- May 15, 2004
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Im sorry joey but i must disagree slightly there, you are correct in that makelele dosnt make as many tackles as say a parker but becuase he is a more intelligent footballer he can often intercept a pass using anticipation without needing to make a tackle which is better for his team, less chance of injuries and bookings this way, makelele reads the game excellently and his positional play gives his team so much more solidity, he does more than link the play he stops the opposition attacks frequently but i have no idea whether opta have a stat for this, not too sure that these sort of stats can be misleading anyway,
I have no evidence to back up what i am saying its just my personal opinion from watching chelsea, so if you can prove me wrong fair enough.
Maybe he is not required to make as many tackles as Parker also? seeing as Chelsea are a far better team and probally keep better possesion then newcastle and when they are without the ball it is often in non threating areas where there is no need for their ball winner to make the tackle (as well as the better reading of the game/interception idea) Stats only tell you quanitiy, not the importance of each tackle