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Inter are a basket case. Shaqiri attitude is in question. .. I firmly believe was told where to go last Jan and wanted money.
His talent is not in question though. He will be brill at Stoke.
Just what we need to see day 1 this season. A top player against us
His talent is not in question though. He will be brill at Stoke.
Just what we need to see day 1 this season. A top player against us
If we assume that every player we manage to get is somehow sub-standard and not wanted elsewhere then we might as well give up now, because we don't have the clout to fend off the big guns if they decide to go for them.
Surely we don't need to be quite so pessimistic? There can be a number of reasons why a player is not a good fit with other teams at the moment, or reasons other than money that might make them want to play for us.
Villa are buying a cm for 9 Mil from lyon.
The villa hacks are saying a deal might be close
Our hacks are saying we want benteke but 25 Mil is max we will pay.
I feel we are waiting for city now
The villa hacks are saying a deal might be close
Our hacks are saying we want benteke but 25 Mil is max we will pay.
I feel we are waiting for city now
I actually believe that some of them [HASHTAG]#nonames[/HASHTAG] get an active kick out of persistent whinging
I actually believe that some of them [HASHTAG]#nonames[/HASHTAG] get an active kick out of persistent whinging
Spoken to your mate yet?
Spoken to your mate yet?
He's not responding. Must be under the cosh with all the business the BS are doing
yeah i'm pretty sure if we robbed west ham for both alonso and mash that they would be far worse than saints 8 year old and would stll be doing one.
I heard he had a same-sex wedding with his teacher that was held in the Cheese, but the teacher later hung themselves on holiday in Portugal while watching True Detective (Wimbledon was stopped because of the rain) and turned into a zombie.
But in terms of signing for Liverpool, not heard anything I'm afraid / pleased to report (delete as appropriate).
No,but Bacca is on his way to AC Milan according to the BBC (£21m pending medical)
From a blog by a Villa fan:
Now I'll try to dispel a few misconceptions:
"Benteke does not press": This conclusion is drawn from the fact that Villa, under Lambert, never pressed the opposition in their own half. It wasn't our gameplan. In 12/13, for example, we were a primarily a counter-attacking team in a 4-3-3 formation. We sat back with 8 players and lured the opposition to our box, allowing them to commit players forward and thus leaving their defence isolated with the pacey trio of Benteke, Agbonlahor and Weimann to deal with once we broke. The front 3 were never really expected to press. It's not that Benteke doesn't press, it's that he wasn't supposed to. He's not as ferociously fast or tenacious as Suarez, but he's is not a lazy **** either. He will press and harry as much as he can, if that's what you ask of him.
"Benteke cannot pass the ball": This assumption must come from his passing completion stats, which are inevitably woeful because he was used as a target man in the 13/14 season by Lambert. I believe, at one point, Guzan to Benteke was the most attempted pass in the league. He invariably wins the aerial duel, but successfully knocking the ball down to a team-mate is far more difficult and could easily skew his stats. In reality, Benteke is a perfectly adequate passer and often makes the kind of incisive forward passes that he himself would benefit from. With better players around him, he would excel.
"Benteke is just a target man": This is an idea again borne out of Lambert's limited tactics. Lambert never used a playmaker or #10. He preferred to bypass the midfield entirely when attacking. Our makeshift wingers - Agbonlahor and Weimann - were industrious and pacey, but not creative. He's a big lanky bastard (I use that term endearingly) and his aerial prowess encourages neutrals to relegate him to the Crouch/Carroll archetype. He is capable of playing that role but, for a big guy, he also shows remarkable close control, ball retention, dribbling skills and in general is pretty good with the ball at his feet.
I have compiled just some of his goals below. Villa clips are hard to come by, so the video quality is **** in some of them. Many of them are rather simple finishes too, but that's what makes him so brilliant. He's clinical.
https://www.reddit.com/r/LiverpoolFC/comments/3bjl5z/clearing_up_some_misconceptions_surrounding/
Now I'll try to dispel a few misconceptions:
"Benteke does not press": This conclusion is drawn from the fact that Villa, under Lambert, never pressed the opposition in their own half. It wasn't our gameplan. In 12/13, for example, we were a primarily a counter-attacking team in a 4-3-3 formation. We sat back with 8 players and lured the opposition to our box, allowing them to commit players forward and thus leaving their defence isolated with the pacey trio of Benteke, Agbonlahor and Weimann to deal with once we broke. The front 3 were never really expected to press. It's not that Benteke doesn't press, it's that he wasn't supposed to. He's not as ferociously fast or tenacious as Suarez, but he's is not a lazy **** either. He will press and harry as much as he can, if that's what you ask of him.
"Benteke cannot pass the ball": This assumption must come from his passing completion stats, which are inevitably woeful because he was used as a target man in the 13/14 season by Lambert. I believe, at one point, Guzan to Benteke was the most attempted pass in the league. He invariably wins the aerial duel, but successfully knocking the ball down to a team-mate is far more difficult and could easily skew his stats. In reality, Benteke is a perfectly adequate passer and often makes the kind of incisive forward passes that he himself would benefit from. With better players around him, he would excel.
"Benteke is just a target man": This is an idea again borne out of Lambert's limited tactics. Lambert never used a playmaker or #10. He preferred to bypass the midfield entirely when attacking. Our makeshift wingers - Agbonlahor and Weimann - were industrious and pacey, but not creative. He's a big lanky bastard (I use that term endearingly) and his aerial prowess encourages neutrals to relegate him to the Crouch/Carroll archetype. He is capable of playing that role but, for a big guy, he also shows remarkable close control, ball retention, dribbling skills and in general is pretty good with the ball at his feet.
I have compiled just some of his goals below. Villa clips are hard to come by, so the video quality is **** in some of them. Many of them are rather simple finishes too, but that's what makes him so brilliant. He's clinical.
https://www.reddit.com/r/LiverpoolFC/comments/3bjl5z/clearing_up_some_misconceptions_surrounding/
Oh no how will we cope with having one of the brightest prospects in European football.No, you still have Sterling
There's a long time to go in the window yet.
Signed any LB's yet or is it RB's you need this summer?
