Probably better they shave it all off really.
Barrett saying we've bid 32M for Alex Teixeira...
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Probably better they shave it all off really.
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Nah, come on. Coutinho is a proper Brazilian. He's got the name and everything.
He's Brazilian footballer wise(sometimes), but he's not black.
I looked at some more videos of Teixeira, including a compilation of all his 26 goals this season and individual highlights of some Champions League games. Well, it's clear that despite being a nominal AM, he is Shaktar's de facto main striker and goalscorer this season. He is by far the team's leading scorer with 22 league goals, the next best scorer has 6; basically Teixeira alone scored almost as many goals this season as the rest of the team combined. Last season he had 22 goals in all competitions, the year before only 9. So it's his 2nd season in double-digits.
Teixeira usually starts just behind the lone striker, played either by a tall and slow Ukrainian striker called Gladkiy (he has 3 league goals; I know his style quite well from my days following Shakhtar, in all the highlights I watched I don't think I remember a single pass from Teixeira to Gladkiy or the other way around, it's like they are totally on different wavelengths) or 32-year-old Eduardo (yes, the one who played for Arsenal and Croatia). When Teixeira beats the offside trap and runs into space, there is usually no teammate in the near vicinity of him. It's also worth noting that Teixeira has very few assists – clearly his role in the team is to be the scorer, not creator.
He is the most valuable asset that's left in Shakhtar, Akhmetov knows now is time to sell, but he will not go lower than a nice round number he usually sets in his head as the minimum acceptable price. Willian was let go for €35M, I'm guessing Teixeira probably has the same price tag. And with our reputation for being suckers, he will probably try to get a couple million more if he can.
Is he worth this money? There are pros and cons here. The pros are that Teixeira's qualities of good pace, energy, quick thinking, and simple, efficient goalscoring are exactly what we most badly need to add to this team. Whether he starts on the wing or replaces Firmino as the striker, his job will be to make runs and score. Adding this missing ingredient right now will surely make the likes of Firmino and Coutinho much more effective as creators and might yet rescue something from this season.
The cons are that at 26 he has already probably reached his peak level of performance; in fact many Brazilian attackers start declining way before 30. So we will be spending serious money on essentially a short-term fix, albeit a badly needed one, when maybe part of this money could be invested in a potentially transformative long-term project like Sane. Also, the untimely hamstring injury (yes, it's been confirmed it's really hamstring) might be a bad omen. Personally, I'm on the fence for this one.
Teixeira usually starts just behind the lone striker, played either by a tall and slow Ukrainian striker called Gladkiy (he has 3 league goals; I know his style quite well from my days following Shakhtar, in all the highlights I watched I don't think I remember a single pass from Teixeira to Gladkiy or the other way around, it's like they are totally on different wavelengths) or 32-year-old Eduardo (yes, the one who played for Arsenal and Croatia). When Teixeira beats the offside trap and runs into space, there is usually no teammate in the near vicinity of him. It's also worth noting that Teixeira has very few assists – clearly his role in the team is to be the scorer, not creator.
He is the most valuable asset that's left in Shakhtar, Akhmetov knows now is time to sell, but he will not go lower than a nice round number he usually sets in his head as the minimum acceptable price. Willian was let go for €35M, I'm guessing Teixeira probably has the same price tag. And with our reputation for being suckers, he will probably try to get a couple million more if he can.
Is he worth this money? There are pros and cons here. The pros are that Teixeira's qualities of good pace, energy, quick thinking, and simple, efficient goalscoring are exactly what we most badly need to add to this team. Whether he starts on the wing or replaces Firmino as the striker, his job will be to make runs and score. Adding this missing ingredient right now will surely make the likes of Firmino and Coutinho much more effective as creators and might yet rescue something from this season.
The cons are that at 26 he has already probably reached his peak level of performance; in fact many Brazilian attackers start declining way before 30. So we will be spending serious money on essentially a short-term fix, albeit a badly needed one, when maybe part of this money could be invested in a potentially transformative long-term project like Sane. Also, the untimely hamstring injury (yes, it's been confirmed it's really hamstring) might be a bad omen. Personally, I'm on the fence for this one.
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He's 18 months younger than Willian. But yeah spending that much money on a potentail short term fix is a worry.
If we get this transfer right though and we get 2-4 excellent years from him it will probably be worth it if he contributes to us getting back into the top 4.
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If we get this transfer right though and we get 2-4 excellent years from him it will probably be worth it if he contributes to us getting back into the top 4.
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he's got 6 years plus left in him. chill the fuck out. live in the moment.
Naah. 3 good years tops.
But if he gets 45 goals in 3 years, and meshes well with the team, then I'd say it'd still be money well spent.
Yeh, we're always bemoaning the fact that we buy projects, yet when we buy a player in his prime, people are worried about his longevity. We need a player for this season and next, not 2020.
that's all we get from our top players anyway. cos we fucking sell them. if he's that good then he'll be more then useful for longer than three years anyway.
suarez in 29 this week. so is he no longer at his best?
We only had four years of Torres (more like three thanks to him downing tools towards the end) and about three years (minus the suspensions) of Suarez, so if he comes and performs well for about that length of time, it's probably the most we can expect any way these days.
Shut up, ros.
Fuck off Skul
This whole discussion may be moot.
@Aidan O' Neill , according to his blackness level, how many years is it really before he starts to crack?
@Aidan O' Neill , according to his blackness level, how many years is it really before he starts to crack?
Report that I heard was that Klopp tapped his nose in an exaggerated fashion and winked at the press as he said this.
stop being so fucking miserable.
For how much?
as ive stated, 97%. i'm never wrong also.
I heard you've been getting brave because i havent been attending matches or drinkies for a while.
Am i going to have to come over and out manners on you ?
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