Seeing that Pacheco's been linked with Real Sociedad, wonder if he could be involved in a cash + player deal, if this interest is indeed genuine.
Liverpool set to win race to sign £7m Real Sociedad star Antoine Griezmann
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Full Name Antoine Griezmann
Birth Date March 21, 1991
Birth Place France
Height 1.74m
Weight 70 kg
Age 19
Position Forward
Squad No 7
Scored 6 goals in 30 starts for Sociedad in Spanish Segunda Division last season. Currently has 3 goals and an assist from 8 starts this season.
Antoine Griezmann - La pépite française
Would be dissapointed to see Pacheco go as part of a deal but the fact that we are rumoured to have tied up a deal for an exciting young wide player is positive. Hopefully Comolli will make some smart buys and wrap things up before other teams get to steal a march on us, I would rather him doing the negotiating than Roy anyway
My friend keeps telling me this guy will be a big star one day. He's only 19 and already doing very well in La Liga.
Yes please. £7m sounds like a good price too.
Yes please. £7m sounds like a good price too.
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[quote author=RedStar link=topic=42815.msg1219694#msg1219694 date=1289969640]
Would be dissapointed to see Pacheco go as part of a deal but the fact that we are rumoured to have tied up a deal for an exciting young wide player is positive. Hopefully Comolli will make some smart buys and wrap things up before other teams get to steal a march on us, I would rather him doing the negotiating than Roy anyway
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This in a nutshell.
Would be dissapointed to see Pacheco go as part of a deal but the fact that we are rumoured to have tied up a deal for an exciting young wide player is positive. Hopefully Comolli will make some smart buys and wrap things up before other teams get to steal a march on us, I would rather him doing the negotiating than Roy anyway
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This in a nutshell.
This is exactly the type of player Comolli likes. Whether he will become anything close to a world class player is another matter. My worry is that is Comolli has his way, we will become too lightweight and "soft" in the mould of Martin Jol's Tottenham. Lots of young "petite" frenchmen running around with flair and technique... not competing for any trophies.
Looking on the bright side, it's evident that our Director of Football Strategy doesn't just base his opinions on YouTube.
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This lad is excellent. And he has got pace!!! Which is something about 95% of our squad doesn't have..
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Pace and excellency is pretty much something which has been ignored by Liverpool managers for 15 years now. Add goals and you got all three of the less important skills needed in our club.
This lad is excellent. And he has got pace!!! Which is something about 95% of our squad doesn't have..
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Pace and excellency is pretty much something which has been ignored by Liverpool managers for 15 years now. Add goals and you got all three of the less important skills needed in our club.
Instead of a cash+player deal, couldn't we do an unprecedented cash+manager deal ?
that has GOT to be the worst youtube of a player ever, even the lucas youtube video is more exciting. the editor of that clip is rubbish.
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This is exactly the type of player Comolli likes. Whether he will become anything close to a world class player is another matter. My worry is that is Comolli has his way, we will become too lightweight and "soft" in the mould of Martin Jol's Tottenham. Lots of young "petite" frenchmen running around with flair and technique... not competing for any trophies.
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Flair and technique!? I´d much rather have that than what we have today (shit).
This is exactly the type of player Comolli likes. Whether he will become anything close to a world class player is another matter. My worry is that is Comolli has his way, we will become too lightweight and "soft" in the mould of Martin Jol's Tottenham. Lots of young "petite" frenchmen running around with flair and technique... not competing for any trophies.
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Flair and technique!? I´d much rather have that than what we have today (shit).
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[quote author=rurikbird link=topic=42815.msg1219788#msg1219788 date=1289987597]
This is exactly the type of player Comolli likes. Whether he will become anything close to a world class player is another matter. My worry is that is Comolli has his way, we will become too lightweight and "soft" in the mould of Martin Jol's Tottenham. Lots of young "petite" frenchmen running around with flair and technique... not competing for any trophies.
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Flair and technique!? I´d much rather have that than what we have today (shit).
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Aquilani had flair and technique in abundance. Still he was not a success here. Or look at Dos Santos at Tottenham (another Comolli signing I think) who can't get a game. The balance of flair and physicality in the Premier League is different from Spain and other leagues, flair alone will not get you very far in this league. That's why I like to look at the total package of skills and attributes in a player to judge whether he has what it takes to succeed here.
So far from what I've seen, Griezmann looks like a younger French version of Marko Marin.
[quote author=rurikbird link=topic=42815.msg1219788#msg1219788 date=1289987597]
This is exactly the type of player Comolli likes. Whether he will become anything close to a world class player is another matter. My worry is that is Comolli has his way, we will become too lightweight and "soft" in the mould of Martin Jol's Tottenham. Lots of young "petite" frenchmen running around with flair and technique... not competing for any trophies.
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Flair and technique!? I´d much rather have that than what we have today (shit).
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Aquilani had flair and technique in abundance. Still he was not a success here. Or look at Dos Santos at Tottenham (another Comolli signing I think) who can't get a game. The balance of flair and physicality in the Premier League is different from Spain and other leagues, flair alone will not get you very far in this league. That's why I like to look at the total package of skills and attributes in a player to judge whether he has what it takes to succeed here.
So far from what I've seen, Griezmann looks like a younger French version of Marko Marin.
You can say the same about Modric. So, your argumnet is a bit of a moot point. For every "lightweight" player that doesn't make it, there is one that will.
And to be honest, I don't buy the to lightweight argument anymore. If the player has the right mentality being lightweight or not doesn't matter. Aquilani didn't want to get involved in tackles or the physical side of the game, no one ever doubted his skill.
Griezmann would improve us and be an excellent signing for the future. We desperatly need wide players with pace and flair. It's natural that they are smaller and not to physical players. We should have centre backs and central midfielders to deal with that side of the game. It's all about balance.
And to be honest, I don't buy the to lightweight argument anymore. If the player has the right mentality being lightweight or not doesn't matter. Aquilani didn't want to get involved in tackles or the physical side of the game, no one ever doubted his skill.
Griezmann would improve us and be an excellent signing for the future. We desperatly need wide players with pace and flair. It's natural that they are smaller and not to physical players. We should have centre backs and central midfielders to deal with that side of the game. It's all about balance.
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