Please tell me another player you can compare with Gago in terms of skillset and style? He is arguably the best tackler on the planet and yet still possesses a sharp eye for the impossible pass with the capacity to organize.

 

:rollani:

 

The real biggest myth in world football is "Newcastle are a big club", but I see what is being said. Lots of Madrid fans here don't rate the guy any more.

 

Azzkikr rates him as the best defensive playmaker in the world. Ha.

 

LOL

In all seriousness, Gago is just yet another overrated argie in a long line of overrated argies who seemed like the next big thing when he played in south america, but completely failed at the big stage in europe.

He is not the first and wont the last, not even worth making a topic about.

If we had to make a topic about every south american talent that failed in europe we would be overloading the board.

 

@ Remi

 

Gago can play in a midfield as part of a three, but not in a two like he does for Real. If Real are to play 4-4-2 again next season then they should either make Gago a squad player or just sell him and have players that can play that system.

 

The biggest myth in world football is Real Madrid... Gago is fine, he doesn't deliver everyday but he has the potential, he has room for development and if he has the right mentality he will be one of the best in his position in near future.
He is far from mature right now.

 

Hahaha

The biggest myth in football is Gago is somewhat similar to Fernando Redondo. He's by no means a playmaker, and has more to do with the typical destructive holding midfielder than with a player with good reading of the game and nice technical ability. I won't talk about tactical knowledge because that's something it can be acquired, but the rest is quite clear.

 

potential Homer, he has shown since 06, but i haven't noticed much improvement on him since...well, Banega's progress has sadly been worse, whom i rated higher than gago till last year...maybe his weakness is further glorified due to La Liga's and in particular, Madrid's untra-attacking tactics that leaves much room in the center...but the French Diarra is a much better player between the two DM (Gago, however, is more fun to watch...certainly)

 

Gago is an amazing player.

I really hope RM would offload him to Inter just like they did... Cambiasso / Samuel.

Perez may prefer a ... say ... Mascherano?

 

Gago is an amazing player.

Amazingly crap, sure.

He looks out of his depth at the best of times.

 

the guy looked incredible playing for Boca

off-the-scale potential

all action midfielder with unbelievable ball skills for what is essentially a fairly defensive midfielder

sadly the European game has found him out

badly

whether it's the tactical set-up at Real or just the player's lack of the requisite skills to make it in Europe is open to debate

but the totally stunted development of him and Banega is a hell of a disappointment

 

Gago's form at Real Madrid is down to a number of things. It's partly his fault and partly Real Madrid's.

For a big club Real are totally clueless on how to build a team. They just buy whoever they can with no real plan in mind. Gago is actually one of the better signings they have made, but as soon as they acquire a good prospect they throw him into the deep end. Perhaps they really do believe the media hype, the "new Redondo" talk, because they seemed to think you could take a young guy from one type of football and put him in a completely different league, into a position where there is a lot of responsibility.

In the system they play you need a CM with ability to really influence a game, someone who is mature and not just technically proficient. Gago should have either been loaned to another smaller La Liga club or used off the bench, instead of trying to build around him.

Not only did RM get caught up in the new Redondo hype, but the man himself did. As to how good he can become remains to be seen, but in these crucial years of development he's just been continuously hurting his confident in a club that has been a bit of a mess recently.

 

In fact, Capello bought Fernando Gago for a three-man-midfield. :rollani: Juande Ramos put him into the wrong position now, but that doesn't mean that he was bought for a wrong system. I agree that he sucked for a while now.

 

Totally agree with the original post. Every time I have seen him play with Madrid, he has never played ok in a match. Always got dominated badly.

Certainly has to be one of the most overrated players around. Absolute sh!te, when you consider the fact that he starts for Real Madrid.

 

The original kneejerk reaction of Xtratime has kicked into effect. I mean, i really dont rate him but this bashing is pretty useless and a tad bit over the top. Yeah he is nowhere near the level his actual talent back in Argentine suggested. What the hell...its people like Mohamed whose blind following of the player has maybe led to believe that Gago is world class.

Then again if you take into account the surroundings him and Banega for example have found themselves in, what kind of progress do you think one can get ? Banega with in crisis Valencia and the oh so balanced Atleti. Gago with his umpteenth coach at Real who really havent had a players progress in mind.

No real teachings, nobody to learn from and idiots keep saying youre the real deal will make you believe it. After that the workrate and the commitment change.

