If this losing 50% or 15% of his pace is an exaggeration and crazy made up number like will4li and Xudong said, then so is this talk about Kaka still being top 5 or 25 or whatever number, midfielders in the world. This thing is not quantifiable. Anybody who does try to has too much time on his hand 
I watched a lot of Madrid games last season and in no way Kaka played a big part in their winning the league. He was not the go-to player that Mou sent in when his plan A didn't work out. When they needed to defend the result Granero and the likes were thrown, and this was much more often than the other situation when they needed a goal, in which players like Higuain or Callejon were prefered. In short, Kaka was nothing more than just a fringe player.
So what if he's technically better than the rest of our "crap" midfielders? It is decidedly "crap" because that's exactly the kind of midfielders that our coach likes, the ones that offer aggressiveness and run a lot. Even for treq, a position normally reserved for a creative player, Allegri prefers players like Boa or Urby. Is Kaka willing to cover just as much distance as those two or press the opponent way high up when being told to? Nope, it's not his style. And even if he is willing to do so, will his fitness allow him? I seriously doubt it. And I haven't even talked about his salary yet, a decisive criteria for our B&G.
He belongs to the past, a glorious one, but a past just the same. We've finally mustered enough courage to let the old guards go, so why take a step backward now?
I watched a lot of Madrid games last season and in no way Kaka played a big part in their winning the league. He was not the go-to player that Mou sent in when his plan A didn't work out. When they needed to defend the result Granero and the likes were thrown, and this was much more often than the other situation when they needed a goal, in which players like Higuain or Callejon were prefered. In short, Kaka was nothing more than just a fringe player.
So what if he's technically better than the rest of our "crap" midfielders? It is decidedly "crap" because that's exactly the kind of midfielders that our coach likes, the ones that offer aggressiveness and run a lot. Even for treq, a position normally reserved for a creative player, Allegri prefers players like Boa or Urby. Is Kaka willing to cover just as much distance as those two or press the opponent way high up when being told to? Nope, it's not his style. And even if he is willing to do so, will his fitness allow him? I seriously doubt it. And I haven't even talked about his salary yet, a decisive criteria for our B&G.
He belongs to the past, a glorious one, but a past just the same. We've finally mustered enough courage to let the old guards go, so why take a step backward now?
per l'amaro e il dolce