Originally posted by SilverCab:
Wrong.
Veron was never the complete player.He lacks to0 much defensively.Any team that plays him in central midfield will need to have a very hard working partner for him in the middle of the park.
He has always been over rated.Why did you think Sir ALex sold him to Chelsea?
Probably he is over rated but you cant discount the fact that his touches of the ball is most exquisite.
He has great vision and his passing and crossing is out of this world.
However with great vision you will need to have an understanding with your teammates.
Also your team mates will need to posses great postioning sense too. Thats where Man U did'nt have with him.
Great creativity, vision and passing counts for nothing if the player lacks fittness and commitment.
Back in Lazio Veron was outstanding was because of the other players he was playing with.
He did not need to worry much about the defensive duties and ball winning cos Itallian teams are reown for thier defensive, bulldog qualities.
With the defensive aspect covered well thats where Veron can do the most damage.
Though he still poccess the attributes of a quality player, juz look at the number of games he been left out due to lack of match fittness to see that football demands nothing but the highest work antic. highest