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anonnumber6
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So the Modric saga begins. Spurs will have to sell or break their wage structure to keep him, they got £30m for Berba so Modric will probably be going for a big fee.
Dark times for Spurs fans.
Dark times for Spurs fans.
midwestern_stylings
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It always makes me wonder when a player announces something like that, and how the atmosphere around that player is when at the training ground.
Feel we've dodged a big bullet there with Marveaux, good luck at Newcastle. We've just had too many injury prone players in the past on sizeable wages that don't benefit our club one bit. It seems we were trying to offer him a very safe deal based on his injury history and he wanted something more permanent with Newcastle more than willing to throw it at him. Newcastle just best hope he's not another Michael Owen, ie, a player receiving big wages but always injured. Some would argue that they got him on a free transfer but if his wages are big and there's a signing on fee, which there may be seen as Newcastle lured him there, then he could be quite a big and unnecessary cost in the long run.
Jump forward to our second fixture against Villa, he scored a clinical volley from a cross and whipped in a few dangerous balls himself over the course of the game.
In terms of what we need, someone to hug the left wing and put in some great deliveries onto Carroll's head, as well as a general ability and quality on the ball Downing would be a great addition to our squad. In relation to what we really need he'd be a much better addition that someone like say, Young, who's much more of a flair player and subsequently gets more plaudits.
Whilst I admit I'm not the biggest watcher of other teams and subsequently not an infinite source of knowledge about players not connected with Liverpool, I remember a cold December night at Anfield where the only player to turn up for Villa was Downing. He showed quality on the ball, put in a decent delivery and wasn't afraid to have a shot. He seemed a really solid winger in an average team.Chriswok said:
Jump forward to our second fixture against Villa, he scored a clinical volley from a cross and whipped in a few dangerous balls himself over the course of the game.
In terms of what we need, someone to hug the left wing and put in some great deliveries onto Carroll's head, as well as a general ability and quality on the ball Downing would be a great addition to our squad. In relation to what we really need he'd be a much better addition that someone like say, Young, who's much more of a flair player and subsequently gets more plaudits.
José Mourinho
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Only thing is...mxgt said:
http://www.liverpoolfc.tv/news/latest-news/torres-is-not-for-sale
A few days later he's posing with a blue shirt.
I think Spurs took the same stand with Berbatov too.
Was going to post this myself.Kylehimself said:
Word of warning to all Spurs fans, articles on your club's offal mean fuck all. If Modric wants out, which he does, and Chelsea are willing to pay the cost of his transfer, which they are, there's not a lot Spurs can do. They can hardly keep a player who isn't fully committed to the club, nor should they want to. If a player doesn't want to give his all for the team then what's the point in him being there.
The plus side to the deal from a Spurs fans point of view is that if there is anyone who is going to reinvest the money wisely it'll be 'Arry.
Because he's a fucking wheeler dealer.
And a spud.
anonnumber6
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'Arry aint no fucking dealerArnie said:
Now you know how I felt in late January. And you didn't have to revise for a Uni exam at the time. There's nothing worse than going into an exam after reading this on your mobile phone,Scum said:
"Sky Sports has just learnt that Fernando Torres has boarded a helicopter to Chelsea."
Horrible.
José Mourinho
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Scum said:
Arnie said:
Vivalaraza
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Levy played his hand well.
He is going to force Modric into a transfer request and Chelsea into paying a big fee. Spurs should look to get it done ASAP so they can use the money to buy a good striker and a Modric replacement.
It would be admirable of Spurs to keep him but the way Modric was apparently talking in his interview with the papers...Spurs are in the past tense. The best they could hope for is to ask him to stay for one more season and try to push Spurs into the CL places.
He is going to force Modric into a transfer request and Chelsea into paying a big fee. Spurs should look to get it done ASAP so they can use the money to buy a good striker and a Modric replacement.
It would be admirable of Spurs to keep him but the way Modric was apparently talking in his interview with the papers...Spurs are in the past tense. The best they could hope for is to ask him to stay for one more season and try to push Spurs into the CL places.
Very true. Modric will be almost impossible to replace, Torres on the other hand was not. Even further Torres was so ineffectual for us that he didn't even need replacing as much removing for results to improve. We had more joy with Kuyt running the line that we did Torres walking it. Hence the Chelsea result the week after, although some of that also has to go down to some tactical ingenuity from Kenny, Clarke and Sammy.Shogun PaiN said:
José Mourinho
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I'd be amazed if we let Sturridge go. Particularly since he seems keen on proving himself in the first team.Ushojax said:
Tim the Wiz
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anonnumber6 said:
How did I miss this? :lol Nearly in bloody tears here.
Joel Was Right
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Meus Renaissance said:
As much as I want to see Alberto in Red again next year stats like this are always misleading. Much the same way Xabi Alonso used to do for Liverpool Modric controls the flow of the game for Spurs. Xabi had a lot of ''assists to the assister'' and I bet Modric has the same.
