Originally Posted by ronzilla
How do I re-tweet this? LOL
How do I re-tweet this? LOL
Pirlo is making his debut today ? This could be a great game to watch.
Was Giovinco not the highest paid Italian in the world too?
Lol at the people on here that questioned if pirlo could play in this league.. Pirlo is playing better than I've seen bradley play all season and he's only been with NYCFC for 4 days.. This guy passes are so spot on.. NYCFC will be a problem in this league soon. I've said it time after time that the only thing bradley has on pirlo is the fact he's younger. Even at his age pirlo is a better player.
Last edited by TorontoFC6fan; 07-26-2015 at 03:29 PM.
Pirlo comes on in the middle of the second have and immediately has an effect on the game.
He has played less than 20 minutes in this league, settle down
yea and he's playing better than bradley has played all season. That's exactly the point. Are you not watching these guys passes? He's making the players around him look even better.
Lol at people who can't understand the difference between assuming instant adjustment to another league to doubting a legendary players skills.
But hey, glad you enjoyed watching him play.
FORMER FULL TIME KOOL-AID DRINKER
Btw that last goal, with Kaka in space, Pirlo should have moved into position where he wouldn't be a bystander, maybe next to or in front of Kaka
I await the comparisons of Altidore to Drogba.
Oh this is going to be fun
Oh, look. Pirlo not expecting somebody to jump on him gets caught and gets a yellow.
You have to be a serious homer to not actually see the impact Pirlo is having when he's only been with the team for 4 days. The guy is dropping passes right on the toes of his forwards. Bradley has not given us what Pirlo is giving NYC right now. Keep in mind this man had not played any soccer since the campions league. Stop the homer crap!
Do you not watch soccer ? Do you not watch European soccer ? Players that's been around knows you never let a player break late in a game.. You foul the player, take the card and allow your defenders to get back.
Last edited by TorontoFC6fan; 07-26-2015 at 03:49 PM.
I don't think anyone here is really anti-Pirlo but you are trying to compare a player who has just completed 30 minutes in the league for and against an expansion team to a player who has played 10+ games this season
That's true. Bradley isn't averaging a yellow per game and acting like a pylon in midfield while opposing DP's go around him to make passes leading to goals.
You really need to get over your love for all things European.
Get out of here with that homer crap. Bradley is not a better player than Pirlo even at his age. Stop embarrassing your self man lol.. Only on here will you hear such nonsense, homer talk. This guy just gave you a taste of what he can do. He hasn't played soccer for months and had less than a week of training. Just imagine the impact once he gets fit.
Last edited by TorontoFC6fan; 07-26-2015 at 03:59 PM.
WTF is this HOMER talk?
Pirlo is playing TFC or Canada?
The only one embarrassing themselves is sounding like a mancrushing Pirlo apologist.
What's a European Soccer? Is that like Calcio?
Last edited by Fort York Redcoat; 07-26-2015 at 04:06 PM.
FORMER FULL TIME KOOL-AID DRINKER
He'll be injured before season's end. Bank on it.
30 minutes, no goals, no assists, 1 FC, & 1 YC.
Poku was better in the midfield by a large margin. When it counted.
Is there an actual reason to why you keep saying "homer talk"? What does that even mean?
No one EVER said that Bradley can pass better than Pirlo, and no one ever questioned Pirlo's passing ability. Obviously he can pass better than anyone else in MLS, but he's also slow and there's serious doubts over whether he can provide the defensive cover that is needed.
Bradley passes better than Pirlo.
Nobody passes better then Pirlo.
Nobody ever will.
BUT, Pirlo needs a DM to be beside him in a 4-2-3-1. And that means Lampard plays the AM, which might be an issue given his leg problems. And that is just wasting Silva as he is not a stay at the top striker - never was.
Pirlo is a mistake. They should have gone for a true #9 and play in a 4-4-2 diamond....like Kreis wanted to. And given their resources, NYCFC could have had their pick of a LOT of decent #9 types out there. But, hey, lets just go with the World's most interesting Man.
2017 - NYCFC will need 3 new DP's.
2017 - TFC will have 3 DP's in their prime fully aware of this league and ready to win cups
I know which I would choose.
39 year old Drogba. Obvy.
So we all agree that Moore is better than Pirlo, right?
oduro over them both.
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I haven't watched a game of non-TFC MLS in years, haven't even watched TFC since the first few weeks of last year.
I happened to see NYCFC/Orlando today and, utter lack of defending aside, wow has the quality of the league improved. Players seem to have found a first touch all of a sudden, make intelligent passes and look professional. The jump in quality from what I saw when I was at my most obsessed (about five years ago) to what I saw today is a quantum leap.
Pirlo looked good. David Villa looked good. Kaka looked good. More importantly, the players around them looked way better than in years past.
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