ok, keep the insults coming.
I, firstly, did not insult alonso nor any of you. So, I don't see the 'greatness' of alonso's game as you guys do and i deserve to be insulted. thks for the attention.
"2 great passes against sunderland". that is granted. that's great. then what about his performances against the bigger clubs? or even boro last weekend? for many a game he has been decent and effective, but to idolise his work on the field to this extent of calling him "one of the best holding midfielder" might be too extreme. i never doubted his ability to improve, and that's not the point which i am contesting.
i have my own opinion. and alonso is not yet what someone calls the best holding midfielder. most of the top teams wouldn't fork out a decent sum for him even now (read: Real M, Chelsea, probably even Arsenal). If he is that good that he is one the best in england, how many player of the month awards has he won? but that's beside the point, since even such awards are all about opinions.
now some people here say that carrick is sh!t and cannot be compared to alonso. i swear that if carrick were playing for us these same people would praise him to the skies instead. similarly, if alonso plays for spurs people here will be saying alonso is not a great player etc. its all about biases.
"I might not understand football that well" was a sentence i knew people would respond to. because looking at all the leagues around the world, not least the eng, spa, ita, ger, fra, bra and dutch leagues, that are several players more adapted to playing alonso's position than alonso himself. yet people think of alonso as one of the best. probably a lot more of football outside of england needs to be watched around here.
yet, it is all about opinions and i stick by my own. i mean no offence.