We're one of the names linked with him as the papers wildly speculate he's leaving Bayern sooner rather than later.
Geoff Boycott has said that he's supported Utd for 50 years and has never seen a defence so bad. 3rd in the table with a brand new coach, there's no pleasing some people. I wouldn't mind being in the same position.
He must of missed some of fergies time at united. Hes had to do exactly what lvg has done at times. Maybe not for half a season but a month here and there. We lost 3-0 to fulham doing exactly that under fergie.
It still to early to tell whether Chiriches/Paulinho/Capoue/Lamela/Eriksen/Chadli/Soladao are a better group than Moreno/Lovren/Can/Markovic/Lallana/Ballotelli/Lambert. But it does at least show that trying to bring in seven players at once is no an easy task.
Of our seven signings, they break down something like this... Quality signing: Eriksen Shown glimpses: Lamela, Chadli Disappointing: Soldado, Capoue, Chiriches Bloody awful: Paulinho
4 of Pool's 7 new lads have Prem experience, a massive advantage to when we signed 7 guys with none. Quality: Eriksen Glimpses: Chadli Disappointing: Lamela (only really shines in Europa), Capoue (mainly because of injuries). Awful: Paulinho, Soldado, Chiriches. Most disappointed in Paulinho, really thought we were making one of the best signings in years when we got him, he was the star man for Corinthians and becoming the key midfielder in an impressive Brazil side... Soldado is the story of a striker just not adapting to the Prem, other top strikers have had this issue in the past. If Lamela can improve (has the ability & potential too, though is getting frustrating) and Capoue can avoid further injuries, I'd consider that fairly successful, 4 out of 7. We lack a true worldie though, Eriksen in a few years can certainly be one but we haven't got that Modric/ Bale/ van der Vaart/ Berbatov style of key outfield player right now.
Liverpool's: Glimpses: Lallana Distinctly average: Lambert, Lovren Never heard of him: Can, Markovic, Moreno Nuts: Balotelli
Quality + value for money - Eriksen Glimpses + ditto - Chadli. WTF! + Our Bollocks well and truly ripped off! - Lamela Less occasional glimpses - Capoue, Chriches Speechless! - Soldado, Paulinho
Ballotelli and Lambert have only got one PL goal this season. Lovren has been rubbish and Lallana variable. In what way do you thing their PL experience is a 'massive advantage'? I'd take Chadli, Lamela, Soldado and Chiriches over that four
City did well after having just 2 points from the first 4 matches, although it did help playing Bayern at home when they'd already won the group.
Perhaps he hasn't yet told the likely suspects that they are being offloaded in case he needs to use them over the Christmas and new year period.
