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Personally, I believe talent is the first criteria. Technically gifted players can compensate for their lack of effort but strong spirited players will never reach certain heights - use Spearing as an example.

I do understand what you mean though - players should have both qualities but I rather take a technically good player over a hard worker.

 

He was available for 6 million about a year ago....

 

Crazy how football works. But he was a real target under Kenny and it's a shame we didn't go for him.

Edit:- People want to talk about having a target man like Andy Carroll in their team etc.

Jackson Martinez can not only win aerial duels and hold the ball up, he has fantastic movement, intelligent and great finishing.

The old style English centre forward has no place in the modern game IMO.

 

This is what leaves me scratching my head sometimes..... Comolli played a part in Carroll, Hendo, Downing, etc...... but he was also looking at Martinez, Matuidi, Goetze so how the **** did we not get some of these fantastic players for a lot less?

 

That's life I'm afraid. That crazy summer cost us a lot of money and time. But I think we're on the mend - since January, we've been very good IMO which is thanks to Coutinho and Sturridge who represent a good sign that our recruitment team is established.

 

Theese Porto ****s are annoying. Every year they make a killing but they always seem to replace the players they sold with players that are just as good if not better.

 

Every ****ing year!

 

Rather than emply scouts, lets just hire private detectives to stalk theirs. Job done

 

Give Jen Chang a bell he know's some private detectives apparently.

 

Apologies for daring to take this topic back on... er.. topic.. but in the words of the Paddy Power advert.. Some chap off Twitter, knows another chap off Twitter who's only on Twitter because he didn't get enough likes of Facebook and got booted of Google+ because he posted rude images of garden gnomes spoke to a chap down the local off licence after being dropped off there by Bob the dodgy Taxi driver, said a deal to sign Eriksen is close/done..

 

I call BS on that, can't get kicked off Google+ for rude garden gnome images.

 

Really, I'll demand to be let back on then!

 

Obviously have to be at a certain level in both fields. Spearing as the workrate but he isn't talented enough. Much like I would want someone like Berbatov, he has undeniable talent but ****all effort.

 

Take that back!

 

Still wondering what you nex name change will be, COuntinho's curls, Carra's calves?

 

Sorry.

"...but he isn't talented"

Better?

 

Just 'Mannschaft'...?

 

Rowdy Roddy Rodgers.

 

...isn't as talented as Messi.

That would be better, and more accurate.

 

Allen's anus?