Mole_Toonfan

Agreed, theres also a couple of others not picked you could also say that about.... and yeah i agree Italy have been better to watch. Definitely need to bring someone on who can link up better than Balo as he's just giving the ball away constantly. They should take Balotelli of for the fact that they (I assume) want to finish the game with 11 men. He's in big danger of getting sent off. Well, just normal then. theres that too, but yeah id bring Di Natale on not only would he link better than Balotelli he's also a better goalscorer.

Agreed, theres also a couple of others not picked you could also say that about.... and yeah i agree Italy have been better to watch. Definitely need to bring someone on who can link up better than Balo as he's just giving the ball away constantly.

If i was Italy i would seriously considering subbing Balo out for Di Natale or Giovinco at half time..... everytime he gets the ball he just gives it away again they need someone who can hold onto the ball and link up with Cassano and the rest.

Yeah i want Italy as well, hate watching this Spain team play they are like Swansea but with Barcelona players

That Italian bloke has had more of a say than Martinez

I like it Vieira and Strachan should be interesting.....

Just realised this btw...... 3 centre backs v 0 strikers

Theres no reason why he could'nt play alongside Tiote and give Cabaye more attacking license.

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Tbf Talksport aint much better lol, i do understand the skepticism but of course hope its true because i feel it would be a very good signing.

£5M-£7M spent on a replacement for Guthrie seems just very strange though. Yeah i think Amalfitano is Guthrie's replacement..... this is more a quality addition to the squad that can play DM and in both fullback positions.

Aye, especially when he wears them with his french top.... matches up brilliantly

Did'nt watch the Man Utd game tbh, as i was watching Bilbao..... never seen him play RB but cant be a bad thing buying a DM that can play RB and LB.

Is Maggio not their best wingback? Yeah he is, but i more meant for left side.... leaving Santon, De Ceglie and Criscito at home ( although Criscito's circumstances were obviously different)

He definitely does, was running away with top assists in Serie A before his stroke and was still on top months after that. When he feels like it he's still a class act, especially on the creative side.

Wat? Premier League top scorer. Oh, I got that. Just a bit surprised to see you not even mentioning the likes of Van Persie, Rooney, Aguero, etc. Both Jelavic and Cisse have made excellent starts to their Premiership career, but do you really expect them to score 30 odd goals next season? Maybe a bold prediction , just can't see RVP having another season like this, especially when he has to share the goals with Tevez and Aguero. http://i0.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/original/000/000/681/what-you-did-there-i-see-it.thumbnail.jpg I would'nt be surpised if RVP left tbh, but if he does i think he will go abroad.

Yeah if Cabaye played further forward all season i could see him getting double figures in goals and assists quite easily tbh.

I am never going to underestimate Italy and with Pirlo they have someone who can create for even the most average of forward lines I still stand by what i said before the tournament they have the talent to go to the semi's but i would have great concerns over Prandelli who keeps making amateur mistakes which is detriment to their success. This is just an example of his many idiotic mistakes..... http://zipmeme.com/uploads/generated/g1338735468889484081.jpg They should go far in theory but i feel the coach might hold them back.

Sounds promising. Would be surprised if he's better in that 'third centre-mid' role than Jonas is however. When i said that more meant as far as his role at Ajax is more about positioning, linking play etc etc which is what Jonas does while Tiote just bulldozes through everything.... I would be suprised if he's better at going forward in that role ( because he's a lone DM for Ajax and i would'nt know how he would perform in such a role but how he plays is similar) than Jonas but considering he's a DM he would probably provide better defensive cover. The other positive to this is he's dutch so he wont be going nowhere during afcon Also if Tiote stays and Anita comes in then we could theoritically play an AM in front of them if Cabaye was'nt fit or needed a break or something because of the defensive cover they would provide. ( thinking of Marveaux, Vuckic etc etc)

Llorents for me like According to some Spanish media, Negredo might be chose above both of them iam really starting to think Del Bosque might be Lippi 2.0

Ah thats why i got a fair whack of points, makes sense now.

Mainly because he can play LB but i would'nt want to see him there consistently he can do the job but its more of a stop gap. While Willems is a genuine LB and considering Holland play 2 holding mids they need their fullbacks to get forward and Willems is a lot better going forward.

Yeah a fair bit..... he's a centre mid that can play left back if asked ( although he's a much better cm) he's not your Tiote like midfielder..... more intercepting and passing than physical ( although he's no slouch in that area).... He's a good player and will probably replace Van Bommel or De Jong in the national team sooner or later, he's part of the next generation a long with Jordie Clasie and Strootman among others. His role at Ajax is actually more akin to Jonas than Tiote so iam personally hoping we are signing him to alongside Tiote rather than replace him ( although i do think his potential ceiling is higher than Tiote's due to better positioning and passing range) Just the fact he can play at full back is a bonus but i would'nt want to see him there permanently, i doubt he's a replacement for Simpson( moving Santon over) or anything like that. If it is true he is being bought to go alongside Tiote and allow Cabaye more creative freedom or replace Tiote. ( we all hope that isnt the case of course)

He's a centre-mid that fill in fullback i can confirm that.

I am more shocked by the fact thats there a possibility that talkshite actually broke a legitimate transfer story tbh.