The TT Football Club - Page 384

Ross K · 01-31-2013, 10:57 PM

'Spurs missed out on Damaio on transfer dateline day'... Yes, for about for 5th time as well! ("Yawn.")

Must say I'm concerned that, yet again, with Levy failing to cough up, a very promising early part of the season may collapse and we'll slide back a few places and out of CL contention.

Glad about the earlier Holtby business though.

NickC · 02-01-2013, 10:27 AM

Woah, Arsenal have signed Nacho Monreal? That's a surprise, but the guy can play. Better left back than Andre Santos, who should be playing on the wing, not in defense.

PureAlph4 · 02-01-2013, 12:14 PM

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Originally Posted by NickC

Woah, Arsenal have signed Nacho Monreal? That's a surprise, but the guy can play. Better left back than Andre Santos, who should be playing on the wing, not in defense.

Yeah. For once it's not a panic buy, sniffing around the scraps left by the other teams on deadline day. It's great to actually bring in quality competition for the starting spot, but I hope this drives Kieran Gibbs on, rather than arresting his development.

Spot on about Santos. I think another club will end up picking him up for a knock-down price and end up with a pretty decent left winger.

PED · 02-01-2013, 12:17 PM

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Yeah. For once it's not a panic buy, sniffing around the scraps left by the other teams on deadline day. It's great to actually bring in quality competition for the starting spot, but I hope this drives Kieran Gibbs on, rather than arresting his development.

Spot on about Santos. I think another club will end up picking him up for a knock-down price and end up with a pretty decent left winger.

True stories, Santos is quite good on the ball but his defense is SO bad.

I don't really rate Gibbs(yet) but he's still so young. He seems to be caught exposed too many times still on that side. We never should have let Ca$hley go

Nacho should solidify things back there. Wish we'd get a keeper Sir Chesney is scary at times and has no physical presence directing traffic back there.

Feña14 · 02-01-2013, 01:02 PM

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Originally Posted by NickC

Woah, Arsenal have signed Nacho Monreal? That's a surprise, but the guy can play. Better left back than Andre Santos, who should be playing on the wing, not in defense.

Great signing. I've seen quite a bit of Malaga, we've been linked with Isco, Monreal and Camacho so i've tried to see as much of them as I can. He's a very good player, they've done well to get him.

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Fena,

I didn't know that about Laudrup/CFC... I've been very impressed with him this year. Mind you, would he fancy it?

I don't think he would fancy it at all! He's got a great job at Swansea, so no need to move. Real Madrid are thinking about him, if he is to leave then i'd imagine it would be there.

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Well, Galliani managed to get big boy Acerbi, but he's been a disappointing signing so far. Hasn't impressed at all. Zapata has been good, a bit more consistent than Mexes, who has numerous times single handedly allowed goals to happen. We just got Zaccardo, who despite being a right back can play at CB. CB spot is a bit of a mess, there's no replacing the best (Silva). At LB and RB we are amazing, with Constant and Di Sciglio. If you watch us play though, the CBs frequently mess up on set pieces. Basically every time an opponent takes a free kick or a corner I an expecting them to score aerially. I mean, that's just not Milan football, the CBs were always rock solid.

Watching Milan, the centre backs certainly are the main problem. I think the goalkeeping position is something they need to address too, they seem to make alot of silly mistakes and that can't be good for the confidence of the centre backs. If they get a solid keeper and proper replacements for Silva and Pirlo, things should dramatically improve. I think there are certainly players out there that Milan can go after. A good summer in the transfer market is all it would take i'd think.

norbac · 02-01-2013, 03:05 PM

Does Nacho use his first name on his jersey?

Feña14 · 02-01-2013, 03:34 PM

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Does Nacho use his first name on his jersey?

I think he should! Even if it's only for this weekend, it seems fitting with it being the Super Bowl

NickC · 02-02-2013, 07:55 AM

Oh this sucks. First Ba gets injured and now Newcastle steal it in stoppage time?

RAFA OUT!

norbac · 02-02-2013, 08:15 AM

Sissoko looks to have been a good buy. Good three points for Newcastle.

Feña14 · 02-02-2013, 12:32 PM

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Sissoko looks to have been a good buy. Good three points for Newcastle.

I think all of their buys have been good, they had a poor summer in the transfer market and payed for it, but this one has been very good.

As for the result, predictable is probably the word!

norbac · 02-02-2013, 01:45 PM

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I think all of their buys have been good, they had a poor summer in the transfer market and payed for it, but this one has been very good.

As for the result, predictable is probably the word!

It seems Pardew was satisfied with his squad after their terrific run last season and chose not to make any changes. Kind of backfired depth wise since they were hit with so many injuries. Ben Arfa is huge for them and he has been away for much of the season. Cabaye being back is great and with Sissoko beeffing up the mid field attack, they should have a handful of options when Ben Arfa is fit. Tiote will also let the attacking midfielders be more creative. With the squad they have, especially when healthy, they should be in the upper half.

