Guest VaVaVoom Posted September 3, 2011 Share Posted September 3, 2011 Will turn out to be an absolutely fantastic signing if he progresses at half the rate Jose did. There is no doubt about it that he is a better player than Jose was when he signed. This lad is two footed, very good at reading the game, solid in a tackle and likes to get forward. Looks skillful too! I couldnt actually believe it when we were linked with him. He's a name thats been banded about linked to CL teams. 5mil......a real deal! Shame we couldnt of got Cissokho to play LB and had Santon at RB....now that would of been a back four AND midfield to be proud of! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LFEE Posted September 3, 2011 Share Posted September 3, 2011 He's not 2 footed... His left looks weak and he uses his right as much as possible... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Howaythetoon Posted September 3, 2011 Share Posted September 3, 2011 From the clips he looks like a winger or rather plays like one, taking on his man with skill, tricks and pace. Could be good going forward like which I always thought was Jose's weakest area. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest BlacknWhiteArmy Posted September 3, 2011 Share Posted September 3, 2011 Will turn out to be an absolutely fantastic signing if he progresses at half the rate Jose did. There is no doubt about it that he is a better player than Jose was when he signed. This lad is two footed, very good at reading the game, solid in a tackle and likes to get forward. Looks skillful too! I couldnt actually believe it when we were linked with him. He's a name thats been banded about linked to CL teams. 5mil......a real deal! Shame we couldnt of got Cissokho to play LB and had Santon at RB....now that would of been a back four AND midfield to be proud of! Cissokho and Santon would have been absolutely fucking unreal. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Duper Branko Strupar Posted September 3, 2011 Share Posted September 3, 2011 He's not 2 footed... His left looks weak and he uses his right as much as possible... Aye. He seems very one footed to me. Uses the outside of his right rather than using his left from what I've seen. May want to address that against teams with wingers. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Optimistic Nut Posted September 3, 2011 Share Posted September 3, 2011 Just seen some quotes that said he was close to joining Roma before we bid or is this a Giggs. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TaylorJ_01 Posted September 3, 2011 Share Posted September 3, 2011 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JH Posted September 3, 2011 Share Posted September 3, 2011 Just seen some quotes that said he was close to joining Roma before we bid or is this a Giggs. 11/12 posts before yours Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ponsaelius Posted September 3, 2011 Share Posted September 3, 2011 Interesting that he preferred here rather than Roma, especially looking at their very impressive transfer haul this summer. Maybe he really wanted to get out of Italy? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Optimistic Nut Posted September 3, 2011 Share Posted September 3, 2011 I think Newcastle at the moment is probably more attractive to top, promising players from the continent, than middle of the range Premier League players. Can see Premier League players preferring the likes of Stoke, Sunderland, Bolton. Can see French, Italian, Dutch, etc. preferring us. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Rainforest Posted September 3, 2011 Share Posted September 3, 2011 I think Newcastle at the moment is probably more attractive to top, promising players from the continent, than middle of the range Premier League players. Can see Premier League players preferring the likes of Stoke, Sunderland, Bolton. Can see French, Italian, Dutch, etc. preferring us. aye, probably because domestic players know all to well how we are ran, while foreigners are yet to find out Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Rainforest Posted September 3, 2011 Share Posted September 3, 2011 Will turn out to be an absolutely fantastic signing if he progresses at half the rate Jose did. There is no doubt about it that he is a better player than Jose was when he signed. This lad is two footed, very good at reading the game, solid in a tackle and likes to get forward. Looks skillful too! I couldnt actually believe it when we were linked with him. He's a name thats been banded about linked to CL teams. 5mil......a real deal! Shame we couldnt of got Cissokho to play LB and had Santon at RB....now that would of been a back four AND midfield to be proud of! Cissokho and Santon would have been absolutely f***ing unreal. Just spending the Caroll-money from January - which were completely unexpected -, we could have signed Cissokho, Cissè and pieters in addition to those we have already signed. Would have made us instant contenders for the 5-6th spot in the league imo. Opportunity missed? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GuyP Posted September 3, 2011 Share Posted September 3, 2011 Im here to be proven wrong but in 08/09 im pretty sure he looked 2-footed to me like...havent seen much of him since 2010 tbh, but he looked very assured on both...every player favours one foot but he has a very decent left foot, can deffs cross with it... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest optimistic nit Posted September 3, 2011 Share Posted September 3, 2011 anyone know why inter let him go for 5 million? sorry if its already been discussed, its the only thing putting me off getting excited by this deal. who is ahead of him in the pecking order? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Optimistic Nut Posted September 3, 2011 Share Posted September 3, 2011 anyone know why inter let him go for 5 million? sorry if its already been discussed, its the only thing putting me off getting excited by this deal. who is ahead of him in the pecking order? Chivu, Maicon & Zanetti. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ponsaelius Posted September 3, 2011 Share Posted September 3, 2011 Nagatomo, Jonathan and Faraoni are other fullbacks at Inter. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest optimistic nit Posted September 3, 2011 Share Posted September 3, 2011 awsome, maicon would be tough competition so i guess that explains it then. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ponsaelius Posted September 3, 2011 Share Posted September 3, 2011 You can't get much harder competition than Maicon and Zanetti like. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
OzzieMandias Posted September 3, 2011 Share Posted September 3, 2011 http://blogs.thescore.com/footyblog/2011/04/05/bandini-davide-santons-fall-from-stardom/ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ponsaelius Posted September 3, 2011 Share Posted September 3, 2011 Must be into double figures now. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ponsaelius Posted September 3, 2011 Share Posted September 3, 2011 http://fourfourtwo.com/blogs/eurovision/archive/2011/08/31/the-rise-fall-and-re-birth-of-davide-santon.aspx Has this one been posted too? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Segun Oluwaniyi Posted September 3, 2011 Share Posted September 3, 2011 I don't understand football clubs. If you have a talented 20 year old footballer with name recognition who was considered a world class prospect a year ago, it is prudent to keep him on your books. Have some idiot club pay you 1 million for his services on loan, as insurance if the player actually fulfills his potential and becomes a 20 million pund player. It is worth forgoing the five million. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ponsaelius Posted September 3, 2011 Share Posted September 3, 2011 I don't understand football clubs. If you have a talented 20 year old footballer with name recognition who was considered a world class prospect a year ago, it is prudent to keep him on your books. Have some idiot club pay you 1 million for his services on loan, as insurance if the player actually fulfills his potential and becomes a 20 million pund player. It is worth forgoing the five million. Yep. It's a nonsense decision from Inter's POV. Even if the kid has fallen off the path slightly...he's 20! 20 is absolutely nothing in football, especially for a fullback. Look at some of the Italian defenders that have played well into their 30s. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JH Posted September 3, 2011 Share Posted September 3, 2011 Of course young, promising European players prefer Newcastle. It gets them into the PL on the promise that they can move onto Liverpool or a big club in a couple of years time. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ketsbaia Posted September 3, 2011 Share Posted September 3, 2011 Are there any articles online about Santon? Maybe explaining why he fell from stardom? Would love to know the story. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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