Essential The Official Football (Soccer) Thread - The Slotification of Liverpool is nearly complete

[Grams]

Hes no way near world class, he has to add goals and consistently for about 2-3 seasons for that. But for United hes more often played out wide than thru the centre, not an excuse for his lack of goals but for a forward they need a set position on the pitch regularly that they know that they will play week in week out. No point playin up top one week then out week the next week then off the striker the week after that. Especially when you a young player strugglin for goals.

When he plays for England as striker he looks more of a threat tbh. But even now for them hes been shifted out to the wing

I don't know why everyone swears he's a winger. That's where Steve Bruce had him at Sunland. Maybe it's cuz managers are shook of his finishing to put him at CF

 

[Kunty McPhuck]

never underestimate the ulterior motives of a politician, but 125 grand is a pretty expensive protest... dude could always be that principled though, maybe just being cynical.

Its just the old story of the lefty standin up/stickin it to the evil righty. Makes his South Shields constituents like thats our boy, just after he quit on them. Hes probably been tryin to get out of politics for a while and now leaving Sunderland's board allows him to wipe the slate clear and start afresh in the US, where he'll get less and less question about his brother and whats goin on in the country. Also his wife is a Yank as are his adopted kids.

Everything fits too neatly, for the thinker of the Miliband Bros

 

[yoyoyo1]

Clint and Landon to Arsenal, speed and grit fixed

O-Gon for the back line

 

[Kunty McPhuck]

1) Arshavin and Squillaci's wages coming off the books.
2) Chamakh, Bendtner, Djourou, Vermaelen, and Gervinho sales will generate around 60 (?!) million.
3) ???
4) Trophies

I should've posted his reasoning for benching our best CB this season...he lacks mental strength to compete.

Same people will get mad at Wenger and Gazidis when it doesn't happen. Another one said Jovetic AND Cavani were realistic but Wenger "would never do it."

Wenger isnt goin to spend 25-40m on both Isco & Jovetic. I dont give a fukk whose wages are comin off the books.

Neither of Sakho or Ogbonna are leaders of the back line . they need one beside them.

Reina's fell the fukk off. If you want a keeper go for Begovic or ter Stegen

fukkin @ £60m for Chamakh, Bendtner & Djourou, Vinho & Verms. That better include the wages aswell.


That list from that brehs twitter is of someone who plays far too much FM/Fifa

 

[SubZeroDegrees]

Wenger isnt goin to spend 25-40m on both Isco & Jovetic. I dont give a fukk whose wages are comin off the books.

Neither of Sakho or Ogbonna are leaders of the back line . they need one beside them.

Reina's fell the fukk off. If you want a keeper go for Begovic or ter Stegen

fukkin @ £60m for Chamakh, Bendtner & Djourou, Vinho & Verms. That better include the wages aswell.


That list from that brehs twitter is of someone who plays far too much FM/Fifa

Arsenal would be lucky to get half.

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[Montez]

Wenger isnt goin to spend 25-40m on both Isco & Jovetic. I dont give a fukk whose wages are comin off the books.

Neither of Sakho or Ogbonna are leaders of the back line . they need one beside them.

Reina's fell the fukk off. If you want a keeper go for Begovic or ter Stegen

fukkin @ £60m for Chamakh, Bendtner & Djourou, Vinho & Verms. That better include the wages aswell.

That list from that brehs twitter is of someone who plays far too much FM/Fifa

I agree with you fam I'm just highlighting the muppetery on display. FM has fucced the transfer market game creating a bunch of moneyballistas.

Most of the names are paper talk and we've never done our business like that. Think we will have one big buy this summer because this team is so ordinary but nothing that spectacular.

I want Begovic but don't see Pulis if he is still there selling to us, Fabianksi will get his contract renewed. Valdes' age, strengths, and experience would suit us.

If Wenger didn't buy Isco last summer for 15 million with Santi he isn't dropping 30.

DM, RB, GK, and Forward are the main concerns.

 

[yoyoyo1]

I like how some mysterious "fact" about Begovic being awesome was started and all of a sudden he's being talked about like he's some world class player

 

[Kunty McPhuck]

The Villa saving English football

 

[SCORCH]

The Villa saving English football

 

[Kunty McPhuck]

 

[KOTK]

Clint and Landon to Arsenal, speed and grit fixed

O-Gon for the back line

Karbasiyoon says you're an absolute weapon.

 

[SCORCH]

If one Chelsea team had to win today I'd have preferred the youth in all honesty.

 

[gho3st]

Welbeck to me is a less selfish D Sturridge.

Has pace, work rate and (unlike Sturridge) links up well... but you know he's gonna miss 8 chances out of 10.

For someone who is probably most effective using his pace on the shoulder of the last man, that lack of finishing ability is a deal breaker.

you can't compare Welbeck to Sturridge. Sturridge by all account should be a top top class forward. He has got pace, decent height, skills and technique. Its just that his decision making is non-existant: He'll make the wrong decision 9.99999 out of 10 shyt, he's already in Rodgers' doghouse ask @SCORCH and other chelsea fans on here about sturridge.
Sturridge's work rate is too.

Welbeck just lack finishing. And it doesn't seem it'll improve with being consistently played out of position.

 

[ThaPrez]

But how often does he play in that position for club tho?

i know he doesn't get the chance and i don't deny it's pure prejudice that i'm writing his chances off before he's got it.

a game at emirates sticks in my mind where they came and beat us but Welbeck (even with our shyt defence) came up blank and missed about 4 sitters.

 

[ThaPrez]

you can't compare Welbeck to Sturridge. Sturridge by all account should be a top top class forward. He has got pace, decent height, skills and technique. Its just that his decision making is non-existant: He'll make the wrong decision 9.99999 out of 10 shyt, he's already in Rodgers' doghouse ask @SCORCH and other chelsea fans on here about sturridge.
Sturridge's work rate is too.

Welbeck just lack finishing. And it doesn't seem it'll improve with being consistently played out of position.

i don't buy that you can always take someone who can't finish and that they will somehow develop it by playing up there....

he should be put in the same bracket as someone like Adebayor, who you can tell will never be clinical, no matter how much he's picked as a CF.

compared to someone like pre-leg break Eduardo who you could immediately tell knew how to score a goal and had all the instincts to do it repeatedly.

Welbeck has all the attributes he needs... but he fukks up cos he's weak mentally when he needs a bit of composure... that's why I liken him to Sturridge, who rather than bottling it, just makes poor choices.