Feña14 · 02-02-2013, 02:13 PM

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Originally Posted by norbac

It seems Pardew was satisfied with his squad after their terrific run last season and chose not to make any changes. Kind of backfired depth wise since they were hit with so many injuries. Ben Arfa is huge for them and he has been away for much of the season. Cabaye being back is great and with Sissoko beeffing up the mid field attack, they should have a handful of options when Ben Arfa is fit. Tiote will also let the attacking midfielders be more creative. With the squad they have, especially when healthy, they should be in the upper half.

I'm sure he was delighted with his squad from last year

the problem is that if you don't spend, there are alot of teams around you who are. Just standing still in the market usually means the next season is a struggle.

Even Man Utd and Ferguson acknowledge they have to improve their squad every summer, even after winning the title.

Cesc Fabregas · 02-03-2013, 12:50 PM

Balotelli scores 2 on his debut. Despite what the media say he wasn't ever given a run in the Man City starting 11.

Breaker · 02-03-2013, 12:59 PM

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Balotelli scores 2 on his debut. Despite what the media say he wasn't ever given a run in the Man City starting 11.

He'll do well..needed another year or so to really get up to speed with English football though he wanted too much time on the ball a lot of the time and also ironically Mancini's tactics don't suit a player with his skillset, didn't help that he had a poor attitude when things weren't going well though.

Tevez is probably next to leave and he fits the tactics perfectly but always is subbed or left out no matter his form, creates chances every game for himself and teammates and links up well with Silva while Aguero has been a lot more selfish taking too many dribbles.

Hoping for a miracle but honestly haven't seen more than 2-3 games all season where the team have really played well. Hopefully Yaya plays better when he comes back and improves the play.

Feña14 · 02-03-2013, 02:53 PM

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He'll do well..needed another year or so to really get up to speed with English football though he wanted too much time on the ball a lot of the time and also ironically Mancini's tactics don't suit a player with his skillset, didn't help that he had a poor attitude when things weren't going well though.

Tevez is probably next to leave and he fits the tactics perfectly but always is subbed or left out no matter his form, creates chances every game for himself and teammates and links up well with Silva while Aguero has been a lot more selfish taking too many dribbles.

Hoping for a miracle but honestly haven't seen more than 2-3 games all season where the team have really played well. Hopefully Yaya plays better when he comes back and improves the play.

I think it's been the worst season for as long as I can remember. The supposedly 3 best teams, Man Utd, City and Chelsea have all been poor. Man Utd are running away with the league, but they have been making mistakes and playing in second gear for most of the year it seems.

Newcastle have gone backwards, Spurs and Arsenal are hit and miss. Swansea and Liverpool have done well, but apart from that it's been tough to really get into this year.

forzamilan90 · 02-04-2013, 02:51 PM

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Balotelli scores 2 on his debut. Despite what the media say he wasn't ever given a run in the Man City starting 11.

Balotelli+El Shaarawy+Ninang=solid attack for next 10 years. Galliani did good with that transfer.

Ross K · 02-05-2013, 12:16 PM

Ancient Chinese proverb: "Bloody hell. You know a club is deep in the doo-doo when Alex McCleish walks out on you."

Seriously, such a shame that a club with such a fantastic tradition, European glory, Cloughie, etc, should have such dodgy shoddy people running it and creating untold mayhem... four managers is it in a ridiculously short space of time? Not that Forest's terminal decline is a recent malaise of course.

Cesc Fabregas · 02-06-2013, 03:09 AM

Looking foward to England vs Brazil tonight. Watching Wilshere and the Brazilian midfield of Ramieries, Paulinho, Oscar. Always a treat to watch Neymar too.

crosscourt · 02-06-2013, 03:56 AM

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I think it's been the worst season for as long as I can remember. The supposedly 3 best teams, Man Utd, City and Chelsea have all been poor. Man Utd are running away with the league, but they have been making mistakes and playing in second gear for most of the year it seems.

Newcastle have gone backwards, Spurs and Arsenal are hit and miss. Swansea and Liverpool have done well, but apart from that it's been tough to really get into this year.

The standard is certainly poor. Whether poorer than last season I am not sure. For all that I was very pleased to see them succeed City must have been the most limited winners of the Premiership for a long time. Some very talented players but the overall picture is at times appallingly one dimensional.

NickC · 02-06-2013, 12:37 PM

Anyone watching Germany-France?

That second goal was amazing, Ozil's passing is simply out of this world.

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norbac Legend Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 7,825	Sissoko looks to have been a good buy. Good three points for Newcastle. __________________ "It was like watching Dolgopolov, except that it all made sense"- Mikhail Youzhny on Evgeny Donskoy