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Sevilla were very, very good the season they won the UEFA Cup. Was Poulsen playing for them then?
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As much as I dislike Poulsen ... credit where credit is due, he really did grow as a player at Sevilla.

Although he wasn't always in the line up - it was usually Marti and Maresca in midfield ... he did improve alot and his performances did catch the eye of some bigger clubs, rightly so.

My biggest concern with Poulsen is his ability to control his temper.

He can be just as destructive at Mascherano in terms of defensive capabilities... but very rarely do you see Mascherano committing fouls where the opposition player could seriously be injured.

BUT, as with Joe Cole, I'll put aside my beliefs of the player and give him every opportunity to prove himself at the club.

Good luck and I hope its good business by Hodgson.
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I know you watch quite a bit of the Serie A Roopy, so I'm sure you know that Poulsen didn't cost Juventus games because of his temper (by getting sent off, committing fouls and giving away free kicks in dangerous positions or injuring opponents). He's calmed down quite a bit over the past few years and he's quite a good player IMO.

He reads the game well, his passing range & tackling are good and his shooting isn't bad either. Mascherano's ahead of him in terms of pace and tenacity, but he's much better on the ball than Masher. I like him as a player and I hope he can adapt to the pace of the English league quickly. I honestly think Juventus will miss him, because he outperformed both Melo and Sissoko (both players they've retained) last season.
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Very good post mate. Nice to read an assessment from someone who's actually seen him play a bit...

*pats Scotinos back*
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😀 *Shakes The KHL*
[/quote]Is that posh for 'Has a wank'
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No Andy, it's not.
 
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Christian Poulsen vs. Kaka
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I've seen this loads of time. He really did a job at pissing Kaka off.
[/quote]Its very impressive actually.
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Pity it happened nearly 5 years ago.

I'm not saying Poulsen's a bad player,nor actually is this a particularly bad signing. Poulsen & Gerrad might not be a bad thing - similar age, and as has been said the overall wisdom of this transfer will be on what resources it allows us to put towards a LB, LM & striker.

If we can add, say, Hleb, Figueora & Remy from money made from Mascherano, then it'll improve the squad.
 
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Christian Poulsen vs. Kaka
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I've seen this loads of time. He really did a job at pissing Kaka off.
[/quote]Its very impressive actually.
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Pity it happened nearly 5 years ago.

I'm not saying Poulsen's a bad player,nor actually is this a particularly bad signing. Poulsen & Gerrad might not be a bad thing - similar age, and as has been said the overall wisdom of this transfer will be on what resources it allows us to put towards a LB, LM & striker.

If we can add, say, Hleb, Figueora & Remy from money made from Mascherano, then it'll improve the squad.
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If we got them 3 in return for selling mascherano, id be pretty pleased but i cant see it happening
 
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[quote author=Squiggles link=topic=41399.msg1153057#msg1153057 date=1281626950]
Christian Poulsen vs. Kaka
[/quote]

I've seen this loads of time. He really did a job at pissing Kaka off.
[/quote]Its very impressive actually.
[/quote]

Pity it happened nearly 5 years ago.

I'm not saying Poulsen's a bad player,nor actually is this a particularly bad signing. Poulsen & Gerrad might not be a bad thing - similar age, and as has been said the overall wisdom of this transfer will be on what resources it allows us to put towards a LB, LM & striker.

If we can add, say, Hleb, Figueora & Remy from money made from Mascherano, then it'll improve the squad.
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If we got them 3 in return for selling mascherano, id be pretty pleased but i cant see it happening
[/quote]What? Remy the kid whose agent has been whoring him round Stoke, Wigan et al the last few weeks. He's a fucking no Mark as I said when we were first 'linked' with him. Betcha a million fucking quid you'd never heard of him before his shark spoke about us in the press.
Fuck Remy! Fuck him in his fat arse!
 
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[quote author=Squiggles link=topic=41399.msg1153057#msg1153057 date=1281626950]
Christian Poulsen vs. Kaka
[/quote]

I've seen this loads of time. He really did a job at pissing Kaka off.
[/quote]Its very impressive actually.
[/quote]

Pity it happened nearly 5 years ago.

I'm not saying Poulsen's a bad player,nor actually is this a particularly bad signing. Poulsen & Gerrad might not be a bad thing - similar age, and as has been said the overall wisdom of this transfer will be on what resources it allows us to put towards a LB, LM & striker.

