For all of those who don't watch MLS, not being able to see Andrea Pirlo in the Champions League or Italian internationals makes it seem like a lesser competition. Pirlo represented a cool suave style of midfielder, and had the class on top of that to pull it off with ease.
So when an Irish international is compared to the great Italian, we are going to sit up straight. Who is the lucky individual associated with Mr. Cool? None other than Bournemouth's Harry Arter.
Commentating on Bournemouth's game with Newcastle on BBC Five Live, Terry Butcher likened Arter to a more mobile version of Pirlo.
Did terry butcher actually just call Harry Arter a more mobile Pirlo...
— Riccardo Ronchi (@riccardoronchi3) November 7, 2015
Make of that what you will, but that goes straight to the top of the highest of compliments to pay any footballer on the planet.
