ATTENTION: Please keep discussion strictly related to Alves and/or Maicon, no other RB, theres plenty of other threads where you can waste your opinion
Introduction
A debate sure to start civil wars in remote areas of Brazil,Milan,Seville and in some cases Sydney, this has emerged as one of the most interesting and unusual battles over the last couple of years.
In the Blue corner, the current Inter and Brazilian RB; Maicon
In the Red corner, the monster from Seville, Daniel Alves
Height: 1.84m.
Weight: 77.00kg.
Nationality: Brazil
Born: 26/07/1981 in Criciuma
Honours of Maicon
- 2004 Copa America winner (Brasil)
- 2005 Confederations Cup winner (Brasil)
- 2006 Italian SuperCup winner (Inter Milan)
- 2007 Serie A Champions (Inter Milan)
- 2007 Italian Cup Finals (Inter Milan)
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Inter Milan's Maicon plays down "world best" tag
tribalfooball.com - December 07, 2007
Inter Milan star Maicon has played down claims from coach Roberto Mancini that he is "the world's best fullback"."It is wonderful for me to hear these words from someone who has done so well in Serie A and knows it inside out," said Maicon. "I still have a lot to learn. I have put it into my head that I am strong and will try to prove that on the field to help the team achieve the best possible results."
It was another Brazilian who convinced Maicon to come to Inter, although the one giving the advice may now have changed his mind.
"I thank Adriano, as he is a great friend. He explained to me what the club and the team were like. He also told me to do really well in training, as that is what makes you a first team player," Maicon told Sky Italia.
"I am not the only one who misses him, as all the squad, the club and fans miss Adri too. He is a great player."
tribalfooball.com - December 07, 2007
Inter Milan star Maicon has played down claims from coach Roberto Mancini that he is "the world's best fullback"."It is wonderful for me to hear these words from someone who has done so well in Serie A and knows it inside out," said Maicon. "I still have a lot to learn. I have put it into my head that I am strong and will try to prove that on the field to help the team achieve the best possible results."
It was another Brazilian who convinced Maicon to come to Inter, although the one giving the advice may now have changed his mind.
"I thank Adriano, as he is a great friend. He explained to me what the club and the team were like. He also told me to do really well in training, as that is what makes you a first team player," Maicon told Sky Italia.
"I am not the only one who misses him, as all the squad, the club and fans miss Adri too. He is a great player."
FC Séville Midfielder
Height: 1.71m.
Weight: 64.00kg.
Nationality: Brazil
Born: 06/05/1983 in Juazeiro
Honours of Daniel Alves
- 2006 UEFA Cup winner (FC Séville)
- 2006 European SuperCup winner (FC Séville)
- 2007 UEFA Cup winner (FC Séville)
- 2007 League Cup winner (FC Séville)
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Seville's Daniel Alves is still widely regarded as the best full back in the world and he wants to play in the Premier League, although the quoted £20m price would need to come down before we're tempted.
Alves regarded worlds best
Im hoping this will generate some interesting discussion because imo its much more interesting then half the threads in this section and hopefully alot of brazilian fans will add to it.
OK iv briefly outlined their careers/honours and a news article each to emphasise the thread question.
Daniel Alves-I knew him from the 03-04 edition of CM
and he was a straight out gun player, a bargain from his childhood club Bahia, from then on in reality ofcourse hes shot to world class status almost deservadely with consistently high performances which have transformed Sevilla into one of the powerhouses of Spanish football. A classical attacking right back much in the mould of his Brazilian compatriot Cafu, his dribbling, pace, tackling and presence really stand out in comparison to many other fullbacks. Brazili have a habit of producing exciting fullbacks and Alves is no different.
One of his standout performances was the UEFA cup annihilation of Middelsborough where he completly owned Stewart Downing and restricted him to a metre of space everytime he would get the ball. Another bonus to his game is his free kicks, hes scored quite a few in his time in La Liga, one a brilliant peacher against Barcelona.
His Brazil career has failed to emulate his club performances, where he has been overshadowed by Maicon and to an extent Cicinho in the NT. Often played out of position by Dunga, sometimes as a winger or attacking right midfielder, he hasnt looked the same, and as a result has been out of the frame for Brazil and restricted to late 10min appearances of the bench as of late. Many have argued that his defending isnt up to the standard of his attacking abilities, but that is the sacrafice you have to make when making those dazzling runs up the right side.