If we can add, say, Hleb, Figueora & Remy from money made from Mascherano, then it'll improve the squad.
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If we got them 3 in return for selling mascherano, id be pretty pleased but i cant see it happening
[/quote]What? Remy the kid whose agent has been whoring him round Stoke, Wigan et al the last few weeks. He's a fucking no Mark as I said when we were first 'linked' with him. Betcha a million fucking quid you'd never heard of him before his shark spoke about us in the press.
Fuck Remy! Fuck him in his fat arse!
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I only heard of Remy b/c West Ham keep on signing him in FM 2010! 😉
 
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I only heard of Remy b/c West Ham keep on signing him in FM 2010! 😉
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I think the new update has set all of the recent links, City sign that Italian lad on mine every time.
 
when you look at our squad we can manage without a left back or left midfielder. in fact we'd be better off if we did. with poulsen signed, its also not worth getting another holding midfielder. we may as well use this fuck and get our money's worth. if i had my way the mascherano money should all go on a striker. id offload insua and the greek to free up some more cash and wages if it'd help.

what i'm trying to say is making stupid little signings here and there to cover different positions in the squad is not going to make one ioata of difference to our season. if we get a good left back in, then we might draw a game comfortably 0-0. if we don't then reina might have to make a few saves to keep it 0-0. well wow who gives a fuck?

paying 30million for a someone that will score goals on the other hand will make a big difference to our results.
 
[quote author=monsieurdantes link=topic=41399.msg1153466#msg1153466 date=1281694475]
when you look at our squad we can manage without a left back or left midfielder. in fact we'd be better off if we did. with poulsen signed, its also not worth getting another holding midfielder. we may as well use this fuck and get our money's worth. if i had my way the mascherano money should all go on a striker. id offload insua and the greek to free up some more cash and wages if it'd help.

what i'm trying to say is making stupid little signings here and there to cover different positions in the squad is not going to make one ioata of difference to our season. if we get a good left back in, then we might draw a game comfortably 0-0. if we don't then reina might have to make a few saves to keep it 0-0. well wow who gives a fuck?

paying 30million for a someone that will score goals on the other hand will make a big difference to our results.
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We definitely need a striker, so I can see where you're coming from, but with Aurelio's fitness issues, it'd be stupid to try and rely on him for a season. And I know Kelly can cover, but he's looked uncomfortable at times when he's had to make a challenge with his left foot, I've a feeling he'd get skinned a bit to much in the Premiership on the left.

That said, I hope we spend the bulk of what's available on an attacker.
 
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I only heard of Remy b/c West Ham keep on signing him in FM 2010! 😉
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I think the new update has set all of the recent links, City sign that Italian lad on mine every time.
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Did you use the site I sent you, or something different?
 
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[quote author=monsieurdantes link=topic=41399.msg1153466#msg1153466 date=1281694475]
when you look at our squad we can manage without a left back or left midfielder. in fact we'd be better off if we did. with poulsen signed, its also not worth getting another holding midfielder. we may as well use this fuck and get our money's worth. if i had my way the mascherano money should all go on a striker. id offload insua and the greek to free up some more cash and wages if it'd help.

what i'm trying to say is making stupid little signings here and there to cover different positions in the squad is not going to make one ioata of difference to our season. if we get a good left back in, then we might draw a game comfortably 0-0. if we don't then reina might have to make a few saves to keep it 0-0. well wow who gives a fuck?

paying 30million for a someone that will score goals on the other hand will make a big difference to our results.
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We definitely need a striker, so I can see where you're coming from, but with Aurelio's fitness issues, it'd be stupid to try and rely on him for a season. And I know Kelly can cover, but he's looked uncomfortable at times when he's had to make a challenge with his left foot, I've a feeling he'd get skinned a bit to much in the Premiership on the left.

That said, I hope we spend the bulk of what's available on an attacker.
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yeah but not as much as insua did. and jovanovic will be in front of him so he'll surely do more work defensively than yossi or babel. if we're up against a big team where we'll get punished for mistakes then at the end of the day we'd probably lose against those sides regardless of who are left back is. id rather go up against chelsea with two top class strikers, than any left back better than kelly.
 
[quote author=monsieurdantes link=topic=41399.msg1153466#msg1153466 date=1281694475]
when you look at our squad we can manage without a left back or left midfielder. in fact we'd be better off if we did. with poulsen signed, its also not worth getting another holding midfielder. we may as well use this fuck and get our money's worth. if i had my way the mascherano money should all go on a striker. id offload insua and the greek to free up some more cash and wages if it'd help.

what i'm trying to say is making stupid little signings here and there to cover different positions in the squad is not going to make one ioata of difference to our season. if we get a good left back in, then we might draw a game comfortably 0-0. if we don't then reina might have to make a few saves to keep it 0-0. well wow who gives a fuck?

paying 30million for a someone that will score goals on the other hand will make a big difference to our results.
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So, to summarize, left-backs aren't important.

