Kev Posted June 22, 2007 Share Posted June 22, 2007 Should big sam try and get eider? barca have just signed henry and there squad is now jam packed with strikers etc ... gudjohnson didnt get his game much anyway and will surely be looking for a new club why not if martins or owen leaves this summer? you must take this into consideration! i would prefer him over players like kanoute who has been linked Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newcastle Fan Posted June 22, 2007 Share Posted June 22, 2007 NO MORE STRIKERS!! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alberto2005 Posted June 22, 2007 Share Posted June 22, 2007 NO MORE STRIKERS!! He isn't a striker anyway, i'd take him anyday we haven't got a playmaker in the squad. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted June 22, 2007 Share Posted June 22, 2007 NO MORE STRIKERS!! In fairness he did say IF Owen or Martins leaves. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ohmelads Posted June 22, 2007 Share Posted June 22, 2007 Excellent player. Ideally we should be pulling out all the stops to keep the 4 strikers we have and invest in defence. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorkie Posted June 23, 2007 Share Posted June 23, 2007 Owen out and Gudjohnsen in for similar prices is good business. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thespence Posted June 23, 2007 Share Posted June 23, 2007 Eidur? He looked crap in his last year at Chelsea. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorkie Posted June 23, 2007 Share Posted June 23, 2007 Eidur? He looked crap in his last year at Chelsea. His heart wasn't in it and he was played out of position quite a bit; however that statement is largely inaccurate anyway. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ohmelads Posted June 23, 2007 Share Posted June 23, 2007 Eidur? He looked crap in his last year at Chelsea. I thought he had some excellent games playing as the creative spark in a midfield three. Mourinho was widely praised for moving him there at the time. I'd be very happy to see him playing that role for us, though who knows what formation Sam has planned for us. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorkie Posted June 23, 2007 Share Posted June 23, 2007 Eidur? He looked crap in his last year at Chelsea. I thought he had some excellent games playing as the creative spark in a midfield three. Mourinho was widely praised for moving him there at the time. Yup... even though it wasn't his favoured position. He's a model, versatile professional. I, like the majority, would be delighted if he ever came here. Our squad has lacked true versatility for yonks. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thespence Posted June 23, 2007 Share Posted June 23, 2007 I thought he had some excellent games playing as the creative spark in a midfield three. Mourinho was widely praised for moving him there at the time. I'd be very happy to see him playing that role for us, though who knows what formation Sam has planned for us. He looked off the pace when I saw him & his record was: Played 37, sub (12) & goals 3. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorkie Posted June 23, 2007 Share Posted June 23, 2007 I thought he had some excellent games playing as the creative spark in a midfield three. Mourinho was widely praised for moving him there at the time. I'd be very happy to see him playing that role for us, though who knows what formation Sam has planned for us. He looked off the pace when I saw him & his record was: Played 37, sub (12) & goals 3. Yes because, as we've established, he was playing mostly from a midfield position. And he's hardly been a serial goalscorer on top of that. Except against us. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mowen Posted June 23, 2007 Share Posted June 23, 2007 Wasn't his last season at Chelsea the one where Ronaldinho declared him the best midfielder in Europe? Might be wrong, just working from vague memories. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thespence Posted June 23, 2007 Share Posted June 23, 2007 Yes because, as we've established, he was playing mostly from a midfield position. And he's hardly been a serial goalscorer on top of that. we've established . 3 goals is shit from a midfielder & he played the majority of his games in midfield but not every game in his last season in England. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thespence Posted June 23, 2007 Share Posted June 23, 2007 Wasn't his last season at Chelsea the one where Ronaldinho declared him the best midfielder in Europe? Might be wrong, just working from vague memories. YES! It seems to me everytime Barca go for a player their big name players are often quoted praising the future incoming player. A cracking tactic by Barca. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ohmelads Posted June 23, 2007 Share Posted June 23, 2007 From what I remember he played the majority of his time in midfield that season. I only saw him in the big games and against us but he was pulling all the strings with his deft touch, smart football brain and passing range, the way Dennis Bergkamp or Paul Scholes would find players in space in the final third. In a three man midfield he could be an excellent signing, as that season I thought Mourinho had found his best position. Whatever you thought of him, his form that year earned him a move to Barcelona. If those stats told the whole story he'd have ended up somewhere like Aston Villa wouldn't he. