Village Idiot Posted May 13, 2011 Share Posted May 13, 2011 That'll be why I was thinking of Racing being your last game, VI. Somewhat back to front. Ridiculous statistic like. Wonder what their average possession has been? Must be near 70%. That's the main reason we have a good chance of beating the least goals conceded by a La Liga champion record (of which, incidentally, we are current holders as of last season). Possession football is as good a defensive tactic as an attacking one. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Posted May 13, 2011 Share Posted May 13, 2011 That'll be why I was thinking of Racing being your last game, VI. Somewhat back to front. Ridiculous statistic like. Wonder what their average possession has been? Must be near 70%. That's the main reason we have a good chance of beating the least goals conceded by a La Liga champion of all time (of which, incidentally, we are current holders as of last season). Possession football is as good a defensive tactic as an attacking one. A ridiculous number of people don't seem to understand that though. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil Posted May 13, 2011 Share Posted May 13, 2011 That'll be why I was thinking of Racing being your last game, VI. Somewhat back to front. Ridiculous statistic like. Wonder what their average possession has been? Must be near 70%. That's the main reason we have a good chance of beating the least goals conceded by a La Liga champion of all time (of which, incidentally, we are current holders as of last season). Possession football is as good a defensive tactic as an attacking one. A ridiculous number of people don't seem to understand that though. "LOL THATS BORING!" Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ikon Posted May 13, 2011 Share Posted May 13, 2011 VI, do you think Jonathan Soriano will get his chance playing more for your first team or is he more likely to move on? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Village Idiot Posted May 13, 2011 Share Posted May 13, 2011 The talk is that he will be moved on with a buyback clause. He's a tidy player and his scoring record since he joined Barça B is amazing, just not good enough for us in my opinion. His main problem is his age. If he was to play for the senior squad he'd take a place in our 25-man limit and he wouldn't be able to play for Barça B (like we have done with Thiago, Jeffren, Dos Santos, etc...) which is a bad position to be in for an unproven player. Pretty sure some top division side will take a punt on him. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ikon Posted May 13, 2011 Share Posted May 13, 2011 Do you think he would adapt and do well in the EPL? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Village Idiot Posted May 13, 2011 Share Posted May 13, 2011 Actually NUFC is one of the English clubs that have been said to be interested in him (Fulham, Everton and Wham the others IIRC). He is a fox in the box kind of player, your prototypical Spanish forward. All about off the ball positioning. He's quite mobile and has a good build for a Spanish striker, which translates to an average build for an English one. Good shot, very good work rate, decent with the ball on the floor. The thing with him though, is that he is very reliant on service, and the one he gets at Barça B is excellent. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil Posted May 13, 2011 Share Posted May 13, 2011 Newcastle and Everton linked to random player shocker. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest kingdawson Posted May 13, 2011 Share Posted May 13, 2011 Village what La Liga striker (or strikers) do you think would impress in the English League? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Village Idiot Posted May 13, 2011 Share Posted May 13, 2011 Looking for tips for Harry? Okay, discarding the truly obvious ones (Agüero, Benzema, Rossi), I'd say Llorente and Soldado - who both have grown enormously as players this season. They probably would form a cracking partnership actually. I'd also say Rondón. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest kingdawson Posted May 13, 2011 Share Posted May 13, 2011 Llorente and Soldado are the ones i rate most too but what are the chances Valencia would sanction a sale? We should have got him when he was at Getafe ffs. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Village Idiot Posted May 13, 2011 Share Posted May 13, 2011 Soldado's release fee was just €10m when Valencia got him, a true bargain given his progress. As for Valencia, they still need a bit of coin. Mata is strongly linked with an exit, again for financial reasons. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SEMTEX Posted May 13, 2011 Share Posted May 13, 2011 Whats the Negredo/Baptista craic? I need the craiccccc Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest kingdawson Posted May 13, 2011 Share Posted May 13, 2011 Soldado's release fee was just €10m when Valencia got him, a true bargain given his progress. As for Valencia, they still need a bit of coin. Mata is strongly linked with an exit, again for financial reasons. Hmmm. You don't think Negredo can be useful in the premiership? edit: or osvaldo for that matter. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Village Idiot Posted May 13, 2011 Share Posted May 13, 2011 I think Osvaldo is a continental striker. And Negredo's advantages in La Liga would be diluted in the Premiership. Osvaldo I have for a quality player, mind, just get the feeling he benefits from a less physical defending, and Negredo won't get to outmuscle so many defences. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest kingdawson Posted May 13, 2011 Share Posted May 13, 2011 so that's yes to Osvaldo and no to Negredo if pushed? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Village Idiot Posted May 13, 2011 Share Posted May 13, 2011 If pushed, yes. But I don't rate Negredo much, I have to admit. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Village Idiot Posted May 17, 2011 Share Posted May 17, 2011 Quique Sánchez Flores has confirmed he'll walk at the end of the season. Luís Enrique (preferred by the ownership) and Caparrós (preferred by the board) are the favorites to take on the job. Caparrós would another "meh" manager, I hope they gamble on Luís Enrique who at least would show some ambition and try to get Atlético play attractive football. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil Posted May 19, 2011 Share Posted May 19, 2011 De La Pena has announced his retirement. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Village Idiot Posted May 20, 2011 Share Posted May 20, 2011 Aye, injuries had been keeping him off the pitch a lot these past few years, and given his age it was obvious this was going to happen. Even if it's for the bitters, I'm happy that Iván has been able to carve a good career after not living up to the hype that everybody placed in him in his early days. That season when he was feeding Ronaldo, man... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spudil Posted May 21, 2011 Share Posted May 21, 2011 Village Idiot, Does the media in Spain ever suggest calling up Enrique? Has the Spain boss ever even talked about him? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tooj Posted May 21, 2011 Share Posted May 21, 2011 Aye, injuries had been keeping him off the pitch a lot these past few years, and given his age it was obvious this was going to happen. Even if it's for the bitters, I'm happy that Iván has been able to carve a good career after not living up to the hype that everybody placed in him in his early days. That season when he was feeding Ronaldo, man... I used to love De La Pena. Why was he ever sold to Lazio? Was it true as well that at the time he was selling more shirts than Ronaldo? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Village Idiot Posted May 21, 2011 Share Posted May 21, 2011 His name has been talked about a few times, but he hasn't been linked strongly. Del Bosque hasn't really tried new people since the WC, though. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spudil Posted May 21, 2011 Share Posted May 21, 2011 Cheers. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ketsbaia Posted May 22, 2011 Share Posted May 22, 2011 The vile, antifootball scum tallied 102 goals in the end. How dull. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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