Let me be the first to say, when this transfer was rumoured I was devastated. When he was bought I thought Mancini mad, he failed to impress me what so ever in the friendlies and I labeled him another typical Roma thug, nothing but pure skullduggery much like Cufre, Mexes, De Rossi and the usual trash.
But he has turned out to be a revelation.......so far......and he's working his ass off. I never was a big Pizarro lover, and I'm glad he's gone. Thw world of football has changed and Pizarro as elegant as his passing may be ( sometimes ), the game has developed where these passes must be inch perfect everytime, weighted and delivered and a true creator as he is dying in the modern game because tactics are stronger, spaces are rarely left open.
Pizarro can pass better than Dacourt, but Dacourt can pass as seen with the Crespo goal, and he is useful far more in launching attacks ( whether is be running, passing, intercepting ) and stopping attacks from his DMF position than a creative mid. like Pizarro. Not mention he is immensely useful defensively and his physical presence alone puts him over Pizarro in my eyes.
Pizarro just doesn't have the body structure to play at a team like Inter. In life I have been made to eat my words many times over, I'm used to it, and I like it. I'm glad Dacourt has performed instead of being an unmitigated disaster.
Good signing.
