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Old 06-14-2009, 01:05 AM   #102 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by bababui View Post
If I am looking to build a team from scratch, my first choice would be a player in the mold of Dunga or Gattuso.

I just cant agree that Iniesta is as good as Ronaldo. He did have a great season but were it not for an incompetent Norwegian, his name would not be on peoples lips.

Ronaldo is special because he is one guy who can individually dominate a match. Were it not for his petulance, he would be rated in the same teir as the worlds greatest.

Other examples of teams thinking they could replace their superstars:

Milwaukee Bucks trading Kareem Abdul Jabbar

Edmonton trading Wayne Gretzky

The Twins trading Rod Carew
Their smaller team sports though, the less players you have on a team the more it impacts when a player leaves specially a star player. What i'm trying to say about Ronaldo is that yes he's a top player but imo not a team player and I don't think it will effect United as much as people think.
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