Fuck I miss Alonso
Yes, Aquilani started most of his games for us as attacking midfielder/second striker.Shogun PaiN said:As much as I want to see Alberto in Red again next year stats like this are always misleading. Much the same way Xabi Alonso used to do for Liverpool Modric controls the flow of the game for Spurs. Xabi had a lot of ''assists to the assister'' and I bet Modric has the same.
Fuck I miss Alonso
Mr. Luchador
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Shogun PaiN said:
Modric is under the thumb, man. He won't move anywhere his Wife won't like.
midwestern_stylings
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Just check the stats of xavi and iniesta, very similar. assisted/goal isn't the only way of determining how important a player is.
Shogun PaiN said:As much as I want to see Alberto in Red again next year stats like this are always misleading. Much the same way Xabi Alonso used to do for Liverpool Modric controls the flow of the game for Spurs. Xabi had a lot of ''assists to the assister'' and I bet Modric has the same.
Fuck I miss Alonso
so glad madrid got him, worthy every penny madrid paid
he's underrated
U17 World Cup
Starts today in Mexico
Argentina vs France
Mexico VS N Korea
Congo vs Netherlands
Japan vs Jamaica
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2011_FIFA_U-17_World_Cup
Starts today in Mexico
Argentina vs France
Mexico VS N Korea
Congo vs Netherlands
Japan vs Jamaica
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2011_FIFA_U-17_World_Cup
PaulLFC said:
I don't see the big fuss with Rodwell and considering we have already spunked a large chunk of money on potential I really hope this isn't true. According to a few Everton fans I know Rodwell had a pretty average season which is probably why Lord Alex hasn't signed him yet.
Tim the Wiz
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PaulLFC said:
United are bidding for Rodwell? I doubt it given the season he's had.
"So a brand new member who supports Newcastle United walks in to a bar and..."
Surprised by the Marveaux signing. He's a good player, albeit unreliable on the fitness front. Nonetheless, I look forward to seeing him on the pitch. Happy with the Ba signing also. I hope he continues his decent goal-scoring run.
Surprised by the Marveaux signing. He's a good player, albeit unreliable on the fitness front. Nonetheless, I look forward to seeing him on the pitch. Happy with the Ba signing also. I hope he continues his decent goal-scoring run.
If you like action games don't even think twice, the combat is second only to NG imo. Incredible game.Scum said:
back on topic, I'm assuming Chelsea are going to get Modric and I think that's the start of a re-built team around Torres. Modric and Essian can prolly play similar roles to Alonso/Mash that Liverpool played, then all they require os to get someone in the same role Gerrard played. Personally I don't think Lampard will be the one Roman looks to so I fully expect him to splash a fat chunk of change on a "hole" player as well.
This is great Business for Chelsea if they want to get something out of Torres next season.
I've prolly only seen him play a half dozen time last season but I thought he was always best when sitting in the middle of the park creating attacks and driving the team forward. I think Chelsea already have Benny to play in the hole as a small creative guy, but obviously Roman will want somebody better, his own Gerrard so to speak.sohois said:
This is ALL assuming he wants to create a team around Torres.
On a slightly different note, I find it weird that when I think of Chelsea I often think of what the owner of the team thinks will work etc rather than what the manager wants. It must be frustrating for the fans when managers they like are totally overridden.
Dark Machine
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Scum said:
Bayonetta is a great game. But be prepared to go "FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU~" quite a bit if you wanna grab all the trophies/achievements. It's hard with a lot of trial and error. Great game though. If you love DMC, you'll love it, because it's DMC turned up to 11.
Anyway back on topic. My sympathies go to Spurs fans. You're where we were with Torres now. Force Modric into a transfer request and demand all the roubles you can get from Chelski. Then use those to rebuild the squad. There's always someone else out there. But I still miss Alonso. ;_;
Looking forward to the U-17 world cup too. Hopefully I can stream it or something.
Harry was just on Talksport and was totally determined to keep Modric. He said the chairman would look a complete twat if he went back on those words that he isn't for sale. basically that it's all up to the chairman. He sounded pretty frustrated that the club hadn't yet brought in a few top class reinforcements.
Joel Was Right
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Ushojax said:
I'm telling you, he ['arry] won't be there at Spurs next season
Vivalaraza
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So it seems Alexis Sanchez is set for Barcelona, reports from Chile that he will sign for them on Monday...is this finally the end of this transfer saga?!
Vivalaraza
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WJD said:
Not to start with. He'll have to adapt a little to their style in always keeping the ball but yes long term I see him taking Pedro's place in the first team. That said, Barca have a small squad so they could do with another player to rotate with...and Sanchez is not a bad one at all.
Reports from Canal 13, Chilean media, that he had offers from City, United and Barcelona and chose Barcelona, unsurprisingly. That said we've had reports like this before and they've ended up being wrong...but this one seems surer than the others! Wonder if this goes through how it affects Barca's plans to target Fabregas. It'll be £30m they are paying at least. Bojan close to moving to Roma too.
LabouredSubterfuge
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farhatraza said:
Might have something to do with Villareal turning down their bid for Rossi today.
elseanio said:
Eurosport will be showing some of the games apparently, including Argentina v France tonight and England v Rwanda tomorrow - link for times
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