I do think he's quality, but as I said at this point last New Year and again in the Summer, I'd take someone fast like Anelka over Berbatov. It makes no sense having 3 'slow' front men, I'd rather have that option on the bench to have pace up front (as well as a top, top finisher).
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Rooney isn't slow, it's a common misconception, hence the 'slow' above, however, Anelka is a lot quicker. He has a fantastic running style and I don't think there is anyone better at playing off the shoulder of the last defender in the Premiership bar perhaps Michael Owen.
Yep he didn't play and Uefa came out and denied that that game was being investigated as well.
Also i think you mean Turks not Greeks
I put Olympiakos to start with and then forgot to change that - ok fair enough, I just heard reports that it was being investigated but no problem
I never said Rooney was slow, but both him and Anelka aren't the quickest players going around.
You're right about him playing very well off the last man, but that's due to his game intelligence and timing of his runs rather than his speed. You mention Michael Owen as well who's also excellent at playing off the shoulder, he hasn't got blistering pace either these days.
If you're loking for that type of player though, there's not many better than Anelka. And you'd probably get him cheap as he'd jump at the chance of playing for a big club again (as he said himself). I wouldn't mind seeing him back at Liverpool, he's miles better than Kuyt and Voronin
You're right about him playing very well off the last man, but that's due to his game intelligence and timing of his runs rather than his speed. You mention Michael Owen as well who's also excellent at playing off the shoulder, he hasn't got blistering pace either these days.
If you're loking for that type of player though, there's not many better than Anelka. And you'd probably get him cheap as he'd jump at the chance of playing for a big club again (as he said himself). I wouldn't mind seeing him back at Liverpool, he's miles better than Kuyt and Voronin
Anelka has unbelievable acceleration. I'm amazed a Liverpool fan could come out and say he isn't quick, I mean I remember one game he played for them where he just set off from just inside his own half and was running nearly at full speed within 5-10 yards. Over a very short distance I'd say he's probably quicker than Henry.
You are clearly taking overly extreme positions. Berbatov is not a simple target man, nor was RVN (who I assume you are referring to). Furthermore the comparison between the two likens them both as target men - when in truth they are quite different players. RVN is the supreme finisher that is an all out goal getter when provided with chances. He was sold in part because of his failure to adapt to your new style of all out pace attack, where you needed someone to form a partnership with your other front men.
Berbatov is far more creative and managers see him as a link man to other areas of attack. Simply because of his arerial prowess (which you overstated) he is not a target man; look at his position in the game and he assumes a sheringham like position mostly. He plays with Keane who plays right on the shoulder of defences.
And it is not a matter on no one wanting him rather clubs wistful that they missed him a move too late. All of the top four would have him if he was as visible now but still at Bayer Lev.; but he has him prem move which in turn gets the inflated price.
So it is hard to accept (not except as you say) because you speak so clinically on the matter.
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Oh and on the Anelka isn't that quick comment - what tripe. One of the fastest players about in the right areas. Wenger always said he was a like for like with Henry - with henry liking coming in from the left and anelka on the right channels.
Why the need to over complicate matters? no one wants him, no one has inquired about him and no one has offered for him.
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Nonsense.
If nobody wants him then Spurs dont have a problem. The problem is clubs do want him and he obviously wants to go. What so hard to 'except' that if Spurs dont sell for a lot more than £20m it makes the fee they paid for Bent look even more stupid?
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Latest Sunderland rumour based on what a man in the pub said last night
Greg Halford and Anthony Stokes have been sacked for drug use
Not sure how true it is but there's lots of rumours flying about and they've both been bombed out of the first team squad in recent weeks
Personally I hope it's not true, we paid 5.5million for those two and despite them both being very average thats too much money to chuck away
Greg Halford and Anthony Stokes have been sacked for drug use
Not sure how true it is but there's lots of rumours flying about and they've both been bombed out of the first team squad in recent weeks
Personally I hope it's not true, we paid 5.5million for those two and despite them both being very average thats too much money to chuck away
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He's ok I suppose, a decent championship player for somebody maybe. Keane went through a phase of bringing him on every game for 20 mins and he never shows any signs of doing anything. Brilliant in training apparently
Nobody has even inquired about him.
I tell you what, i bet you £20 that he doesnt move now or in the summer to a side that finishes in the top four at the end of the season.
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Only thing is Spurs do not want to sell him and will try everything in their power to keep him. This might be enough, who knows? If Berbatov stays it won't be because nobody wanted him. If he does move then it will be to a team who can offer him CL football, there's no bigger club than Spurs without it.
I agree.
He's a quality player and wouldn't be out of place in any of the top sides. I don't think anyone will buy him, but that's a reflection on the likely cost rather than the quality of the player.
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Well i have no idea whether he will move or not to be honest but its well wide of the mark to suggest that no-one wants him or would want him and i'm not sure how you can be so certain that nobody had enquired about him?
As it happens i would rather Man Utd signed Defoe but not because I dont rate Berbatov more that i dont see how you keep 3 £20m+ strikers happy all the time when only 2 can be seen as first choice.
The point that if Spurs sell either it will inevitably be for an amount of money that makes Bent look like an even worse buy still stands.