Village Idiot Posted August 5, 2017 Share Posted August 5, 2017 Joselu is decent in the link up, tall striker role. I guess it's an option that Benítez wants to have. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
themanupstairs Posted August 5, 2017 Share Posted August 5, 2017 Joselu is decent in the link up, tall striker role. I guess it's an option that Benítez wants to have. He looks like a nuisance factor type of forward from what I've seen of him. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
morla84 Posted August 5, 2017 Share Posted August 5, 2017 Feeding off Stoke City's scraps ? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghandis Flip-Flop Posted August 5, 2017 Share Posted August 5, 2017 Bellamy would have been classed as signing a relegated Coventry City's scraps. Judge a player on what they do wearing our shirt IMO Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roids Posted August 5, 2017 Share Posted August 5, 2017 I trust rafa's judgemet Gamez, Lazaar, Diame, Sels. Flawless track record like Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LRD Posted August 5, 2017 Share Posted August 5, 2017 Who has a flawless track record like? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Village Idiot Posted August 5, 2017 Share Posted August 5, 2017 Benítez does have a pretty good track record of turning "Who?" signings into very solid performers though. Of course he's not gonna get everyone right, but from Marchena to Vázquez, he seems to be a master of turning what everybody thought were just average players into Spanish internationals. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiresias Posted August 5, 2017 Share Posted August 5, 2017 He also wanted to swap alonso out for gareth barry at liverpool He's not flawless no but if he likes a player deserves to be given a shot. I don't rate mark hughes much so don't necessarily buy that if he's failed there he's rubbish Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Village Idiot Posted August 5, 2017 Share Posted August 5, 2017 He also wanted to swap alonso out for gareth barry at liverpool He's not flawless no but if he likes a player deserves to be given a shot. I don't rate mark hughes much so don't necessarily buy that if he's failed there he's rubbish You made me check. How on heart is Barry still getting 20+ PL starts for Everton? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiresias Posted August 5, 2017 Share Posted August 5, 2017 My everton mate is baffled too Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hanshithispantz Posted August 5, 2017 Share Posted August 5, 2017 Was there not more to the Barry/Alonso situation? Sure it's been mentioned on here before but I might be wrong. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrmojorisin75 Posted August 5, 2017 Share Posted August 5, 2017 wasn't it one of the sources of benitez falling out with the board or something, that they wouldn't buy gareth barry for him? something like that Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
summerof69 Posted August 5, 2017 Share Posted August 5, 2017 Also wasn't the alonso/barry decision more nuanced ? obviously a mistake but he was battling new rules in terms of homegrown players and also owners at the time. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elliottman Posted August 5, 2017 Share Posted August 5, 2017 Was there not more to the Barry/Alonso situation? Sure it's been mentioned on here before but I might be wrong. He needed to raise money so had to sell Alonso. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Optimistic Nut Posted August 5, 2017 Share Posted August 5, 2017 The man he finally did get to replace Alonso flunked massively as well. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Village Idiot Posted August 5, 2017 Share Posted August 5, 2017 The man he finally did get to replace Alonso flunked massively as well. Aquilani was it? I made the same mistake as him and put him in my FF team that year Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hanshithispantz Posted August 5, 2017 Share Posted August 5, 2017 Aquilani was a good player like, he would have only been there a short time before Rafa walked wouldn't he? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Village Idiot Posted August 5, 2017 Share Posted August 5, 2017 Aquilani was a good player like, he would have only been there a short time before Rafa walked wouldn't he? He was a bit of a sick note I seem to recall? He never got going and then Hodgson got rid of him the following season. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hanshithispantz Posted August 5, 2017 Share Posted August 5, 2017 Checked he was there a year with Rafa, for some reason I never thought Rafa completed his final season with Liverpool. Where did he play for them if anyone can remember? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bimpy474 Posted August 5, 2017 Share Posted August 5, 2017 I think Rafa said himself a 70% to 80% hit rate on player transfers is excellent and one a manager would be happy with. His record is not flawless, and if you ask a Liverpool fans about the squad he left them, some will say it was a bit lob sided. Now that was partly down to the transfers budget being lowered by the American duo and, in all honesty some poor buys. In the main though Rafa's transfer record is very good, which is all we need to really worry about long term. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrmojorisin75 Posted August 5, 2017 Share Posted August 5, 2017 high success rates significantly harder when you're bargain hunting as well obvs Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
healthyaddiction Posted August 5, 2017 Share Posted August 5, 2017 Bellamy would have been classed as signing a relegated Coventry City's scraps. Judge a player on what they do wearing our shirt IMO Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk Bellamy was 22 years old and played almost every game for Coventry in the Prem the previous season. How was he Coventry's scraps? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Optimistic Nut Posted August 5, 2017 Share Posted August 5, 2017 He wasn't their scraps but I remember the move being criticised. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bimpy474 Posted August 5, 2017 Share Posted August 5, 2017 high success rates significantly harder when you're bargain hunting as well obvs Aye that's very true. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
healthyaddiction Posted August 5, 2017 Share Posted August 5, 2017 He wasn't their scraps but I remember the move being criticised. Not denying that to some extent, but it's very different from this Joselu lad. edit: my memory was more people thought it was a lot of money for him. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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