爱华网For all the hundreds of millions of pounds that Inter PresidentMassimo Moratti has shelled out on Inter since taking over the clubin the mid-1990s, it is rather ironic that possibly his best-eversigning to date, Esteban Cambiasso, cost him absolutely nothing.
自从上世纪90年代中期入主球队以来，马西莫·莫拉蒂已经为国际米兰砸下了大把大把的银子，不过，很可能他十多年来最好的买卖却是为球队引进了一名免费球员：埃斯特万·坎比亚索。
Cambiasso first came to the fore as a 15-year-old in theIndependiente youth team, and impressed so much that he was snappedup by Real Madrid.
坎比亚索15岁时自独立青年队出道（译注：是阿根廷青年人队，作者的小错误），很快因为自己的出色表现被皇家马德里收归旗下。
At Madrid Cambiasso was never appreciated and had few chances toshine, mainly due to the fact that the Spanish public in generalsimply do not understand the virtues of defence. It was for thissame reason that Real decided to sell probably the best defensivemidfielder in the world at the time, Claude Makelele, to Chelsea in2003, rather than pay him the wages that he deserved.
在马德里，坎比亚索从来不显山不露水，这该主要归咎于西班牙俱乐部根本不明白防守的价值。就如同他们在2003年送走了也许是当时世界上最好的防守中场马克莱莱给切尔西，仅仅因为工资上的小小差距。
Anyhow, Cambiasso’s contract at the Santiago Bernabeu wasallowed to run down, and he signed for Inter on a free transfer in2004.
无论如何，坎比亚索和圣地亚哥·伯纳乌（译注：皇马体育场名）的合同结束了，他于2004年自由转会国际米兰。
The move did not gain much publicity and Cambiasso was expectedto be just a squad player, especially due to the fact that theworld-renowned Edgar Davids, who was just coming off an outstandingsix-month loan deal at Barcelona, had also just signed for theclub.
这场转会在当时并不引人注目，因为坎比亚索只被定位为合适的替补；何况他到来的时候，正值当时世界上知名的防守后腰埃德加·戴维斯刚刚结束了在巴塞罗那俱乐部六个月的完美租借生涯，正式转投国米。
As things panned out it was Davids who would be sitting on thebench, as Cambiasso immediately made the defensive midfieldposition his own, with an outstanding start to his career inItaly.
可接下来发生的事情却是戴维斯坐上了板凳，而坎比亚索则立刻占据了主力防守中场的位置，这给他在意大利的事业开了个好头。
Within six months of his first season at Inter I had come to theconclusion that Cambiasso had the potential to be the bestdefensive midfielder in the world. Three years down the line, I amin no doubt that this is now the case.
看过他在来到国米第一个赛季的前六个月表现猴，当时我就说，坎比亚索有成为世界上最好的防守中场的可能性。现在，三年过去了，事实如我所料。
Perhaps the best attribute of Cambiasso is his tactical sense -positionally he is virtually perfect. His ability to close up thespace in the hole between the defence and midfield makes itvirtually impossible for attacking midfielders or trequartista’sto shine. Anyone who watched the Milan derby will see how muchBrazilian superstar Kaka struggled due to Cambiasso’spositioning.
也许坎比亚索最强悍的属性是他的战术才能——他的位置感几近完美，他能够有效控制从后卫线到中场的全部空间，使对方的进攻中场或者组织者很难发挥。看过米兰德比的人都会对巴西超级巨星卡卡在他的封锁下黯然失色印象深刻。
The Argentine’s marking, tackling, anticipation, bravery andstamina are also as good as they come. When a player attempts totake on Cambiasso they rarely go past him, and the 27-year-old willbe just as fit and fresh in the last minute as he is in thefirst.
阿根廷人的抢断、盯人、预判、勇敢和耐力都很出色，当一个球员尝试在坎比亚索面前带球，很少能过掉他。而且这个27岁的年轻人，在比赛的最后一分钟都能保持第一分钟的表现。
However what also makes Cambiasso so special, and perhapsseparates him from the player closer than anyone to matching him,Liverpool’s Javier Mascherano, is that the Inter star alsopossesses brilliant offensive attributes as well.