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thespence Posted June 23, 2007 Share Posted June 23, 2007 From what I remember he played the majority of his time in midfield that season. I only saw him in the big games and against us but he was pulling all the strings with his deft touch, smart football brain and passing range, the way Dennis Bergkamp or Paul Scholes would find players in space in the final third. In a three man midfield he could be an excellent signing, as that season I thought Mourinho had found his best position. Whatever you thought of him, his form that year earned him a move to Barcelona. If those stats told the whole story he'd have ended up somewhere like Aston Villa wouldn't he. Like Scholes & Bergkamp If I had the effort I would find out how many games Frank L & Claude M started in the league compared to Eidur & his 25, cos I reckon Jose picked them more because they were better than him. And he is going to end up @ at a Villa or a Newclause Untied this year, going to Barca looks like a one season blip. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ohmelads Posted June 23, 2007 Share Posted June 23, 2007 Like Scholes & Bergkamp If I had the effort I would find out how many games Frank L & Claude M started in the league compared to Eidur & his 25, cos I reckon Jose picked them more because they were better than him. And he is going to end up @ at a Villa or a Newclause Untied this year, going to Barca looks like a one season blip. Might have been the other thread but I did say he was like a poor man's Bergkamp or Scholes in terms of his form from that position at that time. I don't know what sort of player you think we'll attract but to compare him to Lampard or Makelele is a bit harsh. Point is he can't have been that bad if Barcelona snapped him up at the end of that very season. I thought he was a revelation at the tip of a midfield three and for me it looked like his best position. Maybe a Chelsea fan could give a more enlightened view, but as you said yourself he was a regular in the heart of that title winning side. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thespence Posted June 23, 2007 Share Posted June 23, 2007 I don't know what sort of player you think we'll attract but to compare him to Lampard or Makelele is a bit harsh. Point is he can't have been that bad if Barcelona snapped him up at the end of that very season. I thought he was a revelation at the tip of a midfield three and for me it looked like his best position. Maybe a Chelsea fan could give a more enlightened view, but as you said yourself he was a regular in the heart of that title winning side. I compared him to the other two players in the three man midfield he played in. Barca needed a impact sub/cover to replace Larrson. He was lucky Eto got bust for a large chunk of the season or his game time in Spain would of been on par with Woodgates. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest LucasUnger Posted June 23, 2007 Share Posted June 23, 2007 i'd buy everybody a squad of 40 players would be great Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest graemeh72 Posted June 23, 2007 Share Posted June 23, 2007 i'd buy everybody a squad of 40 players would be great Irony ? or are you a Spurs fan? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kev Posted June 23, 2007 Share Posted June 23, 2007 Eidar wouldnt be a great goalscorer! we dont need to have 4 goalscoring midfielders and 2 top goalscoring strikers!! If Owen went then Martins would be our main goalscorer, Eidar could play in midfield feeding the balls through to Oba and Viduka will hold the ball up when needed, flik on long balls that sounds like a good little attacking approach Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest graemeh72 Posted June 23, 2007 Share Posted June 23, 2007 Eidar wouldnt be a great goalscorer! we dont need to have 4 goalscoring midfielders and 2 top goalscoring strikers!! If Owen went then Martins would be our main goalscorer, Eidar could play in midfield feeding the balls through to Oba and Viduka will hold the ball up when needed, flik on long balls that sounds like a good little attacking approach aye genius like Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thespence Posted June 23, 2007 Share Posted June 23, 2007 could play in midfield feeding the balls through to Oba and Viduka will hold the ball up when needed, flik on long balls Wont Barton being do that Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
toontownman Posted June 24, 2007 Share Posted June 24, 2007 http://www.itv-football.co.uk/Story/0,14272,6145_2444252,00.html Us, Manure and Pompey, lates rumour. There is a real corker i just saw on the 606 boards saying Bayern are going to give us 5m AND Van Buyten for Emre..Do people even think before they make stuff up these days? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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