Riquelme — Is he too slow or not?

January 31st, 2006 | By: Kris | 9 Comments »

Riquelme is constantly criticized for being too slow in the true meaning of the sense. Not quick off the ball, easy to mark, and does’t defend. Most people would say wow he cant play professionally let alone for a the Argentina national team.

But Most people dont realize unlike the current coach of Argentina Pekerman, that his “vision de juego” is ridiculous. I believe Pekerman states that he sees the play happen before everyone else on the field. I am actually contradicting myself from my earlier posts lol.

Well not really it just depends on what type of midfielder you want. I would take Aimar over Riquelme hands down but on the other hand if you put Riquelme with a handful of guys that are going to work off the ball and have talent. He is going to fit in like a glove with his great vision. The only thing is you lose a defender with Riquelme which most coaches do not like.

What is your opinion? Is Riquelme too slow to play for the “albiceleste”?

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Comments

By cubeboy101 | February 3rd, 2006 at 4:20 pm

b.s. he is a great play maker and set play player he needs to play deeper and peckerman needs messi ahead of him riqqy is no maradona or aimar or saviola or ortaga he is a deep play setter like veron or rodondo play him deep with massorano and let messi run free with saviola behind crespo

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By Kris | February 3rd, 2006 at 8:12 pm

whoa whoa whoa …how many forwards and midfielders are u gonna start.. Riqqy with macherano than messi and saviola with crespo ..What kind of formation are you looking to play??

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By guillermo | February 6th, 2006 at 5:09 pm

I think he is a great player…maybe slow…but football is not a race…

Posted from Argentina

By Kris | February 6th, 2006 at 8:45 pm

Short and sweet… nicely put

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By farey | February 6th, 2006 at 9:21 pm

He is a great player who takes quick turns.anyway his through passes are nice and successful.he never misses a penalty.

Posted from Maldives

By Liyon | February 8th, 2006 at 12:53 pm

Argentina needs PABLO IMAR IN MIDFIELD to win this world cup along with riquleme

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By Lee Kwin Fung | February 28th, 2006 at 1:10 am

Riquelme is the best playmaker currently. He has good ball control and perfect field visions. He might be slow a bit, but his position doesn’t require him to sprint like olympic sprinter. The players around him can expect good passes from him. He doesn’t come deep to defence, but he rarely loses his ball.

Posted from Malaysia