[quote author=Krump link=topic=47011.msg1405416#msg1405416 date=1317067951]
I'll never get used to so called midfielders who completely shit themselves in the final third. You can be defensive and still have some threat. Masch was crap at that too and I didn't love him as much as most seemed to. Give me Didi over any of them. Or Molby, McMahon, Whelan, Souness. Just thinking about those players makes me think there's no greater sign that we've learned to appreciate mediocrity than the fact that Lucas has played over a hundred games in the same role.
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It's an old discussion, but in three man central midfield, either 4231 or 442, a player like Mascher or Makelele makes a lot more sense than in a 442.