BoBo Vieri wrote:Tweedle wrote:@ bobi
totti generally does well verses La liga teams, its just EPL teams.
I honestly don't think he's ever scored a goal against ANY english team - for either club or country, though I am willing to be corrected on this
well no he hasnt!
But thats no reason for educated fans like you and rez to doubt his abilities. Maybe some ignorant fan who gets all his footy information from the pub would say this, but i'd expect you and rez to have watched more than his CL games vs EPL teams.
Zidane was pretty average against Serie A teams (whilst playing for Madrid), doesnt make him any less of a player.
Bobo in the group stages of CL, mine and tweeds teams are usually playing, so you watch the match highlights of the other game. Also in the group stages anything can happen and good teams often lose to poorer teams, so when it happens you dont really take much notice of it. Also you only really watch different K.O rounds games if its a big match and until recently you could only watch the games with English teams.
I remember watching the highlights of the Madrid v Roma game and thinking Roma played really well, but its just a one off, which it was as I dont think they got to the quarter finals.
We are not doubting his abilty, just his abilty to perform in big matches.
As for Zidane, he scored 2 goals in a WC final, was amazing in Euro 2000 scored that goal in the CL final and has been outstanding everytime he has been on TV (apart from against Arsenal last season and united in 99). His reputation cannot be questioned.
You can only judge a player from what you have seen and there is only so much football you can watch, that doesnt involve your club. I am sure if I followed Roma and watched every game he has played in for 8 years, I would have a different opinion of him.