Colocho Posted March 1, 2011 Share Posted March 1, 2011 Wasn't he meant to be the next big thing? Bit short for a goalkeeper in this league, I daresay. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flip Posted March 1, 2011 Share Posted March 1, 2011 http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-1338482/Premier-League-dream-Mexican-Guillermo-Ochoa-despite-Fulham-snub.html Mexico's second keeper, he's a free transfer in the summer, would provide competition for Harper, would also mean that we could loan out both Krul and Forster for the next couple of seasons, as neither are near premiership quality yet (Good shot stopping but both have poor distribution). He was class a couple of years ago. Was the next big thing in Mexican football when I lived in Mexico 5 years ago. Don't know how good he is now thogha dn as you said he's only 2nd goalkeeper in mexio. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weezertron Posted March 1, 2011 Share Posted March 1, 2011 http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-1338482/Premier-League-dream-Mexican-Guillermo-Ochoa-despite-Fulham-snub.html Mexico's second keeper, he's a free transfer in the summer, would provide competition for Harper, would also mean that we could loan out both Krul and Forster for the next couple of seasons, as neither are near premiership quality yet (Good shot stopping but both have poor distribution). Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oakie Doke Posted March 1, 2011 Share Posted March 1, 2011 Bit short for a goalkeeper in this league, I daresay. Harper's 183 cm. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colocho Posted March 1, 2011 Share Posted March 1, 2011 Bit short for a goalkeeper in this league, I daresay. Harper's 183 cm. Harper is at least 6'2. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronaldo Posted March 1, 2011 Share Posted March 1, 2011 Harper's taller than 183, man. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted March 1, 2011 Share Posted March 1, 2011 tbh, I haven't seen him a million times, but he's been very capable every time I've had an opportunity to watch him play. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bish Posted March 1, 2011 Share Posted March 1, 2011 Harper's taller than 183, man. 188 according to Wiki Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flip Posted March 1, 2011 Share Posted March 1, 2011 We don't need to look at goalkeepers. Harper is for once playing very well even though I feel he could've done better for Boltons goal in the weekend as he took time to move his leg, but then again I'm not sure. We have two young players who have done really well when playing. Krul seems to lack experience but is a very good shotstopper and Forster has apparently been playing well for Celtic. We have other areas where we should aim to strenghten in the summer. CB to partner Colo. Backup fullbacks Winger Two strikers and possibly another DM if we're able to get rid of A.Smith. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Heneage Posted March 1, 2011 Share Posted March 1, 2011 Ochoa has fantastic agility its like he's on springs. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colocho Posted March 1, 2011 Share Posted March 1, 2011 We don't need to look at goalkeepers. Harper is for once playing very well even though I feel he could've done better for Boltons goal in the weekend as he took time to move his leg, but then again I'm not sure. We have two young players who have done really well when playing. Krul seems to lack experience but is a very good shotstopper and Forster has apparently been playing well for Celtic. We have other areas where we should aim to strenghten in the summer. CB to partner Colo. Backup fullbacks Winger Two strikers and possibly another DM if we're able to get rid of A.Smith. To be fair, I think Ochoa was suggested as he will be available on a free. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flip Posted March 1, 2011 Share Posted March 1, 2011 We don't need to look at goalkeepers. Harper is for once playing very well even though I feel he could've done better for Boltons goal in the weekend as he took time to move his leg, but then again I'm not sure. We have two young players who have done really well when playing. Krul seems to lack experience but is a very good shotstopper and Forster has apparently been playing well for Celtic. We have other areas where we should aim to strenghten in the summer. CB to partner Colo. Backup fullbacks Winger Two strikers and possibly another DM if we're able to get rid of A.Smith. To be fair, I think Ochoa was suggested as he will be available on a free. To be fair to you I understood that, but I think people underestimate the salaries and amount of money the Mexican league has. The reason very few players leave Mexico is because they earn more there than in many leagues across Europe. He is certainly one of the higher paid players and would look at a similar wage/salary as well as a signing on fee. Meaning he wouldn't be free at all except if he really wanted to come to Europe. The Mexican league is one of the richest in the world and I think Ochoa makes around £30k a week (I would imagine not sure though) or something which is a lot for a 'back-up' goalie. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
olliemort Posted March 1, 2011 Share Posted March 1, 2011 Dont know much about this Mexican keeper but Harper needs a serious contender for the no 1 spot to keep him on his toes.Krul or Forster are not ready to be a premiership no1 keeper yet in my opinion. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyeDubbleYoo Posted March 1, 2011 Share Posted March 1, 2011 Don't know about Forster, he might be ready. How is he doing at Celtic? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
