Why?
Because of the Euro's and the last few matches of the prem, he is at his highest value in all his time at Liverpool.
He doesn't look like a Rodgers style player,...why keep him?
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Why?
Because of the Euro's and the last few matches of the prem, he is at his highest value in all his time at Liverpool.
He doesn't look like a Rodgers style player,...why keep him?
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Oh well, there goes the attractive football.
I can't see MU having any problem whatsoever with finding the 8 players to make up the numbers (note the below aren't in any particular order and not suggesting all would necessarily be good enough for the 25 man squad, also some qualify as young players anyway I think so would replace Giggs/Scholes when they are no longer selected):
Rio
Evans
Carrick
Scholes
Giggs
Rooney
Smalling
Cleverley
Jones
Rafael
Fabio
Wellbeck
Macheda
etc
Your point is correct -but Fabio is now at QPR on loan, and if anything is to be believed Macheda is going to follow (edit - out the door, not ot QPR)
At least Vidic is back on the road to recovery
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You misread the point COMPLETELY.
It's not HOW MANY players you have but HOW GOOD they are.
Fabio and Rafael aren't very good defenders, Wellbeck and Macheda aren't good strikers, Rio is one back injury recurrence from having his career be over, Scholes and Giggs are a broken hip away from retiring(they're old see).
The fact is that you can't fit Fabio in the squad which is why he's been shipped out. He didn't count in the squad last year, he does this year and there isn't space in the squad for the 25. its about having the best 8 homegrown players you can, so you can then get the best 17 foreign players you can basically. All teams are bringing in youngsters at ever increasing wages to try and not screw themselves in the future.
So yes, I see that list as a few people who should be there, and a bunch of filler players that you have little choice but to stick with to fill out a big squad needed for a 4 competition club.
You replace one of your fullbacks with another homegrown player who is better, and you've increased the quality of the squad WITHOUT costing one of your 17 squad places you can use for the best players you can find.
There isn't a team in this country that can't fill out the 8 homegrown places, you could have kept Smith and let him play in the carling cup, but you want the best player you can get which is why when you have to have 8 homegrown players to have a decent sized squad, and due to the nature of homegrown players these will be largely english, or a foreign player who came here young enough, very high quality players in either category are in VERY short supply, high demand and therefore will cost a bomb.
For instance, what if you buy Baines, meaning you can sell Macheda and buy ANY striker in the world you want, you free up a homegrown slot for someone better and can then buy the best striker you can find.
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lol DM, what was it 1 maybe 2 months ago you said Scholes' age had nothing to do with his ability
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Wow, that was unnecessarily rude.
Nearly every single post he makes is, be it about whatever club.
It's the main issue I take with the posts, often there is some useful information or something interesting within it but it's either totally rude or a post stating that his opinion is fact, it's quite grating and saddening that he has to be so rude to try and get his point across.
I dont post particularly often, but i do 'lurk' a fair bit and this is hardly surprising is it? The DM reply must have CAPS EMPHASIS.
I really would like to know what experience DM has in the world of football to make such sweeping statements about players being 'unbelievably bad' yadda yadda yadda. A one line run and gun stat is usually the foundation of a tirade of nonsense about any player he chooses. A sophisticated Nickg no less.
If there is one thing I have learned in life, nobody bother if you speak your mind. Sometimes it's how it's delivered that is the issue
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It's off: Chelsea end talks on Oscar: http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11668/7904837/Chelsea-end-Oscar-talks
It's on: Chelsea agree £25M deal for Oscar: http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11095/7904965/Oscar-deal-done
all in the space of 2hrs? someone writing these stories is taking the ****
It's on: Chelsea agree £25M deal for Oscar: http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11095/7904965/Oscar-deal-done
all in the space of 2hrs? someone writing these stories is taking the ****
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Hardly surprising, no, but he should be pulled up on it.
Less than 2 hours there was less than 20 minutes between those two links
Anyone know anything about this Oscar lad then? What position does he play in?
Less than 2 hours there was less than 20 minutes between those two links
Anyone know anything about this Oscar lad then? What position does he play in?
CAM I believe but he can be used on the wings, a bit like Kagawa.
I was going by the transfer news tickers and clockwatches, times on the stories are the latest editsLess than 2 hours there was less than 20 minutes between those two links
some good detailed analysis of him here: http://brazil.worldcupblog.org/world-cup-2010/the-playmakers-oscar.html
worth £25M at this point? probably not, but Ganso and Moura are also alleged to have asking prices of £30M+. It seems like South American clubs have a bit more wealth and negotiating power than previous years so European clubs are going to be forced to gamble more if they want to sign these types of promising young players.
What's Neymar's transfer fee going to be when he finally moves? £40M-£50M? more?
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