Manonabike
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I don't disagree with that, Nani was never going to match Egonaldo and it would have been wrong to expect that. Egonaldo was one of the best player in the world. Still I still think he has the technical ability to do better but his decision making is atrocious sometimes.
However, I don't agree with your views on Valencia. I think he's a very good player indeed. He has pace, technical ability, vision, a good football brain. In addition to that he can do a job as a right back..... in other words a dream player for any manager. He has improved a lot since he came and he is also more consistent. The only question that he still has to answer is how he does in really big matches..... he went missing in the last Champions League Final against Barcelona..... but even Egonaldo used to go missing in big matches.
the mention of Anderson upthread puts me in mind of Jan Molby.
what other footballers have confounded the physical stereotype
Jan Molby? Now you are talking at different level. Molby was the man capable to control any match by himself. A wonderful player that I can only compare to somebody like Xabi. However, I'm not sure how he would have coped in the modern game, not only fast but also more technical. Probably he could have done brilliantly..... definitely he would have appreciated the playing surfaces of the modern game. I used to coach my son around Molbi's role in the team so much that he became a Liverpool fan while I'm a Man Ute fan