The more astonishing is Higuain´s rise to glory as in that environment to develop is half impossible. REally shows character.

In that people are right. That Gago has been thrown into the mix and the bigwigs are hoping for a miracle to happen. You first try to teach him the role and then see what will happen. some people just take a bit more time.

 

He's a lightweight. That is all.

 

Deportivo you are making excuses for him. Lass Diarra has come in and shown that he is a decent player despite what you say about the surrondings harming Gago. The set up obviously doesn't help but a decent player will show his worth regardless as Lass has shown.

 

Its not only decent. World class players do that. Gago atm simply isnt and doesnt possess the same mental ability that Higuain for example has. They both came in the same time and into a place where they were playing god knows where god knows what.

All i am saying is that players are different and some maybe need more pampering and guidance then others. Or some need tough, "benchlove.", that would make them work their arse off.

It does mean that Gago isnt the next Redondo or whoever he was heralded to be but he isnt that bad as people are out to make him. He actually has had decent games this season. So not a sure starting material but should be given the benefit of the doubt to prove himself when under the sword and show what he´s got. Everybody knew that he aint the best, bar some crazy people from the Madrid forum, so there really should be no surprise there.

So if somebody sticks his foot up Gago´s ass enough amount of times and guides, teaches him, he can turn out a magnificent asset.

Dont believe the idiotic hype in the first place. And there are excuses and there are reasons.

 

completely agree!

 

One of the worst players in our history, and i mean this wholeheartedly. Has zero qualities about him and is just in no mans land pretty much all the time.

 

Gago is on a similar level to Lucas. Lucas is a squad player for Liverpool whereas Gago is a regular starter for Madrid. How low Madrid have fallen...

I'd say Lucas is better though cos he's proven he can hold his own against tougher opposition than Gago.

 

I'd choose Gago over Lucas every time.

Lucas at the moment lacks mental and physical strength.

He's just another player who seemed to be a different classier player in his home country before moving to Europe.

 

I do agree that Lucas lacks physical strength but i'd say the same applies to Gago. Lucas has contributed and played well in some huge games such as against Inter, Utd and Chelsea. Gago, every time he has come across a world class midfield as he did against Liverpool and Barca, he's not been able to contribute to a winning side.

Perhaps i'm being harsh and Gago would have contributed as much as Lucas if Gago played with better players as Lucas does. I think they're very similar in the sense that both do have talent, and have shown glimpses of it. Just not enough to be first team players for teams that like to challenge for the biggest trophies. Lucas is rightly a squad player, as Gago should be but isn't. Not much to choose between them, other than Gago knows how to tackle and Lucas doesn't.

 

Lessons learned thus far?

1. Don't buy central midfielders from PDA
2. Don't buy strikers from Holland

Every now and again someone breaks this rule but those are just freak occurences in comparision to all the failures

 

it sucks that most people here have opinions of Gago (and other players) on extreme levels...most people either find him extremely amazing or completely crap...1 good performance, he is a legend..a bad one, he sucks big time...a guy even said he would prefer Lucas over Gago..joining the bandwagon huh

 

it sucks that most people here have opinions of Gago (and other players) on extreme levels...most people either find him extremely amazing or completely crap...1 good performance, he is a legend..a bad one, he sucks big time...a guy even said he would prefer Lucas over Gago..joining the bandwagon huh

Did someone really say that? :eekani:

Some people huh?

 

Gago is good and talented player, but even if he can get stuck in at times, what I find lacking mostly is his mentality, seems to be an arrogant pvssy most of the time. Plus he is no DM as he is seemed to be played as, neither is he some awesome Redondo-esque talent that he has been lauded for years, typical BS, not his fault (too often players are judged on exaggerated expectations then what they show). He has been totally average for Real, and too much has been expected out of him too soon, think a scenery change would suit him well.

 

Lucas and Gago are as average as eachother.

 

Gago is a world class talent made to look worse by Real Madrid. Put Gago in the Barcelona team where Xavi is, Drenthe in the Man Utd team where Cristiano is or Metzelder in the Chelsea team where Terry is and you would see as good performances, if not better.

 

nah it's De Rossi

*ducks*

 

Completely agree with this thread, gago is well overrated....hes a poor mans mascherano!!

 

This is such a stupid comment, Gago is a completely different player with a completely different role than Mascherano.