Did you wathch us last season? Did you see how many goals Insua's defending (either directly or indirectly) cost us? Having weak links in defence is a MASSIVE issue, and we need it sorted ASAP. In fact, it's particularly important that we have a left back who can defend, because our right back is one of our best attackers, and will frequently expose the other defenders with his forays upfield.

While an attacker is obviously a necessity, we should be looking to fill both positions. Stupid little signings indeed.
 
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[quote author=Roopy link=topic=41399.msg1152957#msg1152957 date=1281617676]
Sevilla were very, very good the season they won the UEFA Cup. Was Poulsen playing for them then?
Click to expand...

As much as I dislike Poulsen ... credit where credit is due, he really did grow as a player at Sevilla.

Although he wasn't always in the line up - it was usually Marti and Maresca in midfield ... he did improve alot and his performances did catch the eye of some bigger clubs, rightly so.

My biggest concern with Poulsen is his ability to control his temper.

He can be just as destructive at Mascherano in terms of defensive capabilities... but very rarely do you see Mascherano committing fouls where the opposition player could seriously be injured.

BUT, as with Joe Cole, I'll put aside my beliefs of the player and give him every opportunity to prove himself at the club.

Good luck and I hope its good business by Hodgson.
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I know you watch quite a bit of the Serie A Roopy, so I'm sure you know that Poulsen didn't cost Juventus games because of his temper (by getting sent off, committing fouls and giving away free kicks in dangerous positions or injuring opponents). He's calmed down quite a bit over the past few years and he's quite a good player IMO.

He reads the game well, his passing range & tackling are good and his shooting isn't bad either. Mascherano's ahead of him in terms of pace and tenacity, but he's much better on the ball than Masher. I like him as a player and I hope he can adapt to the pace of the English league quickly. I honestly think Juventus will miss him, because he outperformed both Melo and Sissoko (both players they've retained) last season.
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The EPL is much much faste and therefore the risk of him commiting fouls and giving away free kicks, getting sent off etc is much higher. Even Agger says the tempo can be a problem for him..and if the tempo is too high for a tough tackling midfielder then you are in trouble.

Perhaps he isn´t Maschernaos replacement but Lucas? If so: I like it.
 
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when you look at our squad we can manage without a left back or left midfielder. in fact we'd be better off if we did. with poulsen signed, its also not worth getting another holding midfielder. we may as well use this fuck and get our money's worth. if i had my way the mascherano money should all go on a striker. id offload insua and the greek to free up some more cash and wages if it'd help.

what i'm trying to say is making stupid little signings here and there to cover different positions in the squad is not going to make one ioata of difference to our season. if we get a good left back in, then we might draw a game comfortably 0-0. if we don't then reina might have to make a few saves to keep it 0-0. well wow who gives a fuck?

paying 30million for a someone that will score goals on the other hand will make a big difference to our results.
[/quote]

So, to summarize, left-backs aren't important.

Did you wathch us last season? Did you see how many goals Insua's defending (either directly or indirectly) cost us? Having weak links in defence is a MASSIVE issue, and we need it sorted ASAP. In fact, it's particularly important that we have a left back who can defend, because our right back is one of our best attackers, and will frequently expose the other defenders with his forays upfield.

While an attacker is obviously a necessity, we should be looking to fill both positions. Stupid little signings indeed.
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yes insua got skinned by everybody he faced because he was short fat and slow. that won't happen with kelly, aurelio or even agger. so that weak link is already sorted isn't it. there is no massive issue. i think you just want to throw money at it so that you feel in your mind that the position is sorted at last once and for all and you can be happy with our defence. i don't agree
 
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[quote author=monsieurdantes link=topic=41399.msg1153466#msg1153466 date=1281694475]
when you look at our squad we can manage without a left back or left midfielder. in fact we'd be better off if we did. with poulsen signed, its also not worth getting another holding midfielder. we may as well use this fuck and get our money's worth. if i had my way the mascherano money should all go on a striker. id offload insua and the greek to free up some more cash and wages if it'd help.

what i'm trying to say is making stupid little signings here and there to cover different positions in the squad is not going to make one ioata of difference to our season. if we get a good left back in, then we might draw a game comfortably 0-0. if we don't then reina might have to make a few saves to keep it 0-0. well wow who gives a fuck?

paying 30million for a someone that will score goals on the other hand will make a big difference to our results.
[/quote]

So, to summarize, left-backs aren't important.

