New Deal for Daws

Cool story.

Ronaldinho - World Cup/Champions League/Serie A/La Liga winner, someone with a bit more pedigree in the game - named John Terry as the best English defender he's faced.

 

How could he possibly have played against most English CBs like Tevez? He may have been a better player, but his experience of playing against EPL defenders can't compare.

 

That fat lump? He probably likes him because he thinks he makes those choclate oranges. Plus he scored from a Ronaldinho freekick.


I raise you, Thierry Henry rating King the highest

 

Don't remember them facing each other

 

New deal?

I think he was still shaking hands and smoking a cigar this afternoon by all accounts.

 

It was a disappointing performance from Daws after being rewarded with a new contract. But his wasn't the only bad one, today. Where was Defoe or Siggy?

 

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Its not Defoes fault if the manager doesn't play to his strengths, as for Siggy we know he doesn't offer much over but has chipped in with goals yet the only person who deserves blame is Avb, as he should be aware of issues before kick off.

 

Better than Rio apparently.

 

The whole team looked disjointed today. I don't know if that's all down to the manager, or if it's our own expectations running away?

 

I was thinking of Ronaldo(brazilian one),i think he was about before Terry played for England

 

He is. One bad game doesn't change that.

When's the last time anyone has even seen Rio play well. There are a number of times Dawson's played well just this season, I'm not sure I even saw Rio play well at all last season.

 

Specifically what should we do differently to play to Defoe's 'strengths'? It seems to me that AVB has got the best out of Defoe. Unfortunately the best is well short of what is required at the very highest level.

 

"Specifically what should we do differently to play to Defoe's 'strengths'?"

Give him the ball all the time around the box.
Try to drag opposition players around so his umpteen shots on sight
can at worst not be deflected and only go straight to the keeper.

 

Can we take it back?

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Defoe's strengths? Play a big, unselfish frontman alongside him. I'm still not convinced that he can play the lone role against decent opposition, though this game wasn't down to him.

 

No apparently about it, Rio's a carthorse atm, no pace, no awareness, gets done in the air....you been watching United this year?

 

A bit like Vertonghen yesterday then ??

 

He can't. Harry tried it and we all know how that turned out.

 

I know, bloody awful game from the lad! chalk n cheese from this time last year.