然而是什么令坎比亚索如此特别？也有些防守中场球员水平很高——比如利物浦的哈维尔·马斯切拉诺，到底是什么让他与他们区分开来？其实就在于他不光防守出色，在进攻上也助益良多。
Cambiasso is often the instigator ofattacks, his passing and creativity is intelligent, and he rarelyfails to find his target with a ball.
坎比亚索经常是进攻的发起者，他的传球聪明且有创造力，而且他带球很稳，极少失误（这句貌似是这么翻译）。
He has also chipped in with a fair fewimportant goals. Indeed this season he already has five to his namein all competitions, which is hugely impressive for a defensivemidfielder.
他总有进球，这个赛季到目前为止已有五球入账，对一个防守中场来说，这个是令人印象深刻的数字。
These include decisive goals such as thewinner in the Milan derby before Christmas, as well as a crucialbrace to help Inter come from two goals down to beat CSKA Moscow inthe Champions League.
这些进球往往很重要。比如米兰德比中的制胜球，以及欧冠对莫斯科CSKA的关键进球，都具有决定比赛的作用。
Many people talk of the importance ofZlatan Ibrahimovic to Inter, and this is very true, however in myopinion Cambiasso is equally vital to the Nerazzurri machine,particularly in Serie A.
很多人都在强调着伊布队国米的重要性，这是当然的事实。但是在我的心目中，坎比亚索同等重要，特别是在意甲联赛之中。
Of course it is always difficult selectingthe world’s best player in a certain position because there arejust so many things to consider.
当然，要选在某个位置上全世界最优秀的运动员实在很困难，因为要考虑的事情太多了。
For example Andrea Pirlo is the bestdeep-lying playmaker of his generation, and essentially he takes upthe same position on the field as Cambiasso. However would youdescribe him as a defensive midfielder? I do not thinkso.
比如，安德列·皮尔洛在他的位置上，也许是世界上最好的组织者，事实上他活动的领域与坎比亚索是一致的。但是你认为他是防守中场吗？我绝不这么想。
Pirlo is a unique player – he is aone-off. His position is unorthodox and for this reason I amexcluding him from this discussion. He operates outside therealm.
皮尔洛是个独特的运动员——是特例。他的位置与他的工作其实并不相符，这是我们把他排除在候选名单之外的原因。
The two players that come closest tochallenging Cambiasso are Mascherano and Chelsea’s MichaelEssien.
还有两个球员能够向坎比亚索挑战，他们是马斯切拉诺和切尔西的埃辛。
Defensively Mascherano is the equal ofCambiasso, however he certainly is not as complete as hiscountryman, especially in the offensive department.
单比防守，马斯切拉诺与坎比亚索势均力敌，然而，在全面性方面，特别是进攻领域，马斯切拉诺比起自己的同乡来还有差距。
Essien is more of a modern footballerbased on power and pace, and as a critic I have always favouredintelligence and guile over this type of present-day phenomena.Nevertheless the Ghanaian is still a world-class player and anyteam in the world today would take him.
而埃辛更像一个注重力量以及速度的现代球员，但正如批评家们所说，他在智力和狡猾这些方面尚有欠缺。当然，无论如何他都是世界级，在哪个队都会受欢迎的。
Cambiasso however would have been world-class in any era -indeed he probably would have been better 20 or 30 years ago whenthe game was slower and more tactical. Now that is a scarythought!
坎比亚索在任何时代都会是世界级的球员——但假使在20或者30年前，在更注重战术、速度也比较慢的时代，他一定会更出色的。这的确是个令人惊讶的结论。
What are your views on this topic? Is Cambiasso the bestdefensive midfielder in the world? If you disagree – who do youthink is better than him? Goal.com wants to know what YOUthink?
好了，让我们回到主题，坎比亚索是否是世界上最好的防守中场？如果你不同意，那么请你举出反例来吧，还有谁比他更优秀呢？
Carlo Garganese