Did you wathch us last season? Did you see how many goals Insua's defending (either directly or indirectly) cost us? Having weak links in defence is a MASSIVE issue, and we need it sorted ASAP. In fact, it's particularly important that we have a left back who can defend, because our right back is one of our best attackers, and will frequently expose the other defenders with his forays upfield.

While an attacker is obviously a necessity, we should be looking to fill both positions. Stupid little signings indeed.
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yes insua got skinned by everybody he faced because he was short fat and slow. that won't happen with kelly, aurelio or even agger. so that weak link is already sorted isn't it. there is no massive issue. i think you just want to throw money at it so that you feel in your mind that the position is sorted at last once and for all and you can be happy with our defence. i don't agree
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How comfortable is Kelly at lb? And if Insua doens´t leave: What should Roy do with him?

Am I the only one having trouvble when quoting a post? I can´t see what I write. The screen jumps up a bit.
 
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when you look at our squad we can manage without a left back or left midfielder. in fact we'd be better off if we did. with poulsen signed, its also not worth getting another holding midfielder. we may as well use this fuck and get our money's worth. if i had my way the mascherano money should all go on a striker. id offload insua and the greek to free up some more cash and wages if it'd help.

what i'm trying to say is making stupid little signings here and there to cover different positions in the squad is not going to make one ioata of difference to our season. if we get a good left back in, then we might draw a game comfortably 0-0. if we don't then reina might have to make a few saves to keep it 0-0. well wow who gives a fuck?

paying 30million for a someone that will score goals on the other hand will make a big difference to our results.
[/quote]

So, to summarize, left-backs aren't important.

Did you wathch us last season? Did you see how many goals Insua's defending (either directly or indirectly) cost us? Having weak links in defence is a MASSIVE issue, and we need it sorted ASAP. In fact, it's particularly important that we have a left back who can defend, because our right back is one of our best attackers, and will frequently expose the other defenders with his forays upfield.

While an attacker is obviously a necessity, we should be looking to fill both positions. Stupid little signings indeed.
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yes insua got skinned by everybody he faced because he was short fat and slow. that won't happen with kelly, aurelio or even agger. so that weak link is already sorted isn't it. there is no massive issue. i think you just want to throw money at it so that you feel in your mind that the position is sorted at last once and for all and you can be happy with our defence. i don't agree
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MD has been OTT mental in this thread as far as Poulson is concerned. However he is spot on IMO with regard to this issue.

Aurelio is a cracking FB when fit and with Kelly & Agger as back-ups then I'm comfortable with that for now (don't forget our OTHER signing ... the Doc, who is going to keep Aurelio as fit as Carra this season).

If we don't get another quality striker in then I will become deeply depressed. Torres, even with the Doc's miraculous powers of restoration, will be injured and out for at least 1/3 of the season as sure as night follows day (with little rest having been rushed back from surgery for the WC). The lack of a quality stand-in for him cost us 4th at least as much as Insua or Lucas may have. Prioritisation MUST be : 1. Striker 2. CM 3. LB
 
I agree, we are screaming out for a decent striker replacing Mash with a stop gap is all well and good but we really need more goals from the side and we were almost utterly toothless without Torres last season. Insua did cost us goals last season but two or three things can be said in his defense, firstly he was almost totally exposed by the shite in front of him on the left and secondly he wasnt actually that bad at his play down the sideline going forward, it could also be noted that Johnson cost us a fair few shitty goals aswell!

Whatever way you cut it we need investment on the pitch too badly to fucking say. Roy has done fine so far in my book and im hoping the new faces can contribute and maybe improve us but regardless we are still reliant on Torres and Stevie but unlike two years ago we will not have Mash and Alonso helping them out.... without investment we are "trading down" this poulsen deals confirms it in my eyes, and with the strengthening of our competitors their is only one way to go and it probably aint up.

All that aside and however disturbing it is to agree with Dreambeliever I have to say im really looking forward to Sunday, as my sneaky mystic side is telling me we are gonna batter them southern shandy puffters Arsenal. Twat em in fact. 4 fucking nil.
 
