Why don't you want to offer us your rating of the best current central midfielders?
Of course, you are free to think he is 'overrated'**
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Marco Verratti
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Why don't you want to offer us your rating of the best current central midfielders?
Of course, you are free to think he is 'overrated'**
** Term that has to be mentioned in any thread
mad how peoples opinions can change after 1 game, the home game he was majestic and was one of the best players on the park, still think hes better suited to playing a cm role rather then the dmc role. remember the game when PSG went down to 10 men v chelsea and he dominated there midfield as well. if he was availble for transfer i would bet every top team would be in for him.
Ridiculous to write him off after one game.. in all their big games, he is usually the one who comes to the fore and you'd hardly hold him single-handedly responsible for what happened against Barca.
It was a freak result and lets not forget, being in that PSG bubble is never going to stretch him and push him on to that next level in my opinion. That doesn't mean you don't sign a guy of his class.. he is one of the best midfield talents in the world and a guy who can make such a big impact on the game. I wouldn't class him as a luxury player at all.
It was a freak result and lets not forget, being in that PSG bubble is never going to stretch him and push him on to that next level in my opinion. That doesn't mean you don't sign a guy of his class.. he is one of the best midfield talents in the world and a guy who can make such a big impact on the game. I wouldn't class him as a luxury player at all.
@Fortitude is having a shocker here. Verratti played at a great level under the big pressure multiple times in his career, despite his relatively young age. One underwhelming game and you're discounting him as one of the best talents/players around? Seriously, did he performed at a level this low before in big games?
What about Messi in the first game? Yes, he is usually brilliant, like Verratti, but for a supposedly greatest player alive he was quite poor in Paris, we should write him off.
What about Messi in the first game? Yes, he is usually brilliant, like Verratti, but for a supposedly greatest player alive he was quite poor in Paris, we should write him off.
I was amazed at the huge difference in Rabiot's game from first match to second. Just couldn't cope with the pressing. Verratti was nothing like as bad.
I wish more people here would see it this way.
There's a problem with extremes in this forum. Me commenting on the fact he goes under the radar for performances like yesterday is not discounting him. It's an objective comment about an extremely highly rated player. There's too much lazy thinking and sweeping under the rug where things don't get discussed. Would I have Verratti at United? Of course. Is he a great player? He's very good.
And unlike Messi, whose performance was taken apart, questioned, scrutinised and analysed thoroughly, Verratti's was not. So it's ironic to then use him as the example.
Rubbish. Look at Ronaldo struggle miserably against Barcelona and Spain repeatedly before he improved his record, throwing hissy fits in frustration to see that even forwards (and top ones too) struggle without support/brilliance around them. Just like Xavi would struggle of you surround him with crouch and benteke, Ronaldo would struggle if instead of Modric and co he had Scott Parker setting up chances for him. I'm deliberately using extreme examples but the point is one people often forget.
Rabiot isn't rated as anything. Verratti is a £70m+ player. There should always be a massive discrepancy between the two.
No one is questioning that he played badly, but he isn't connected to United or significant enough (like Messi, who is already one of the greatest ever) to justify the discussion on this forum after this performance.
Because it's a futile exercise. The youngsters are just finding their feet and the older ones are either retiring or on the way down. There isn't much in the middle to discuss.Why don't you want to offer us your rating of the best current central midfielders?
Of course, you are free to think he is 'overrated'**
** Term that has to be mentioned in any thread
Each and every player should be judged on the rough and the smooth.
There's a thread for him, which would be overabundant with praise had he done well. He's one of the premier midfielders in the world and the most coveted of all; there's no reason why it shouldn't be discussed. It just points to him not being under anything like the scrutiny others face.
And I told you why. People don't care dearly about Verratti, they rate or don't rate him like for 99% of players. It's different with Messi, he has a cult following him and when he farts people feel the need to tell us what fragrances they smelled.
Sure, but Rabiot was fantastic in the first leg.
It was Marco's first ever really bad performance for us, people get carried away. Even in 2015 in Barcelona he was very good while the rest of the team was equally shit as this year.
His second worst performance in a big game for us was probably in 2014 at Stamford Bridge where he was still quite good.
His second worst performance in a big game for us was probably in 2014 at Stamford Bridge where he was still quite good.
Is Verratti the only French league player that doesn't have the ol' "Its only the French league..." cliche attached to him?
Not that I agree or believe in that nonsense but even the great Ibrahimovic had his doubters. I still laugh just thinking about that.
Not that I agree or believe in that nonsense but even the great Ibrahimovic had his doubters. I still laugh just thinking about that.
Well, I wonder if PSG fans are made about his earlier summer statements like we were with Rooney now that they got Neymar?
They probably don't care.
Although he didn't ever personally say anything wrong about the club, his agent doing all the agitation the fans were quite mad about him.
The situation was perfectly handled: Verratti distancing himself from his agent and repeating his commitment with the club on the first day of training then firing him soon after was the only way to keep the plausible deniability.
I would say most fans forgave him but didn't forget.
Football fans are known to have short memories. If he is excellent, he will be forgiven.
Moreover, PSG fans are aware we are not in a position to find an equivalent: he is our best midfielder. We can't throw him out.
By contrast, a player like Ben Arfa is blacklisted and hated for different reasons.
Can't answer all, but it's good to hear from a fan. He should have a helluva season this year. Thanks
They brought Barca to him, well done to PSG