Yeah but Lampard is a completely different type of player to Carrick though, whereas Carrick does roughly the same that Pirlo does, just not nearly as well. I'm pretty sure they're talking about playing style rather than ability.
I never said Lamps is close to Pirlo in the first place, but if your comparing the two then Pirlo is light years infront of Carrick. Always has been and always will be.
We are not comparing them role for role, we are stating that Lampard can do some of the stuff Carrick can do but offers more in other roles where as Carrick does not.
Yeah but Lampard is a completely different type of player to Carrick though, whereas Carrick does roughly the same that Pirlo does, just not nearly as well. I'm pretty sure they're talking about playing style rather than ability.
He isnt 100 times, but he is better. and I am looking the stats that's the point. Clearly you arent.
Carrick is more accurate at all ranges, plays more passes, and is superior defensively to Lampard. Its what makes him a vastly superior central mid. Lampard is effective an attacking mid coming from deep. the only point Lampard is superior is when you play him as the most advanced mid in a 4-3-3, which england dont play, and hodgson has never played
We are not comparing them role for role, we are stating that Lampard can do some of the stuff Carrick can do but offers more in other roles where as Carrick does not.
No one compared him, but he is in the mould of Pirlo, that is his style, just not as good.
Yeah but Guttoso can do some of the stuff Pirlo can do, like play simple possession retaining passes. The point is that everything Carrick offers (ie the stuff he does that's most important) Lampard can't do nearly as well. He's definitely come on in that role since the start of the season but there's no way you can compare them. Personally I would have taken Lampard and Carrick over Gerrard because then you've got a good attacking CM and a good supporting CM. Problem with Gerrard is that he doesn't do either role better than the other 2.
They were trying to compare Lampards passing range to Carricks. Well first it was Mikel to Carrick
Because Modric is more rounded, and played higher up the pitch, and United attack through the flanks, so that is where Carrick aimsKey passes which is what they they are good at, Carrick averages 0.8 where as Modric averages 2.7, all other stats are quite close but that one.
See, I don't like how Mikel was branded an anti footballer earlier because he does actually have a surprisingly good range. Lampard obviously doesn't have anywhere close to Carrick's range though.
Because Modric is more rounded, and played higher up the pitch, and United attack through the flanks, so that is where Carrick aims
I agree with what your saying that they arn't similar i really do, my point is that Carrick only really plays one role well and it shows when things arn't going Utd's way.
The fact you have brought that up shows you have no idea what Carrick does. Modric only has 4 therefore he's not worth £40mill herp derpPirlo unlike Carrick has another side to his game, Carrick has 3 assists this season where as Pirlo has 13. Like i said Carrick is limited and it shows when things arn't going Utd's way.
Who Carrick? he has always been one, since his Spurs days.
People have been very slow to notice in this country, everyone else on the continent knows what he is about.
2009, Barcelona made it their mission to tactically take him out the game, because thats how much of a threat they viewed him as. Believe it was Xavi who called him United's most dangerous player for final. So they set up a triangle round him and passed him out the game
Pirlo unlike Carrick has another side to his game, Carrick has 3 assists this season where as Pirlo has 13. Like i said Carrick is limited and it shows when things arn't going Utd's way.
I think in his first season at united he was more of a defensive midfielder? Am I wrong?
Like Germany will take Gomez. Gomez is **** at everything but scoring. Can't dribble. Can't pass. Doesn't join up play, but because he's very good at one thing and there's a shortage of others that can do it, he will be in the starting line up.
Like i said Modric can play more roles and Carrick is limited. A good limited i'll give you that but when the **** hits the fan you really do see it.