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when you look at our squad we can manage without a left back or left midfielder. in fact we'd be better off if we did. with poulsen signed, its also not worth getting another holding midfielder. we may as well use this fuck and get our money's worth. if i had my way the mascherano money should all go on a striker. id offload insua and the greek to free up some more cash and wages if it'd help.

what i'm trying to say is making stupid little signings here and there to cover different positions in the squad is not going to make one ioata of difference to our season. if we get a good left back in, then we might draw a game comfortably 0-0. if we don't then reina might have to make a few saves to keep it 0-0. well wow who gives a fuck?

paying 30million for a someone that will score goals on the other hand will make a big difference to our results.
[/quote]

So, to summarize, left-backs aren't important.

Did you wathch us last season? Did you see how many goals Insua's defending (either directly or indirectly) cost us? Having weak links in defence is a MASSIVE issue, and we need it sorted ASAP. In fact, it's particularly important that we have a left back who can defend, because our right back is one of our best attackers, and will frequently expose the other defenders with his forays upfield.

While an attacker is obviously a necessity, we should be looking to fill both positions. Stupid little signings indeed.
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yes insua got skinned by everybody he faced because he was short fat and slow. that won't happen with kelly, aurelio or even agger. so that weak link is already sorted isn't it. there is no massive issue. i think you just want to throw money at it so that you feel in your mind that the position is sorted at last once and for all and you can be happy with our defence. i don't agree
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How comfortable is Kelly at lb? And if Insua doens´t leave: What should Roy do with him?

Am I the only one having trouvble when quoting a post? I can´t see what I write. The screen jumps up a bit.[/quote]

I have this problem too. Something for the mods or the technical people to look into or clarify.
 
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when you look at our squad we can manage without a left back or left midfielder. in fact we'd be better off if we did. with poulsen signed, its also not worth getting another holding midfielder. we may as well use this fuck and get our money's worth. if i had my way the mascherano money should all go on a striker. id offload insua and the greek to free up some more cash and wages if it'd help.

what i'm trying to say is making stupid little signings here and there to cover different positions in the squad is not going to make one ioata of difference to our season. if we get a good left back in, then we might draw a game comfortably 0-0. if we don't then reina might have to make a few saves to keep it 0-0. well wow who gives a fuck?

paying 30million for a someone that will score goals on the other hand will make a big difference to our results.
[/quote]

So, to summarize, left-backs aren't important.

Did you wathch us last season? Did you see how many goals Insua's defending (either directly or indirectly) cost us? Having weak links in defence is a MASSIVE issue, and we need it sorted ASAP. In fact, it's particularly important that we have a left back who can defend, because our right back is one of our best attackers, and will frequently expose the other defenders with his forays upfield.

While an attacker is obviously a necessity, we should be looking to fill both positions. Stupid little signings indeed.
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yes insua got skinned by everybody he faced because he was short fat and slow. that won't happen with kelly, aurelio or even agger. so that weak link is already sorted isn't it. there is no massive issue. i think you just want to throw money at it so that you feel in your mind that the position is sorted at last once and for all and you can be happy with our defence. i don't agree
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MD has been OTT mental in this thread as far as Poulson is concerned. However he is spot on IMO with regard to this issue.

Aurelio is a cracking FB when fit and with Kelly & Agger as back-ups then I'm comfortable with that for now (don't forget our OTHER signing ... the Doc, who is going to keep Aurelio as fit as Carra this season).

If we don't get another quality striker in then I will become deeply depressed. Torres, even with the Doc's miraculous powers of restoration, will be injured and out for at least 1/3 of the season as sure as night follows day (with little rest having been rushed back from surgery for the WC). The lack of a quality stand-in for him cost us 4th at least as much as Insua or Lucas may have. Prioritisation MUST be : 1. Striker 2. CM 3. LB
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You'd be happy to go into the new season depending solely on those three? Agger is not a left back. Neither is Kelly. Aurelio is injured more often than not. Don't get me wrong, I'd be happy to rely on the ilkes of Kelly and Agger to cover the position in emergencies but not as our only options. That would be foolish.

We need another left back. Preferably a good one.
 
I agree. If anything, I think LB is more urgent than striker. Although we do need to sell that fat little Argie twat first...
 
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[quote author=Frogfish link=topic=41399.msg1153509#msg1153509 date=1281699143]

MD has been OTT mental in this thread as far as Poulson is concerned. However he is spot on IMO with regard to this issue.

Aurelio is a cracking FB when fit and with Kelly & Agger as back-ups then I'm comfortable with that for now (don't forget our OTHER signing ... the Doc, who is going to keep Aurelio as fit as Carra this season).

