I'm not saying Silva's defensive contributions are not worth much. You're post didn't say anything about Silva being valuable, winning us points. It sounded Zlatan is like that, and Silva not so much. Own fault. Anyway, we seem to disagree. Which is understandable when discussing defender vs attacker. QUOTE (kurtsimonw @ Apr 23 2011, 02:00 AM)  Exactly. Defensively we'd still have been okay without Silva, in my opinion. We'd score enough goals to win games, plus we still have Nesta back there. Without Zlatan, we still wouldn't conceed many, but we wouldn't have scored enough to win the title. It's not just his goals either, I'd imagine Zlatan has to be high up on our assists too?
1. Ibrahimovic 2. Silva 3. Nesta
So it's not like I'm under-appreciating defenders or anything. I disagree! Our defense with or without Silva is so a big difference. Nesta isn't what he used to be. Silva is our monster there, he is necessary! Almost every game Silva is saving our butt time after time, being everywhere to make up for flaws of teammates, immense defensing, so damn important. With no Zlatan, we have Pato and Robinho... awesome attack! And also Cassano...
This post has been edited by CHU-LIP: Apr 23 2011, 01:04 AM
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Apr 23 2011, 01:04 AM
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This conversation is a bit silly, because it's like if you voted for Silva I could say what about our attackers? Yet if you voted for Zlatan, I could say what about Silva? But if you voted for Silva I could say what about Abbiati? He never gets any credit as he's a GK, but if you voted for Abbiati I could say what about Abate? He's drastically improved of late but people still dislike him... and so on. It's all personal preference (IMG: style_emoticons/default/cool.gif)
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Apr 23 2011, 07:08 AM
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Exactly, it either comes down to picking between defenders saving our behinds when attackers score a single goal in 90 minutes, or attackers going the extra mile and scoring one up when the defense is leaking goals. (IMG: style_emoticons/default/wink.gif) Personally, I'd take the former, even though I know where dst is coming from. I just feel that our defense held up their end of the bargain more so than the attackers, and by defense I mean, Silva, Nesta, Abate, and even Abbiati. Zlatan or any of our attackers would have done diddlysquat if the defense was not as waterproof as this! This is what happened the last few seasons, we got a goal to the better, only to squander that chance in the last 10 minutes of the match. Come on people, you remember those days! Fact remains that defense wins the league, and attack wins tournaments. Saying Ibra was the 2nd most influential player through the season is no way near bad, considering the guy was banned for 8-10% of the matches after accumulating red cards, LOL. Jokes aside, whoever you choose is right - the top four, five players all were influential in where we are today!
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May 19 2011, 09:56 PM
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Thiago 10 - Ibra 5
Not the most popular footballer in red and black, even at his best. I'm curious what will happen when he starts deteriorating.
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May 19 2011, 10:06 PM
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QUOTE (Fillipo Simone @ May 20 2011, 01:56 AM)  Thiago 10 Make that 11. (IMG: style_emoticons/default/wink.gif) Undisputed winner. Ibra could have scored bundles of goals, but if the defense leaked as many at the back, then I am sure we would not have won the league. Even an extra couple of draws here and there, and we would have been sorry. But nice to see the guy getting recognition, not just from Milan fans but Europe overall. And then there are the cards. Thiago Silva - as a defender - has just 1 yellow card all season. (IMG: style_emoticons/default/ohmy.gif) A solitary yellow card, would you believe that. Just for comparison, Ibrahimović has what 8 yellows and 2 reds, something like that.
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