Mole_Toonfan Posted October 28, 2012 Share Posted October 28, 2012 I always thought he was a defensive midfielder. From the clips and highlights i have seen he seems to be one of those Beckenbauer, Bergomi, Hierro etc etc type defenders played as a sweeper or a libero and brought the ball out from the back and got plays started and because there was always 2 defenders behind him he had license to get forward. Not many defenders like that anymore except for Colo of course Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ujpest doza Posted October 28, 2012 Share Posted October 28, 2012 Think i first saw Steve Howey come on as a striker (what he started out as) at Southend on New Years day 1992. I was in the Southend end with all my friends (me being from Southend upon fuckhole). We got bummed 4-0, i remember Kevin Scott taking all the goal kicks as Tommy Wright couldn't kick. A real young team out that day, Ossie and his mental diamond formation. We actually played all the football but couldn't defend in any way shape or form. The stick i took that evening........last laugh is all mine now. Howey made his debut long before that. I saw him at Old Trafford in 1989 as a striker. He was a poor striker but when KK asked him to play centre half he was terrific and only injuries prevented him from kicking on and having a really good career for both us and England. He was in terry Veneables Euro 96 squad but got injured prior to the tournament while out jogging so had to withdraw. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mick Posted October 28, 2012 Share Posted October 28, 2012 I thought Coloccini was going to put the ball in our net today with what looked like a sliced clearance. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ujpest doza Posted October 28, 2012 Share Posted October 28, 2012 I thought Coloccini was going to put the ball in our net today with what looked like a sliced clearance. was mighty close mind but he was al;so very close to making contact at the other end when he flung himself at a cross late on. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
M4 Posted October 29, 2012 Share Posted October 29, 2012 Flying Colo was amazing. Would have been a a legendary goal. The guy was horizontal. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattypnufc Posted October 29, 2012 Share Posted October 29, 2012 Always seems to massively struggle against Shane Long. No idea why as he's shite. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest sicko2ndbest Posted October 29, 2012 Share Posted October 29, 2012 Always seems to massively struggle against Shane Long. No idea why as he's s****. He's actually not. Very good in the air for a small chap and lightening off the mark. He would actually be the perfect foil for Ba/Cisse akin to Bellamy/Shearer Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest neesy111 Posted October 29, 2012 Share Posted October 29, 2012 Always seems to massively struggle against Shane Long. No idea why as he's shite. Long's a decent striker. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattypnufc Posted October 29, 2012 Share Posted October 29, 2012 Always seems to massively struggle against Shane Long. No idea why as he's shite. Long's a decent striker. Compared to other players who Colo regularly keeps in his pocket, he's not. Thats what I'm getting at. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlanSkÃrare Posted October 29, 2012 Share Posted October 29, 2012 Always seems to massively struggle against Shane Long. No idea why as he's s****. Don't think he "struggled massively" against him yesterday. When they won at SJP last season Colo was famously "left for dead" and Long did the occasional attempt at repeating that yesterday. Still think Lukaku unsettled us more than any striker has been able to do so far this season. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GuyP Posted October 29, 2012 Share Posted October 29, 2012 Always seems to massively struggle against Shane Long. No idea why as he's s****. Don't think he "struggled massively" against him yesterday. When they won at SJP last season Colo was famously "left for dead" and Long did the occasional attempt at repeating that yesterday. Still think Lukaku unsettled us more than any striker has been able to do so far this season. Agree about Long, there was one time where i thought Long got the better of Colo, but Colo got back in position and cut it out...other than that, he wasnt a thread... If Pippo Inzaghi was born offside, then Shane Long has moved and helped raise 3 generations of his family there... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NEEJ Posted October 29, 2012 Share Posted October 29, 2012 Lukaku showed scary amounts of potential yesterday I thought. He's a beast with talent and movement to boot. I was delighted to see Clarke take him off when he did. Only 19 as well isn't he? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest n4e Posted October 29, 2012 Share Posted October 29, 2012 Lukaku showed scary amounts of potential yesterday I thought. He's a beast with talent and movement to boot. I was delighted to see Clarke take him off when he did. Only 19 as well isn't he? He is the definition of a 'beast' like. Just look at the size of him as a 16/17 year old man. http://www.fmscout.com/datas/users/romelu_lukaku_16053.jpg Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mole_Toonfan Posted October 29, 2012 Share Posted October 29, 2012 19? bore off Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LFEE Posted October 29, 2012 Share Posted October 29, 2012 Always seems to massively struggle against Shane Long. No idea why as he's s****. Don't think he "struggled massively" against him yesterday. When they won at SJP last season Colo was famously "left for dead" and Long did the occasional attempt at repeating that yesterday. Still think Lukaku unsettled us more than any striker has been able to do so far this season. Agree about Long, there was one time where i thought Long got the better of Colo, but Colo got back in position and cut it out...other than that, he wasnt a thread... If Pippo Inzaghi was born offside, then Shane Long has moved and helped raise 3 generations of his family there... I was actually on this thread the other week questioning wether he'd lost another yard of pace or just returning from injury... Ate my words when on numerous occasions he matched and more often than not beat Long to the chase... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Incognito Posted October 29, 2012 Share Posted October 29, 2012 Passarella was a fine sweeping central defender . Not unlike Colo actually,.in his style of play. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Optimistic Nut Posted October 29, 2012 Share Posted October 29, 2012 Colo is a defensive midfielder though. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Venkman Posted October 29, 2012 Share Posted October 29, 2012 Colo is a defensive midfielder though. We've known this for some time. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Posted October 30, 2012 Share Posted October 30, 2012 19? bore off Those Antwerp hospitals are renowned for not keeping track of when people are born. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
QBG Posted October 30, 2012 Share Posted October 30, 2012 In the Argentina squad for their next internationals. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The College Dropout Posted October 30, 2012 Share Posted October 30, 2012 Long is a very good player. Similar to classic Bellamy. A pest. Either of WBA's strikers would suit one of the Demba's. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Posted October 30, 2012 Share Posted October 30, 2012 In the Argentina squad for their next internationals. So is Franco Di Santo...odd. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ritchie Posted October 30, 2012 Share Posted October 30, 2012 In the Argentina squad for their next internationals. So is Franco Di Santo...odd. What? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdckelly Posted October 30, 2012 Share Posted October 30, 2012 In the Argentina squad for their next internationals. hopefully they can avoid breaking him this time otherwise good Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dyeyzzon Posted November 1, 2012 Share Posted November 1, 2012 http://sphotos-a.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc7/406788_514446205246466_390601196_n.jpg Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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