If we don't get another quality striker in then I will become deeply depressed. Torres, even with the Doc's miraculous powers of restoration, will be injured and out for at least 1/3 of the season as sure as night follows day (with little rest having been rushed back from surgery for the WC). The lack of a quality stand-in for him cost us 4th at least as much as Insua or Lucas may have. Prioritisation MUST be : 1. Striker 2. CM 3. LB
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You'd be happy to go into the new season depending solely on those three? Agger is not a left back. Neither is Kelly. Aurelio is injured more often than not. Don't get me wrong, I'd be happy to rely on the ilkes of Kelly and Agger to cover the position in emergencies but not as our only options. That would be foolish.

We need another left back. Preferably a good one.
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I would prefer another LB - Figueroa is oft mentioned - however if Torres is injured we are royally fucked, if Masher leaves and Poulson is injured we have Lucas and are fucked if that is the case against quality opposition, if Gerrard is injured we are going to slot Aquilani in there, so for me a quality striker and a DM like Defour are higher priorities than LB where we have three players who can play to a very high or high standard there.
 
On the old squad number front for what it's worth... Aurelio originally came back and retained his old number 12. Now he's been changed to #6. Surely if he was to be first choice left back though he'd have gone to the still vacant #3?

Just a thought.

Oh, and Wilson can cover for left back too. We just need a starter it seems.
 
[quote author=SaintGeorge67 link=topic=41399.msg1153696#msg1153696 date=1281714470]
On the old squad number front for what it's worth... Aurelio originally came back and retained his old number 12. Now he's been changed to #6. Surely if he was to be first choice left back though he'd have gone to the still vacant #3?

Just a thought.

Oh, and Wilson can cover for left back too. We just need a starter it seems.
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we don't need one, you just want one.

imagine we buy this starter. just to yourself anyone you want. we've got him now he's wearing the number 3 shirt. now imagine poulsen slides in a breaks his leg in half during training. the starter is out for the season. now we play the back up which is what they are there for. you're happy with this right?

so that is exactly the same situation as we are in right now. yet you are unhappy. it makes no sense you're contradicting yourself. if our back ups are good enough to cover, then they are good enough to be in our team. so what is the problem.
 
[quote author=monsieurdantes link=topic=41399.msg1153709#msg1153709 date=1281715090]
[quote author=SaintGeorge67 link=topic=41399.msg1153696#msg1153696 date=1281714470]
On the old squad number front for what it's worth... Aurelio originally came back and retained his old number 12. Now he's been changed to #6. Surely if he was to be first choice left back though he'd have gone to the still vacant #3?

Just a thought.

Oh, and Wilson can cover for left back too. We just need a starter it seems.
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we don't need one, you just want one.

imagine we buy this starter. just to yourself anyone you want. we've got him now he's wearing the number 3 shirt. now imagine poulsen slides in a breaks his leg in half during training. the starter is out for the season. now we play the back up which is what they are there for. you're happy with this right?

so that is exactly the same situation as we are in right now. yet you are unhappy. it makes no sense you're contradicting yourself. if our back ups are good enough to cover, then they are good enough to be in our team. so what is the problem.
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I preferred you when you stuck to occasional posts about murdering your boss.
 
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I agree. If anything, I think LB is more urgent than striker. Although we do need to sell that fat little Argie twat first...
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i think last season roved that we need a striker badly, when torres is out we cannot have confidence in anyone to live up to him, whereas agger, carra, kelly can all do a job at lb if needed.
 
[quote author=monsieurdantes link=topic=41399.msg1153709#msg1153709 date=1281715090]
[quote author=SaintGeorge67 link=topic=41399.msg1153696#msg1153696 date=1281714470]
On the old squad number front for what it's worth... Aurelio originally came back and retained his old number 12. Now he's been changed to #6. Surely if he was to be first choice left back though he'd have gone to the still vacant #3?

Just a thought.

Oh, and Wilson can cover for left back too. We just need a starter it seems.
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we don't need one, you just want one.

imagine we buy this starter. just to yourself anyone you want. we've got him now he's wearing the number 3 shirt. now imagine poulsen slides in a breaks his leg in half during training. the starter is out for the season. now we play the back up which is what they are there for. you're happy with this right?

so that is exactly the same situation as we are in right now. yet you are unhappy. it makes no sense you're contradicting yourself. if our back ups are good enough to cover, then they are good enough to be in our team. so what is the problem.
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Words fail me. That's some bizarre reasoning right there.

You've really gone downhill since you started trying to talk about football.
 
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