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Originally Posted by peterstorey
Yeah but how do you account for the fact that they have played Gerrard in a two-man midfield and he's not been very good (used to be OK with Hamann to do the dirty work)? As Mozza said he simply gives the ball away all the time which is death to a CM.
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Fabregas completes 77% of his passes while Gerrard completes 75% of his. There is not a big enough difference there to claim he gives away the ball 'all the time'
Mozza expects the central midfielders to play hospital passes and is happy even if they create nothing. It works at United where Ronaldo, Rooney and Tevez provide both the cutting edge in the final third and the goals. Fabregas and Gerrard have to provide the final pass and when they try that they are likely to give away the ball a little more. They are actually attacking midfielders who create and score goals rather than just deep lying players who give the ball to the attackers.