Maicon-One of the true unsung heroes of the italian giants; Inter Milan, he made a few people scratch their heads when he arrived from Monaco in 2006. After a successful preseason he did what no other player could do, the impossible; he made the RB position his own. For over a decade, the great captain Javier Zanetti had been indispensable in that RB position and regarded as one of the best ever fullbacks. But this proved to be a blessing in disguise, with Mancini moving the argentinian into a midfield role and excelling just like his old position.
Maicon's style is very similar to that of Alves, his attacking qualities stand out from the rest and he has added another dimension to Inters attack. His crossing and dribbling have been a major highlight, Ibrahimovic can sure thank him for many of his goals. His strength is another highlight and many times hes stood in for his little teamates such as Cordoba.
Many say Alves is the better player but i owe that assumption to the fact that hes exposed more then Maicon and being in La Liga helps that. IMO there both very equal, but because Maicon is at Inter and seeing him grow so much since he first arrived, i consider him indispensable and wouldnt swap him for any other defender because of his physical and mentality qualities he brings to them.
Hes made the Inter and Brazil RB position his own, and as of today, hes made 46 appearances for the Selecao scoring 3 times. For Inter hes made 43 appearances scoring 3 times and over 10 assists...
The debate
Im hoping this will generate some interesting discussion because imo its much more interesting then half the threads in this section and hopefully alot of brazilian fans will add to it.
OK iv briefly outlined their careers/honours and a news article each to emphasise the thread question.
Daniel Alves-I knew him from the 03-04 edition of CM
and he was a straight out gun player, a bargain from his childhood club Bahia, from then on in reality ofcourse hes shot to world class status almost deservadely with consistently high performances which have transformed Sevilla into one of the powerhouses of Spanish football. A classical attacking right back much in the mould of his Brazilian compatriot Cafu, his dribbling, pace, tackling and presence really stand out in comparison to many other fullbacks. Brazili have a habit of producing exciting fullbacks and Alves is no different.One of his standout performances was the UEFA cup annihilation of Middelsborough where he completly owned Stewart Downing and restricted him to a metre of space everytime he would get the ball. Another bonus to his game is his free kicks, hes scored quite a few in his time in La Liga, one a brilliant peacher against Barcelona.
His Brazil career has failed to emulate his club performances, where he has been overshadowed by Maicon and to an extent Cicinho in the NT. Often played out of position by Dunga, sometimes as a winger or attacking right midfielder, he hasnt looked the same, and as a result has been out of the frame for Brazil and restricted to late 10min appearances of the bench as of late. Many have argued that his defending isnt up to the standard of his attacking abilities, but that is the sacrafice you have to make when making those dazzling runs up the right side.
Maicon-One of the true unsung heroes of the italian giants; Inter Milan, he made a few people scratch their heads when he arrived from Monaco in 2006. After a successful preseason he did what no other player could do, the impossible; he made the RB position his own. For over a decade, the great captain Javier Zanetti had been indispensable in that RB position and regarded as one of the best ever fullbacks. But this proved to be a blessing in disguise, with Mancini moving the argentinian into a midfield role and excelling just like his old position.
Maicon's style is very similar to that of Alves, his attacking qualities stand out from the rest and he has added another dimension to Inters attack. His crossing and dribbling have been a major highlight, Ibrahimovic can sure thank him for many of his goals. His strength is another highlight and many times hes stood in for his little teamates such as Cordoba.
Many say Alves is the better player but i owe that assumption to the fact that hes exposed more then Maicon and being in La Liga helps that. IMO there both very equal, but because Maicon is at Inter and seeing him grow so much since he first arrived, i consider him indispensable and wouldnt swap him for any other defender because of his physical and mentality qualities he brings to them.
Hes made the Inter and Brazil RB position his own, and as of today, hes made 46 appearances for the Selecao scoring 3 times. For Inter hes made 43 appearances scoring 3 times and over 10 assists...
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. he plays rough and he get's fired up out there and I think his team feeds off that spirit and energy.