olliemort Posted March 1, 2011 Share Posted March 1, 2011 Doing ok but theres a big jump up from the spl to premier league.Also I think he would be a lot busier playing here Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Heneage Posted March 1, 2011 Share Posted March 1, 2011 Didier Digard? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sander68 Posted March 1, 2011 Share Posted March 1, 2011 Didier Digard? Is he still at Boro? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colocho Posted March 1, 2011 Share Posted March 1, 2011 He'll go back to France this summer. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SUPERTOON Posted March 1, 2011 Share Posted March 1, 2011 Didier Digard? Behave. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cubaricho Posted March 1, 2011 Share Posted March 1, 2011 http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-1338482/Premier-League-dream-Mexican-Guillermo-Ochoa-despite-Fulham-snub.html Mexico's second keeper, he's a free transfer in the summer, would provide competition for Harper, would also mean that we could loan out both Krul and Forster for the next couple of seasons, as neither are near premiership quality yet (Good shot stopping but both have poor distribution). He was class a couple of years ago. Was the next big thing in Mexican football when I lived in Mexico 5 years ago. Don't know how good he is now thogha dn as you said he's only 2nd goalkeeper in mexio. He was quite the opposite right before the World Cup. He was first choice for some time, leading them through the qualifiers, but in the weeks before the WC he got benched in favor of the older goalkeeper. It was weird watching all of the ads during the WC featuring Ochoa, even though he was "second choice" Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomlkier Posted March 1, 2011 Share Posted March 1, 2011 To be fair to you I understood that, but I think people underestimate the salaries and amount of money the Mexican league has. The reason very few players leave Mexico is because they earn more there than in many leagues across Europe. He is certainly one of the higher paid players and would look at a similar wage/salary as well as a signing on fee. Meaning he wouldn't be free at all except if he really wanted to come to Europe. The Mexican league is one of the richest in the world and I think Ochoa makes around £30k a week (I would imagine not sure though) or something which is a lot for a 'back-up' goalie. We never really replaced Given, so another 30k on GK should be reasonable (Considering Routledge is on 20k). Especially as it'd mean that Krul and Forster would both be able to get playing time. I'm still optimistic towards getting Europe next season with a little luck, if that's the case I think we would need 2 competent keepers, you only need to look at Arsenal to see why. Don't know about Forster, he might be ready. How is he doing at Celtic? I was reading their forums a while back to see what they thought of him and saw a little of him play against Rangers recently. The Celtic fans seem to think he's a good prospect, but nowhere near the finished article. Good shot-stopping, not particularly authoritative, dire kicking, I'm not sure if a seasons training here or another loan spell would help him improve more in that respect. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeyt Posted March 1, 2011 Share Posted March 1, 2011 Ochoa would improve us significantly... on Football Manager Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomlkier Posted March 1, 2011 Share Posted March 1, 2011 Ochoa would improve us significantly... on Football Manager He was awesome on FM10. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flip Posted March 1, 2011 Share Posted March 1, 2011 To be fair to you I understood that, but I think people underestimate the salaries and amount of money the Mexican league has. The reason very few players leave Mexico is because they earn more there than in many leagues across Europe. He is certainly one of the higher paid players and would look at a similar wage/salary as well as a signing on fee. Meaning he wouldn't be free at all except if he really wanted to come to Europe. The Mexican league is one of the richest in the world and I think Ochoa makes around £30k a week (I would imagine not sure though) or something which is a lot for a 'back-up' goalie. We never really replaced Given, so another 30k on GK should be reasonable (Considering Routledge is on 20k). Especially as it'd mean that Krul and Forster would both be able to get playing time. I'm still optimistic towards getting Europe next season with a little luck, if that's the case I think we would need 2 competent keepers, you only need to look at Arsenal to see why. Sure, thats true but again I would feel better if we strengthened other areas than GK where we have Harper who's playing well and two young goalkeepers who have shown they are capable of competing at this level. Getting Ochoa means we'd have to sell Krul or Forster or both as that be showing an intent of having another first goalkeeper for many years to come since he's young. I'd rather spend 30k on Larsson than Ochoa tbh. But I see where you're coming from. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Posted March 1, 2011 Share Posted March 1, 2011 I've never seen him play but I'm guessing Ochoa is shite on crosses. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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