Dani Alves

[Bill]

FFS. What's happened to this thread. People banging on about who's on "the Regista".
Is there something you want to tell us ;-0

lol. it'll be fine when we get some news .

 

[Tugay One Cup]

We're signing De Gea?

 

[Shaelumstash]

I think I speak for many of us here; What the f*** are people actually talking about when they say, the pivot?

I think it's a reasonable question, mate.

I'd heard the word before, but it was only after reading Pep Confidential and the fact it's used about 20,000 times that I became overly familiar with the phrase.

The UK football media have been using the phrase "sits in front of the back 4" for years. We all know the area of the field they're talking about.

Now as this position has become more prevalant over the last few years, the position has evolved 2 distinct types of players who play there.

You've got the tacklers, the destroyers, I'd call them "Defensive midfielders". Players like De Jong, Fernando, Makelele.

Then you've got the ball players who sit in there and dictate play who might not be the best tacklers or most aggressive players kn the world - Yaya last season, Xabi Alonso, Pirlo, Scholes in his last few years, Busquets. This second bunch are "Pivots".

I'm not particularly enamoured with the term, but I don't know a better one. I'm sure you appreciate the technical differences between the two types of players and if you've got a handy phrase for them, I'd be happy to hear it.

 

[Ashleymcduff]

Dani Alves plays right back no ???

Take this to the hipster position thread pls ladz

 

[southamptonblue]

Sounds like today's music.... so many bloody names and types.

So a 'destroyer' can tackle but not pass.... and a 'pivot' can pass but not tackle.'....... So maybe we should buy a top class midfielder who can do both, instead of half a player?

 

[prestonibbo_mcfc]

Sounds like today's music.... so many bloody names and types.

So a 'destroyer' can tackle but not pass.... and a 'pivot' can pass but not tackle.'....... So maybe we should buy a top class midfielder who can do both, instead of half a player?

A "Pivista" ?

 

[Cityfan]

Sounds like today's music.... so many bloody names and types.

So a 'destroyer' can tackle but not pass.... and a 'pivot' can pass but not tackle.'....... So maybe we should buy a top class midfielder who can do both, instead of half a player?

Box to box , holding or advanced 6.8 or 10 ? we need to know

 

[asahartford1]

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I think it's a reasonable question, mate.

I'd heard the word before, but it was only after reading Pep Confidential and the fact it's used about 20,000 times that I became overly familiar with the phrase.

The UK football media have been using the phrase "sits in front of the back 4" for years. We all know the area of the field they're talking about.

Now as this position has become more prevalant over the last few years, the position has evolved 2 distinct types of players who play there.

You've got the tacklers, the destroyers, I'd call them "Defensive midfielders". Players like De Jong, Fernando, Makelele.

Then you've got the ball players who sit in there and dictate play who might not be the best tacklers or most aggressive players kn the world - Yaya last season, Xabi Alonso, Pirlo, Scholes in his last few years, Busquets. This second bunch are "Pivots".

I'm not particularly enamoured with the term, but I don't know a better one. I'm sure you appreciate the technical differences between the two types of players and if you've got a handy phrase for them, I'd be happy to hear it.

so as I said .when good/great midfielders get to the end of their careers and cannit run, they become pivots.

 

[BimboBob]

Wait....Err....what fuckin' thread is this now?

In a nutshell...

A few yanky doodles and Fifa players who have never kicked a ball in their lives have read a book by our illustrious leader, no, not Ric, the other one, and now spout bollocks all over transfer threads thus trying to appear knowledgeable about the beautiful game when in fact they know jack shit.

I think.

 

[asahartford1]

In a nutshell...

A few yanky doodles and Fifa players who have never kicked a ball in their lives have read a book by our illustrious leader, no, not Ric, the other one, and now spout bollocks all over transfer threads thus trying to appear knowledgeable about the beautiful game when in fact they know jack shit.

I think.

Jack shit, a right back; sorry wing back, who could get round the pitch.
Not on the same level as Danni alves though.
Should be thread about that fellah.